Title XXXII, Regulation of Professions and Occupations

(1) The board, by rule, shall establish fees to be paid for application, examination, reexamination, licensing and renewal, registration, laboratory training program application, reinstatement, and recordmaking and recordkeeping. The board may also establish, by rule, a delinquen…

(1) LICENSING.—The department shall provide biennial licensure of all clinical laboratory personnel who the board certifies have met the requirements of this part. The license of any person who fails to pay a required fee or otherwise fails to qualify within 60 days after the dat…

(1) The board shall approve clinical laboratories for training programs upon presentation of satisfactory evidence that such laboratories are adequately staffed by qualified personnel and comply with rules adopted by the board to ensure that such laboratories provide training in …

(1) Applicants at the director level in the category of public health shall qualify under s. 483.824.(2) Applicants at the supervisor level in the category of public health who are certified by the National Registry in Clinical Chemistry or the American Society for Microbiology, …

A person may not conduct a clinical laboratory examination or report the results of such examination unless such person is licensed under this part to perform such procedures. However, this provision does not apply to any practitioner of the healing arts authorized to practice in…

(1) An application for a clinical laboratory personnel license must be made under oath on forms provided by the department and must be accompanied by payment of fees as provided by this part. Applicants for licensure must also submit to background screening in accordance with s. …

(1) The department shall renew a license upon receipt of a renewal application and fee and upon certification by the board that the licensee has demonstrated her or his competence.(2) The board shall adopt rules establishing a procedure for the biennial renewal of clinical labora…

(1) A licensee may request that her or his license be placed in an inactive status by making application to the department and paying a fee in an amount set by the board.(2) A license that has been inactive for more than 1 year may be reactivated upon application to the departmen…

(1) As part of the license renewal procedure, the board, by rule, shall require each licensee periodically to demonstrate her or his competency by completing, each 2 years, not less than 10 or more than 30 hours of continuing education in programs approved by the board.(2) The bo…

(1) The board shall prescribe minimal qualifications for clinical laboratory personnel and shall issue a license to any person who meets the minimum qualifications and who demonstrates that she or he possesses the character, training, and ability to qualify in those areas for whi…

A clinical laboratory director must have 4 years of clinical laboratory experience with 2 years of experience in the specialty to be directed or be nationally board certified in the specialty to be directed, and must meet one of the following requirements:(1) Be a physician licen…

(1) The following acts constitute grounds for denial of a license or disciplinary action, as specified in s. 456.072(2):(a) Attempting to obtain, obtaining, or renewing a license or registration under this part by bribery, by fraudulent misrepresentation, or through an error of t…

(1) Each of the following acts constitutes a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084:(a) Practicing as clinical laboratory personnel without an active license.(b) Using or attempting to use a license to practice as clinical labo…

(1) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the “Florida Medical Physicists Act.”(2) DECLARATION OF LEGISLATIVE POLICY.—The Legislature finds that the practice of medical physics by incompetent persons is a threat to the public health and safety. It is, therefore, the responsib…

This part may be cited as the “Genetic Counseling Workforce Act.”History.—s. 1, ch. 2021-133.

The sole legislative purpose for enacting this part is to ensure that every genetic counselor practicing in this state meets minimum requirements for safe practice. The Legislature finds that the delivery of genetic counseling services by unskilled and incompetent persons present…

As used in this part, the term:(1) “Department” means the Department of Health.(2) “Genetic counselor” means a person licensed under this part to practice genetic counseling.(3) “Scope of practice of genetic counseling” means the process of advising an individual or a family affe…

(1) Any person desiring to be licensed as a genetic counselor under this part must apply to the department on a form approved by department rule.(2) The department shall issue a license, valid for 2 years, to each applicant who meets all of the following criteria:(a) Has complete…

(1) The department shall renew a license upon receipt of a renewal application.(2) The department shall adopt by rule continuing education requirements consistent with nationally accepted standards of the American Board of Genetic Counseling, Inc.History.—s. 1, ch. 2021-133.

(1) A person may not:(a) Make a false or fraudulent statement in any application, affidavit, or statement presented to the department.(b) Practice genetic counseling or hold himself or herself out as a genetic counselor or as being able to practice genetic counseling or to render…

(1) The following acts constitute grounds for denial of a license or disciplinary action, as specified in s. 456.072(2):(a) Attempting to obtain, obtaining, or renewing a license under this part by fraudulent misrepresentation.(b) Having a license revoked, suspended, or otherwise…

This part may not be construed to require any genetic counselor to participate in counseling that conflicts with his or her deeply held moral or religious beliefs. The licensing of a genetic counselor may not be contingent upon participation in such counseling. A counselor’s refu…

This part does not apply to:(1) Commissioned medical officers of the United States Armed Forces or the United States Public Health Service while on active duty or while acting within the scope of their military or public health responsibilities.(2) A health care practitioner as d…