Florida Administrative Code

Rulemaking Authority 456.077, 464.006 FS. Law Implemented 456.077 FS. History-New 4-24-05, Repealed 4-27-17.

Rulemaking Authority 464.203 FS. Law Implemented 464.203 FS. History-New 12-27-07, Repealed 3-5-18.

The Practitioner Profile shall consist of: (1) "Practitioner Information" shall consist of the practitioner's license number, license status, year the practitioner began practicing his or her profession, primary business name, business address, business city and state, each hospi…

Rulemaking Authority 456.004, 456.044 FS. Law Implemented 456.039, 456.0391, 458.319, 459.008, 460.407, 461.007 FS. History-New 9-2-01, Repealed 3-29-12.

Rulemaking Authority 456.004 FS. Law Implemented 456.0391, 456.042 FS. History-New 9-2-01, Amended 3-28-05 Repealed 3-30-14.

(1) "Legible Medical Records" means medical records that can be read, deciphered, and understood. (2) "Current Mailing Address" means an address acceptable to the United States postal service where the licensee shall be served with notices pertaining to licensure. (3) "Place of P…

Rulemaking Authority 458.311(1)(g), 458.3313(1)(a), 458.319, 459.0055(1)(i), 459.008, 460.406(1)(g), 460.407, 461.006(1)(e), 461.007 FS. Law Implemented 456.039(4), 458.311(1)(g), 458.3115, 458.3124, 458.313(1)(a), 458.319, 459.0055(1)(i), 459.008, 460.406(1)(g), 460.407, 461.006…

Rulemaking Authority 627.736(5) FS. Law Implemented 627.736(5) FS. History-New 1-7-04, Repealed 12-11-07.

(1) A practitioner authorized in this state to prescribe prescription drugs (hereinafter referred to as "prescribing practitioner") must use a counterfeit-proof prescription pad or blank produced by a vendor approved by the department when writing prescription(s) for controlled s…

For the purposes of Section 627.736(5)(b)2., F.S., the Department of Health, in consultation with the appropriate licensing boards, adopts the following list of diagnostic tests, when not used during a surgical procedure, based on the lack of demonstrated medical value and level …

When the department or the Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy, and Mental Health Counseling receives a complaint, information, or otherwise has reason to believe that a person has been or is using the title of social worker or holding himself or herself ou…

The department shall contact the appropriate board for expert or technical advice as follows: (1) The board or its designated probable cause panel shall be asked to review expert or technical credentials and shall approve all new expert witnesses with whom the department intends …

(1) A practitioner authorized in this state to prescribe medicinal drugs that maintains a system of electronic health records or who prescribes medicinal drugs as an owner, employee or contractor of a licensed health care facility or practice that maintains such a system may requ…

The fee for certification of a public record shall be $25. Rulemaking Authority 456.004(5), 456.025(11) FS. Law Implemented 456.025(11) FS. History-New 11-9-98, Amended 9-10-14.

An inspection fee of $1500 shall be paid annually for each practice location required to be inspected, pursuant to Rule 64B8-9.0091 or 64B15-14.0076, F.A.C. Each practice location will be assessed the above referenced fee at the time of inspection regardless of the number of phys…

(1) Every office performing surgery as defined in Sections 458.328 and 459.0138, F.S., that is not licensed as a facility under Chapter 390 or 395, F.S., must register with the Department of Health by submitting Form #DH-MQA 1031, Office Surgery Registration Application, effectiv…

(1) The applicant for certification shall pay an initial nonrefundable registration fee of $1,000. (2) The fee for review of the certification application is $40,000. At the end of the certification process, if any portion of this fee exceeds the documented reasonable costs and e…

Rulemaking Authority 456.004, 458.3265, 459.0137 FS. Law Implemented 458.3265, 459.0137 FS. History-New 1-5-10, Repealed 4-4-16.

Rulemaking Authority 456.004, 458.3265(4), 459.0137(4) FS. Law Implemented 458.3265, 459.0137 FS. History-New 1-5-10, Amended 12-6-10, Repealed 3-8-16.

The application fee shall be $65.00. Rulemaking Authority 456.024(3) FS. Law Implemented 456.024, 456.065(3) FS. History-New 3-18-12.

For the purposes of this rule chapter, the following definitions will apply: (1) "Approved provider" means a person approved by a board, or the department when there is no board, to provide continuing education or whose continuing education program has been approved by a board, o…

For the purposes of implementing and maintaining the CE tracking system, the following requirements apply: (1) Provider submission of program information. Unless otherwise provided by rule of a board or the department when there is no board, prior to the date a program is to be o…

Approved providers submitting required continuing education information and licensees who go online to self-submit continuing education information pursuant to Rule 64B-5.002, F.A.C., shall use the following forms effective May 2006, which are adopted and incorporated herein by r…

Rulemaking Authority 456.065 FS. Law Implemented 456.065 FS. History-New 10-5-04, Repealed 9-10-14.

