| 16 | | - | abbreviations; creating s. 456.0651, F.S.; defining 3 |
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| 17 | | - | terms; providing that, for specified purposes, the use 4 |
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| 18 | | - | of specified titles or designations in connection with 5 |
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| 19 | | - | one's name constitutes the practice of medicine or the 6 |
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| 20 | | - | practice of osteopathic medicine; providing 7 |
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| 21 | | - | exceptions; amending s. 456.072, F.S.; revising 8 |
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| 22 | | - | grounds for disciplinary action relating to a 9 |
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| 23 | | - | practitioner's use of such titles or designations in 10 |
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| 24 | | - | identifying himself or herself to patients or in 11 |
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| 25 | | - | advertisements for health care services; revising 12 |
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| 26 | | - | applicability; requiring certain health care 13 |
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| 27 | | - | practitioners to prominently display copies of their 14 |
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| 28 | | - | licenses in a conspicuous area of their practices; 15 |
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| 29 | | - | requiring that the copy of the license be a specified 16 |
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| 30 | | - | size; requiring such health care practitioners to also 17 |
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| 31 | | - | verbally identify themselves in a specified manner to 18 |
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| 32 | | - | new patients; requiring, rather than authorizing, 19 |
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| 33 | | - | certain boards or the Department of Health if there is 20 |
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| 34 | | - | no board, to adopt certain rules ; providing an 21 |
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| 35 | | - | effective date. 22 |
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| 36 | | - | 23 |
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| 37 | | - | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 24 |
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| 38 | | - | 25 |
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| 16 | + | abbreviations; creating s. 456.0393, F.S.; defining 3 |
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| 17 | + | the terms "advertisement" and "deceptive or misleading 4 |
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| 18 | + | terms or false representation"; specifying which 5 |
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| 19 | + | titles and abbreviations health care practitioners may 6 |
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| 20 | + | use in their advertisements, communications, and 7 |
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| 21 | + | personal identification; requiring health care 8 |
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| 22 | + | practitioners to disclose specified information and 9 |
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| 23 | + | use only authorized titles and abbreviations in their 10 |
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| 24 | + | advertisements; prohibiting health care practitioners 11 |
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| 25 | + | from using deceptive or misleading terms or false 12 |
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| 26 | + | representations in their advertisements; author izing 13 |
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| 27 | + | health care practitioners who treat patients in person 14 |
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| 28 | + | to wear a badge or clothing that clearly discloses 15 |
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| 29 | + | specified information; requiring certain health care 16 |
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| 30 | + | practitioners to prominently display a copy of their 17 |
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| 31 | + | license in a conspicuous area of their practices; 18 |
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| 32 | + | requiring that the copy of the license be a specified 19 |
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| 33 | + | size; providing for denial of licensure and 20 |
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| 34 | + | disciplinary action; requiring certain boards, and the 21 |
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| 35 | + | Department of Health when there is no board, to adopt 22 |
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| 36 | + | rules; providing an effective date. 23 |
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| 37 | + | 24 |
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| 38 | + | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 25 |
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| 51 | | - | Section 1. Section 456.0651, Florida Statutes, is created 26 |
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| 52 | | - | to read: 27 |
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| 53 | | - | 456.0651 Health care practitioner titles and 28 |
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| 54 | | - | designations.— 29 |
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| 55 | | - | (1) As used in this section, the term: 30 |
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| 56 | | - | (a) "Advertisement" means any printed, electronic, or oral 31 |
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| 57 | | - | statement that: 32 |
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| 58 | | - | 1. Is communicated or disseminated to the general public. 33 |
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| 59 | | - | 2.a. Is intended to en courage a person to use a 34 |
