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New 2025 Legislation that May Affect Health Care Practices and Professionals in Florida

The Florida Department of Health is responsible for licensing health care providers in Florida. Legislative changes can affect the laws relating to practicing your profession. Being unaware of these new....
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New Florida Law Affects Healthcare Professionals Who Have a Criminal Past

I. Present Situation Current law requires certain health care employees to be screened for a history of criminal offenses. Similarly, where one works within the health care field, for example....
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What Happens After the Florida Department of Health Issues a License?

There have been big changes to how the Florida Department of Health issues licenses granted to practitioners in Florida. If you are a Florida physician, nurse, dentist, psychologist, pharmacist, or....
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Why a Local Presence Matters in Defending Your License

Location matters when Florida licensing agencies like the Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA), the Department of Health, or the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation are building a....
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Don’t Go Before Your Professional Board Without an Attorney!

I thought about not writing this blog. Some will think I’m just writing this to market our legal services. I’m not. This short article is just my thoughts on what....
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The Florida Dental Laws and Rules Exam

In the last meeting of the Board of Dentistry, several dentists were fined and suspended for failure to takeand pass a Laws and Rules Exam. This may come as a....
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Nine out of 10 Dentists Recommend Lifetime Ban for Inadequate Recordkeeping

Nine out of 10 dentists might recommend ColgateTM, but the same ratio recently upheld a lifetime ban on a dentist’s license for failure to maintain adequate patient records. It’s a....
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Florida Dentists: Be Careful when You Delegate

If you are a licensed dentist in the state of Florida, you need to be careful to whom you delegate professional responsibilities. If you delegate to an unqualified person, you....
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Florida Dentists: Accused of Fraud or Misrepresentation? Hire a Lawyer!

If you are a licensed dentist in the state of Florida and are found guilty of fraud or misrepresentation in the practice of medicine, you can lose your license, and....
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Are you being investigated as a dentist for practicing or offering to practice beyond the scope permitted by law or your competence?

Have you received an administrative complaint against your dentist license for practicing or offering to practice beyond the scope permitted by law or accepting responsibilities you know you are not....
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Are you being investigated as a dentist for committing fraud, deceit, or misconduct in the practice of dentistry or dental hygiene?

Have you received an administrative complaint against your dentist license for committing fraud, deceit, or misconduct in the practice of dentistry or dental hygiene? If you have, it is very....
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Florida Dentists: Accused of Fraud or Misrepresentation? Hire a Lawyer!

If you are a licensed dentist in the state of Florida and are found guilty of fraud or misrepresentation in the practice of medicine, you can lose your license, and....
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