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2 An act relating to limited licensure of
3 physicians; amending ss. 458.317 and 459.0075,
4 F.S.; eliminating the requirement that a
5 physician or osteopathic physician be retired
6 as a condition of being issued a limited
7 license; providing an effective date.
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9 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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11 Section 1. Paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (1) of
12 section 458.317, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
13 458.317 Limited licenses.--
14 (1)(a) Any person desiring to obtain a limited license
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16 1. Submit to the board, with an application and fee
17 not to exceed $300, an affidavit stating that he has been
18 licensed to practice medicine in any jurisdiction in the
19 United States for at least 10 years and has retired or intends
20 to retire from the practice of medicine and intends to
21 practice only pursuant to the restrictions of a limited
22 license granted pursuant to this section. However, if a
23 physician is not fully retired in all jurisdictions, he can
24 only use the limited license for non-compensated practice. If
25 the person applying for a limited license submits a notarized
26 statement from the employing agency or institution stating
27 that he will not receive monetary compensation for any service
28 involving the practice of medicine, the application fee and
29 all licensure fees shall be waived.
30 2. Meet the requirements in s. 458.311(1)(b)-(f) and
31 (5). If the applicant graduated from medical school prior to
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2 military medical training or medical experience as a
3 substitute for the approved 1-year residency requirement in s.
4 458.311(1)(f).
5 (b) After approval of an application under this
6 section, no license shall be issued until the applicant
7 provides to the board an affidavit that the applicant has in
8 fact retired from the practice of medicine in this or any
9 other jurisdiction in which the applicant holds a license and
10 that there have been no substantial changes in status since
11 initial application.
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13 Nothing herein limits in any way any policy by the board,
14 otherwise authorized by law, to grant licenses to physicians
15 duly licensed in other states under conditions less
16 restrictive than the requirements of this section.
17 Notwithstanding the other provisions of this section, the
18 board may refuse to authorize a physician otherwise qualified
19 to practice in the employ of any agency or institution
20 otherwise qualified if the agency or institution has caused or
21 permitted violations of the provisions of this chapter which
22 it knew or should have known were occurring.
23 Section 2. Paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section
24 459.0075, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
25 459.0075 Limited licenses.--
26 (1) Any person desiring to obtain a limited license
27 shall:
28 (b) Submit an affidavit that such osteopathic
29 physician has been licensed to practice osteopathic medicine
30 in any jurisdiction in the United States in good standing and
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1 pursuant to law for at least 10 years and has now retired and
2 that he was in good standing at the time of his retirement.
3 Section 3. This act shall take effect October 1, 1997.
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