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| 60 | | - | practitioner's professional services or to promote those 35 |
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| 61 | | - | services or the practitioner in general; or 36 |
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| 62 | | - | b. For commercial purposes, names a practitioner in 37 |
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| 63 | | - | connection with the practice, profession, or institution in 38 |
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| 64 | | - | which the practitioner is employed, volunteers, or provides 39 |
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| 65 | | - | health care services. 40 |
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| 66 | | - | 3. Is prepared, communicated, or disseminated under the 41 |
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| 67 | | - | control of the practitioner or with the practitioner's consent. 42 |
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| 68 | | - | (b) "Educational degree" means the degree awarded to a 43 |
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| 69 | | - | practitioner by a college or university relating to the 44 |
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| 70 | | - | practitioner's profession or specialty designation which may be 45 |
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| 71 | | - | referenced in an advertisement by name or acronym. 46 |
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| 72 | | - | (c) "Misleading, deceptive, or fraudulent representation" 47 |
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| 73 | | - | means any information that misrepre sents or falsely describes a 48 |
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| 74 | | - | practitioner's profession, skills, training, expertise, 49 |
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| 75 | | - | educational degree, board certification, or licensure. 50 |
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| 51 | + | 26 |
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| 52 | + | Section 1. Section 456.0393, Florida Statutes, is created 27 |
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| 53 | + | to read: 28 |
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| 54 | + | 456.0393 Health care practitioner titles and 29 |
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| 55 | + | abbreviations; advertisements, communications, and personal 30 |
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| 56 | + | identification.— 31 |
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| 57 | + | (1) As used in this section, the term: 32 |
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| 58 | + | (a) "Advertisement" means any communication, printed, 33 |
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| 59 | + | electronic, or oral, that names a health care practitioner and 34 |
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| 60 | + | the practice, profession, or institution in which the 35 |
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| 61 | + | practitioner is employed, volunteers, or otherwise provides 36 |
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| 62 | + | health care services. The term includes business cards, 37 |
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| 63 | + | identification badges, letterhead, patient brochures, e -mails, 38 |
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| 64 | + | Internet websites or platforms, audio and video communications, 39 |
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| 65 | + | text messages, and any other form of communication. 40 |
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| 66 | + | (b) "Deceptive or misleading terms or false 41 |
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| 67 | + | representation" means the use of titles, terms, or other words 42 |
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| 68 | + | that misstate, falsely describe, falsely hold out, or falsely 43 |
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| 69 | + | detail the health care practitioner's professional skills, 44 |
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| 70 | + | training, expertise, educat ion, board certification, or 45 |
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| 71 | + | licensure, and includes the misappropriation of medical titles 46 |
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| 72 | + | and medical specialty titles by nonphysicians. 47 |
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| 73 | + | (2) Health care practitioners may use titles and 48 |
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| 74 | + | abbreviations in their advertisements, communications, and 49 |
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| 75 | + | personal identification, only as follows: 50 |
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| 88 | | - | (d) "Practitioner" means a health care practitioner as 51 |
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| 89 | | - | defined in s. 456.001. 52 |
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| 90 | | - | (e) "Profession" in addition to th e meaning provided in s. 53 |
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| 91 | | - | 456.001, also means the name or title of a practitioner's 54 |
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| 92 | | - | profession that is regulated by the department in the Division 55 |
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| 93 | | - | of Medical Quality Assurance and which is allowed to be used by 56 |
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| 94 | | - | an individual due to his or her license, licen se by endorsement, 57 |
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| 95 | | - | certification, or registration issued by a board or the 58 |
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| 96 | | - | department. The term does not include a practitioner's license 59 |
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| 97 | | - | or educational degree. 60 |
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| 98 | | - | (2) For purposes of this section and s. 456.065, in 61 |
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| 99 | | - | addition to the definition of "practice of medicine" in s. 62 |