(1) In addition to the remedies available to the Department under Section 456.065(2)(a), F.S., the Department may impose by citation an administrative penalty for violations of Chapter 456, F.S., or the applicable practice acts, or rules promulgated pursuant thereto. (2) Multiple…

For the purposes of this rule only, the following violations with accompanying penalty may be disposed of by citation: (1) Violations that form the basis of a misdemeanor in the second degree shall result in a penalty of $500 for the first offense, $1,000 for a second offense, an…

(1) Every clinic location, unless exempt under Section 458.3265(1) or 459.0137(1), F.S., must designate a physician and register with the Department on Application to Register Pain Management Clinic, form #DH-MQA 1219 (revised 6/2020), incorporated by reference and available at h…

(1) In imposing discipline on a pain-management clinic, its owner, designated physician or other persons as particularly indicated in paragraphs (2)(a) through (hh), the department shall act in accordance with these disciplinary guidelines and shall impose a penalty within the ra…

(1) Pursuant to Section 456.004(1), F.S., the Department provides a schedule for staggered biennial renewal of licenses issued by the Division of Medical Quality Assurance. Each licensed person shall renew using Form DH-MQA 1229 (07/2024), License Renewal Application (Active and …

At time of licensure renewal, each medical doctor, osteopathic physician, and physician assistant who renews his or her license online at www.FLHealthSource.com must fully complete online all applicable portions of the workforce survey. Medical doctors and osteopathic physicians …

To obtain a temporary license to practice in Florida for 12 months in any health care profession, an eligible spouse of any active duty member of the Armed Forces must complete a criminal history check, hold a valid license in another jurisdiction, establish eligibility to take t…

All persons seeking a fee waiver pursuant to Section 456.013(13), F.S., shall submit to the Department a completed Military Veteran and Spouse Fee Waiver Request, Form DH-MQA 2129 (5/14), which is incorporated by reference and available at http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference…

Active duty military and veterans seeking licensure pursuant to Section 456.024(3), F.S., shall submit to the Department a completed Florida Department of Health Active Military or Veterans Licensure Application, Form DH5000-MQA (07/2016), incorporated by reference and available …

For purposes of complying with Section 480.043(2), F.S., a massage establishment must submit the following documentation as proof of having more than $250,000 of business assets in this state: (1) A formal opinion letter from a Florida licensed certified public accountant confirm…

All persons seeking licensure pursuant to Section 456.0241, F.S., shall submit to the Department a non-refundable application fee of $50 and a completed Florida Department of Health Temporary Certificate for Active Duty Military Health Care Practitioners Application, Form DH5016-…

(1) A health care professional not licensed in this state who intends to provide health care services via telehealth to a patient located in this state must register with the appropriate board, or the department if there is no board, using form DH5037-MQA-11/2022, Application for…

(1) An occupational therapy doctoral capstone experience is a mentored and supervised advanced competency component of a study program for doctoral occupational therapy students at the end of the curriculum in which students are afforded opportunities to engage in practice and de…

As used in Chapters 64C-1 through 64C-4, F.A.C.: (1) "Applicant" means an individual who expresses a desire to be evaluated for eligibility for the Children's Medical Services Managed Care Plan. (2) "Case manager" or "care coordinator" means the individual designated to provide c…

(1) Upon request, applicants for and participants in CMS will furnish to CMS accurate medical and financial information. Applicants and participants will also keep CMS informed of any changes in medical or financial circumstances, which includes notifying CMS of all assets, resou…

Rulemaking Authority 391.026(18) FS. Law Implemented 391.026 FS. History-New 1-1-77, Formerly 10J-6.02, Amended 7-12-93, Formerly 10J-6.002, 64C-5.001, Amended 1-26-03, Repealed 12-9-15.

(1) Florida KidCare Quality Assurance and Access Standards provide minimum standards for health benefits provided to Florida KidCare enrollees. (2) The Florida KidCare Quality Assurance and Access Standards Handbook, May 2015, is herein incorporated by reference and is available …

All law enforcement agencies will provide training in sudden unexpected infant death using the Sudden Unexpected Infant Death Investigation Curriculum Guide (March 2007), which is herein incorporated by reference and is available at http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No…

(1) Clinical eligibility for the CMS Managed Care Plan may be established by an authorized representative of the Department through completion of the CMS Clinical Eligibility Screening Form, DH8000-CMS (12/2015), incorporated by reference and available at http://www.flrules.org/G…

All CMS Managed Care Plan participants shall have their clinical eligibility for the CMS Managed Care Plan redetermined every three years. Rulemaking Authority 391.026(18) FS. Law Implemented 391.026(3), 391.029 FS. History-New 1-1-77, Amended 11-18-82, Formerly 10J-2.09, Amended…

(1) The Safety Net Program is a program through Children's Medical Services (CMS) that, subject to funding, may pay for certain medical services to children with chronic and serious health care needs who do not qualify for Medicaid or Title XXI of the Social Security Act. (a) Chi…

(1) CMS Network Health Care (Physician and Non-Physician) providers must accept the CMS Network payment as payment in full. (2) Participants shall not be additionally billed a co-payment, a deductible, or other fee for covered services when the CMS Network is the primary payer. R…

(1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2), below, the Department shall recover in full on its rights under Sections 391.047 and 402.24, F.S., and this rule, for payment for funded services and medical services. (2) Where undue financial hardship would result to the indiv…