497.144 – Licensing; examinations, general provisions.
497.144 Licensing; examinations, general provisions.— (1) The department shall, with the approval of the board, provide, contract, or approve services for the development, preparation, administration, scoring, score reporting, and evaluation of all examinations and may use professional testing services for the development, preparation, and evaluation of examinations, when such services are available. The department may contract with […]
497.145 – Licensing; use of professional testing services.
497.145 Licensing; use of professional testing services.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the department may use a professional testing service to prepare, administer, grade, and evaluate any computerized examination, when that service is available and approved by the board. History.—s. 15, ch. 2004-301.
497.146 – Licensing; address of record; changes; licensee responsibility.
497.146 Licensing; address of record; changes; licensee responsibility.—Each licensee under this chapter is responsible for notifying the department in writing of the licensee’s current e-mail address, business and residence mailing address, and the street address of the licensee’s primary place of practice and shall notify the department within 30 days after any change in such information, […]
497.147 – Continuing education; general provisions.
497.147 Continuing education; general provisions.— (1) As to any licensure under this chapter that requires prelicensure training or continuing education for renewal of a license, no such training or continuing education shall be accepted in satisfaction of the requirements of this chapter, unless approved by the board. (2) There shall be adopted rules by the board to establish […]
497.148 – Continuing education; monitoring of compliance.
497.148 Continuing education; monitoring of compliance.—The department shall establish a system to monitor licensee compliance with applicable training and continuing education requirements and to determine each licensee’s continuing education status. The department is authorized to provide for a phase-in of the compliance monitoring system. The compliance monitoring system may use staff and facilities of the department, […]
497.149 – Investigations, hearings, and inspections.
497.149 Investigations, hearings, and inspections.— (1) INVESTIGATIONS.—Investigations shall be conducted by the department. The following provisions shall apply concerning investigations: (a) There shall be investigated all complaints directly or indirectly alleging violation of any provision of this chapter or rules adopted pursuant to this chapter. Investigations may be conducted regarding any applicant for licensure under this chapter to […]
497.150 – Compliance examinations of existing licensees.
497.150 Compliance examinations of existing licensees.— (1) There may be examined by the department the facilities, records, operations, trust accounts, and financial affairs of licensees under this chapter, as often as may be deemed necessary by the department, to ensure compliance with the provisions of this chapter and rules adopted under this chapter. The provisions of this […]
497.151 – Complaints; logs; procedures.
497.151 Complaints; logs; procedures.— (1) This section shall be applicable to all entities licensed under this chapter. (2) Licensees shall cause to be maintained on a continuing basis a log of all written complaints received by the licensee regarding any aspect of the licensee’s operations. The log shall show the complainant’s name, the date the complaint was received, […]
497.152 – Disciplinary grounds.
497.152 Disciplinary grounds.—This section sets forth conduct that is prohibited and that shall constitute grounds for denial of any application, imposition of discipline, or other enforcement action against the licensee or other person committing such conduct. For purposes of this section, the requirements of this chapter include the requirements of rules adopted under authority of this […]
497.101 – Board of Funeral, Cemetery, and Consumer Services; membership; appointment; terms.
497.101 Board of Funeral, Cemetery, and Consumer Services; membership; appointment; terms.— (1) The Board of Funeral, Cemetery, and Consumer Services is created within the Department of Financial Services and shall consist of 10 members, 9 of whom shall be appointed by the Governor from nominations made by the Chief Financial Officer and confirmed by the Senate. The […]