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| 100 | | - | 458.305 and the definition of "practice of osteopathic medicine" 63 |
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| 101 | | - | in s. 459.003, the practice of medicine or osteopathic medicine 64 |
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| 102 | | - | also includes attaching to one's name, either alone or in 65 |
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| 103 | | - | combination, or in connection with other words, an y of the 66 |
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| 104 | | - | following titles or designations, if used in an advertisement or 67 |
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| 105 | | - | in a manner that constitutes a misleading, deceptive, or 68 |
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| 106 | | - | fraudulent representation: 69 |
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| 107 | | - | (a) Doctor of medicine. 70 |
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| 108 | | - | (b) M.D. 71 |
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| 109 | | - | (c) Doctor of osteopathy. 72 |
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| 110 | | - | (d) D.O. 73 |
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| 111 | | - | (e) Physician. 74 |
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| 112 | | - | (f) Emergency physician. 75 |
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| 88 | + | (a) Physicians licensed under chapter 458 or chapter 459 51 |
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| 89 | + | may use any of the following titles and abbreviations only as 52 |
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| 90 | + | applicable to their license, specialties, and certifications: 53 |
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| 91 | + | "M.D.," "D.O.," "doctor," "doctor of m edicine," "medical 54 |
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| 92 | + | doctor," "doctor of osteopathic medicine," "physician," 55 |
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| 93 | + | "surgeon," "general surgeon," "neurosurgeon," "orthopedic 56 |
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| 94 | + | surgeon," "medical resident," "medical intern," 57 |
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| 95 | + | "anesthesiologist," "cardiologist," "dermatologist," 58 |
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| 96 | + | "endocrinologist," "ga stroenterologist," "general practitioner," 59 |
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| 97 | + | "gynecologist," "hematologist," "hospitalist," "intensivist," 60 |
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| 98 | + | "internist," "interventional pain medicine physician," 61 |
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| 99 | + | "laryngologist," "nephrologist," "neurologist," "obstetrician," 62 |
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| 100 | + | "oncologist," "ophthalmologist," "orthopedic surgeon," 63 |
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| 101 | + | "orthopedist," "osteopath," "otologist," "otolaryngologist," 64 |
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| 102 | + | "otorhinolaryngologist," "pathologist," "pediatrician," "primary 65 |
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| 103 | + | care physician," "proctologist," "psychiatrist," "radiologist," 66 |
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| 104 | + | "rheumatologist," "rhinologist," and "urolo gist," or any other 67 |
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| 105 | + | title, word, abbreviation, description of services or 68 |
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| 106 | + | designation, alone or in combination with any other title, to 69 |
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| 107 | + | indicate or induce others to believe that he or she is licensed 70 |
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| 108 | + | to practice medicine. 71 |
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| 109 | + | 1. Chiropractic physicians licen sed under chapter 460 may 72 |
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| 110 | + | use the titles "chiropractic physician" and "doctor of 73 |
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| 111 | + | chiropractic medicine" and may use the abbreviation "D.C." A 74 |
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| 112 | + | chiropractic physician who has attained diplomate status in a 75 |
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| 125 | | - | (g) Family physician. 76 |
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| 126 | | - | (h) Interventional pain physician. 77 |
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| 127 | | - | (i) Medical doctor. 78 |
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| 128 | | - | (j) Osteopath. 79 |
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| 129 | | - | (k) Osteopathic physician. 80 |
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| 130 | | - | (l) Doctor of osteopathic medicine. 81 |
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| 131 | | - | (m) Surgeon. 82 |
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| 132 | | - | (n) Neurosurgeon. 83 |
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| 133 | | - | (o) General surgeon. 84 |
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| 134 | | - | (p) Resident physician. 85 |
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| 135 | | - | (q) Medical resident. 86 |
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| 136 | | - | (r) Medical intern. 87 |
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| 137 | | - | (s) Anesthesiologist. 88 |
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| 138 | | - | (t) Cardiologist. 89 |
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| 139 | | - | (u) Dermatologist. 90 |
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| 140 | | - | (v) Endocrinologist. 91 |
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| 141 | | - | (w) Gastroenterologist. 92 |
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| 142 | | - | (x) Gynecologist. 93 |
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| 143 | | - | (y) Hematologist. 94 |
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| 144 | | - | (z) Hospitalist. 95 |
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| 145 | | - | (aa) Intensivist. 96 |
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| 146 | | - | (bb) Internist. 97 |
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| 147 | | - | (cc) Laryngologist. 98 |
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| 148 | | - | (dd) Nephrologist. 99 |
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| 149 | | - | (ee) Neurologist. 100 |
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| 125 | + | chiropractic specialty area recognized by the Americ an 76 |
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| 126 | + | Chiropractic Association, the International Chiropractic 77 |
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| 127 | + | Association, or the International Academy of Clinical Neurology 78 |
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| 128 | + | before July 1, 2025, may use the applicable titles in this 79 |
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| 129 | + | paragraph in conjunction with his or her name and title to 80 |
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| 130 | + | reflect such specialty area. 81 |
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| 131 | + | 2. Podiatric physicians licensed under chapter 461 may use 82 |
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| 132 | + | any of the following titles and abbreviations only as applicable 83 |
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| 133 | + | to their license, specialties, and certifications: "podiatric 84 |
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| 134 | + | physician," "doctor of podiatric medicine," "D.P.M.," 85 |
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| 135 | + | "podiatrist," "podiatric surgeon," "Fellow in the American 86 |
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| 136 | + | College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons," and "F.A.C.F.A.S." 87 |
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| 137 | + | 3. Dentists licensed under chapter 466 may use any of the 88 |
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| 138 | + | following titles and abbreviations only as applicable to their 89 |
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| 139 | + | license, specialties, and certifications: "doctor of medicine in 90 |
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| 140 | + | dentistry," "doctor of dental medicine," "D.M.D.," "doctor of 91 |
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| 141 | + | dental surgery," "D.D.S.," "oral and maxillofacial surgeon," 92 |
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| 142 | + | "O.M.S.," "periodontist," "prosthodontist," "endodontist," 93 |
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| 143 | + | "pediatric dentist," "orth odontist," "oral pathologist," and 94 |
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| 144 | + | "oral radiologist." A dentist who has completed a dental 95 |
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| 145 | + | anesthesiology residency recognized by the American Dental Board 96 |
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| 146 | + | of Anesthesiology before July 1, 2025, may use the applicable 97 |
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| 147 | + | titles in this paragraph in conjuncti on with his or her name and 98 |
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| 148 | + | title to reflect such residency training. 99 |
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| 149 | + | (b) Registered nurses licensed under part I of chapter 464 100 |
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| 162 | | - | (ff) Obstetrician. 101 |
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| 163 | | - | (gg) Oncologist. 102 |
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| 164 | | - | (hh) Ophthalmologist. 103 |
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| 165 | | - | (ii) Orthopedic surgeon. 104 |
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| 166 | | - | (jj) Orthopedist. 105 |
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| 167 | | - | (kk) Otologist. 106 |
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| 168 | | - | (ll) Otolaryngologist. 107 |
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| 169 | | - | (mm) Otorhinolaryngologist. 108 |
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| 170 | | - | (nn) Pathologist. 109 |
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| 171 | | - | (oo) Pediatrician. 110 |
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| 172 | | - | (pp) Primary care physician. 111 |
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| 173 | | - | (qq) Proctologist. 112 |
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| 174 | | - | (rr) Psychiatrist. 113 |
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| 175 | | - | (ss) Radiologist. 114 |
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| 176 | | - | (tt) Rheumatologist. 115 |
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| 177 | | - | (uu) Rhinologist. 116 |
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| 178 | | - | (vv) Urologist. 117 |
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| 179 | | - | (3) Notwithstanding subsection (2): 118 |
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| 180 | | - | (a) A licensed practitioner may use the name or title of 119 |
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| 181 | | - | his or her profession which is authorized under his or her 120 |
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| 182 | | - | practice act, and any corresponding designations or initials so 121 |
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| 183 | | - | authorized, to describe himself or herself and his or her 122 |
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| 184 | | - | practice. 123 |
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| 185 | | - | (b) A licensed practitioner who has a specialty area of 124 |
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| 186 | | - | practice authorized under his or her practice act may use the 125 |
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| 162 | + | may use only the title "registered nurse" and the abbreviation 101 |
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| 163 | + | "R.N." 102 |
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| 164 | + | (c) Licensed practical nurses licensed under part I o f 103 |
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| 165 | + | chapter 464 may use only the title "licensed practical nurse" 104 |
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| 166 | + | and the abbreviation "L.P.N." 105 |
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| 167 | + | (d) Advanced practice registered nurses licensed under 106 |
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| 168 | + | part I of chapter 464 may use only the title "advanced practice 107 |
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| 169 | + | registered nurse" or abbreviation "A.P.R. N." and the following 108 |
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| 170 | + | role titles and abbreviations, as applicable: 109 |
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| 171 | + | 1. "Certified registered nurse anesthetist," "nurse 110 |
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| 172 | + | anesthetist," and "C.R.N.A." 111 |
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| 173 | + | 2. "Clinical nurse specialist" and "C.N.S." 112 |
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| 174 | + | 3. "Certified nurse practitioner" and "C.N.P." 113 |
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| 175 | + | 4. "Certified nurse midwife" and "C.N.M." 114 |
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| 176 | + | 5. "Certified psychiatric nurse," "psychiatric mental 115 |
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| 177 | + | health advanced practice nurse," and "C.P.N." 116 |
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| 178 | + | 6. "Autonomous advanced practice registered nurse" and 117 |
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| 179 | + | "A.-A.P.R.N." 118 |
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| 180 | + | (e) Physician assistants licensed under ch apter 458 or 119 |
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| 181 | + | chapter 459 may use only the title "physician assistant" and the 120 |
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| 182 | + | abbreviations "P.A." or "P.A. -C." 121 |
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| 183 | + | (f) Anesthesiologist assistants licensed under chapter 458 122 |
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| 184 | + | or chapter 459 may use only the title "anesthesiologist 123 |
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| 185 | + | assistant" or "anesthetist" or the abbreviation "A.A." 124 |
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| 186 | + | (g) All other health care practitioners may use only the 125 |
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| 199 | | - | following format to identify himself or herself or describe his 126 |
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| 200 | | - | or her practice: "...(name or title of the practitioner's 127 |
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| 201 | | - | profession)..., spec ializing in ...(name of the practitioner's 128 |
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| 202 | | - | specialty)...." 129 |
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| 203 | | - | (c) A chiropractic physician licensed under chapter 460 130 |
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| 204 | | - | may use the titles "chiropractic physician," "doctor of 131 |
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| 205 | | - | chiropractic medicine," "chiropractic radiologist," and other 132 |
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| 206 | | - | titles, abbreviations , or designations authorized under his or 133 |
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| 207 | | - | her practice act or reflecting those chiropractic specialty 134 |
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| 208 | | - | areas in which the chiropractic physician has attained diplomate 135 |
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| 209 | | - | status as recognized by the American Chiropractic Association, 136 |
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| 210 | | - | the International Chiropra ctors Association, the International 137 |
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| 211 | | - | Academy of Clinical Neurology, or the International Chiropractic 138 |
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| 212 | | - | Pediatric Association. 139 |
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| 213 | | - | (d) A podiatric physician licensed under chapter 461 may 140 |
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| 214 | | - | use the following titles and abbreviations as applicable to his 141 |
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| 215 | | - | or her license, specialty, and certification: "podiatric 142 |
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| 216 | | - | physician," "podiatric surgeon," "Fellow in the American College 143 |
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| 217 | | - | of Foot and Ankle Surgeons," and other titles or abbreviations 144 |
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| 218 | | - | authorized under his or her practice act. 145 |
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| 219 | | - | (e) A dentist licensed under chapte r 466 may use the 146 |
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| 220 | | - | following titles and abbreviations as applicable to his or her 147 |
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| 221 | | - | license, specialty, and certification: "doctor of medicine in 148 |
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| 222 | | - | dentistry," "doctor of dental medicine," "D.M.D.," "doctor of 149 |
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| 223 | | - | dental surgery," "D.D.S.," "oral surgeon," "maxillo facial 150 |
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| 199 | + | titles and abbreviations authorized by their respective practice 126 |
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| 200 | + | acts and this paragraph. Any nonphysician health care 127 |
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| 201 | + | practitioner who has obtained a doctoral degree un der the 128 |
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| 202 | + | profession governed by the applicable practice act may use the 129 |
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| 203 | + | letter "D." in front of the abbreviations authorized by the 130 |
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| 204 | + | health care practitioner's respective practice act. However, a 131 |
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| 205 | + | nonphysician health care practitioner may not use the title 132 |
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| 206 | + | "doctor" in any form of advertisement, telehealth interaction, 133 |
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| 207 | + | text message, or verbal communication without clearly 134 |
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| 208 | + | identifying himself or herself as a "doctor" of a specific 135 |
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| 209 | + | profession, citing the applicable chapter under which the health 136 |
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| 210 | + | care practitioner is licensed. 137 |
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| 211 | + | (3)(a) Any advertisement by a health care practitioner 138 |
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| 212 | + | must disclose the type of license under which the health care 139 |
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| 213 | + | practitioner is authorized to provide services and must use only 140 |
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| 214 | + | those titles and abbreviations authorized under subsection (2). 141 |
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| 215 | + | Only physicians may include titles and abbreviations or medical 142 |
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| 216 | + | specialties in their advertisements, as specified in paragraph 143 |
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| 217 | + | (2)(a). 144 |
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| 218 | + | (b) Health care practitioners may not use deceptive or 145 |
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| 219 | + | misleading terms or false representation in their 146 |
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| 220 | + | advertisements. 147 |
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| 221 | + | (4) Health care practitioners who treat patients in person 148 |
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| 222 | + | may wear a name badge or other form of identification on their 149 |
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| 223 | + | clothing that clearly discloses the practitioner's name, the 150 |
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| 236 | | - | surgeon," "oral and maxillofacial surgeon," "O.M.S.," "oral 151 |
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| 237 | | - | radiologist," "dental anesthesiologist," "oral pathologist," and 152 |
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| 238 | | - | other titles or abbreviations authorized under his or her 153 |
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| 239 | | - | practice act. 154 |
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| 240 | | - | (f) An anesthesiologist assistant licensed under c hapter 155 |
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| 241 | | - | 458 or chapter 459 may use only the titles "anesthesiologist 156 |
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| 242 | | - | assistant" or "certified anesthesiologist assistant" and the 157 |
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| 243 | | - | abbreviation "C.A.A." 158 |
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| 244 | | - | (g) An optometrist licensed under chapter 463 may use the 159 |
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| 245 | | - | following titles and abbreviations as applicable to his or her 160 |
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| 246 | | - | license, specialty, and certification: "doctor of optometry," 161 |
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| 247 | | - | "optometric physician," and other titles or abbreviations 162 |
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| 248 | | - | authorized under his or her practice act. 163 |
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| 249 | | - | Section 2. Paragraph (t) of subsection (1) of section 164 |
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| 250 | | - | 456.072, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 165 |
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| 251 | | - | 456.072 Grounds for discipline; penalties; enforcement. — 166 |
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| 252 | | - | (1) The following acts shall constitute grounds for which 167 |
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| 253 | | - | the disciplinary actions specified in subsection (2) may be 168 |
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| 254 | | - | taken: 169 |
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| 255 | | - | (t)1. A practitioner's failure, when treating or 170 |
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| 256 | | - | consulting with a patient, Failing to identify through written 171 |
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| 257 | | - | notice, which may include the wearing of a name tag the 172 |
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| 258 | | - | practitioner's name and , or orally to a patient the profession, 173 |
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| 259 | | - | as defined in s. 456.0651, type of license under which the 174 |
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| 260 | | - | practitioner is practicing. The information on the name tag must 175 |
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| 273 | | - | be consistent with the specifications of s. 456.0651(2) such 176 |
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| 274 | | - | that it does not constitute the unlicensed practice of medicine 177 |
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| 275 | | - | or osteopathic medicine. 178 |
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| 276 | | - | 2. The failure of any advertisement for health care 179 |
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| 277 | | - | services naming the practitioner to must identify the 180 |
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| 278 | | - | profession, as defined in s. 456.0651, under which the 181 |
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| 279 | | - | practitioner is practicing and the practitioner's educational 182 |
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| 280 | | - | degree, as defined in s. 456.0651, in relation to the services 183 |
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| 281 | | - | featured in the advertisement type of license the practitioner 184 |
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| 282 | | - | holds. 185 |
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| 283 | | - | 3. Subparagraph 1. This paragraph does not apply to a 186 |
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| 284 | | - | practitioner while the practitioner is providing services in his 187 |
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| 285 | | - | or her own office that houses his or her practice or group 188 |
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| 286 | | - | practice. In such a case, in lieu of a name tag, the 189 |
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| 287 | | - | practitioner must prominently display a copy of his or her 190 |
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| 288 | | - | license in a conspicuous area of the practice so that it is 191 |
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| 289 | | - | easily visible to patients. The copy of the license must be no 192 |
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| 290 | | - | smaller than the original license . The practitioner must also 193 |
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| 291 | | - | verbally identify himself or herself to a new patient by name 194 |
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| 292 | | - | and identify the profession, as defined in s. 456.0651, under 195 |
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| 293 | | - | which the practitioner is practicing. Such verbal identification 196 |
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| 294 | | - | must be consistent with the specificat ions of s. 456.0651(2) 197 |
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| 295 | | - | such that it does not constitute the unlicensed practice of 198 |
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| 296 | | - | medicine or osteopathic medicine a facility licensed under 199 |
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| 297 | | - | chapter 394, chapter 395, chapter 400, or chapter 429 . 200 |
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| 306 | | - | F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S |
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| 310 | | - | 4. Each board, or the department if where there is no 201 |
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| 311 | | - | board, shall is authorized by rule to determine how its 202 |
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| 312 | | - | practitioners must may comply with this paragraph disclosure 203 |
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| 313 | | - | requirement. 204 |
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| 314 | | - | Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2023. 205 |
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| 236 | + | practitioner's staff position, if applicable, and the type of 151 |
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| 237 | + | license, registration, or certification held by the 152 |
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| 238 | + | practitioner. Any title or abbreviation used in such 153 |
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| 239 | + | identification must be consistent with the requirements of this 154 |
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| 240 | + | section. 155 |
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| 241 | + | (5) If a health care practitioner treats patients in a 156 |
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| 242 | + | setting other than a h ealth care facility licensed under chapter 157 |
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| 243 | + | 395 or chapter 400, the health care practitioner must 158 |
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| 244 | + | prominently display a copy of his or her license in a 159 |
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| 245 | + | conspicuous area of the practice so that it is easily visible to 160 |
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| 246 | + | patients. The copy of the license must b e no smaller than the 161 |
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| 247 | + | original license. 162 |
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| 248 | + | (6) Any violation of this section constitutes grounds for 163 |
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| 249 | + | denial of a license or disciplinary action as specified in the 164 |
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| 250 | + | health care practitioner's respective practice act and as 165 |
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| 251 | + | specified in s. 456.072(2). 166 |
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| 252 | + | (7) Each board, or the department where there is no board, 167 |
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| 253 | + | shall adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to 168 |
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| 254 | + | implement this section. 169 |
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| 255 | + | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2023. 170 |
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