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Howell, Buchan & Strong's team can help you with your business or professional license.Changes Coming to Background Screening Requirements for Health Care Practitioners
The Department of Health (DOH) will soon require fingerprint retention and background screenings for nearly all healthcare practitioners. A new law will take effect on July 1, 2025, requiring all....
Optical Establishments: Why You Might Need a License and How to Avoid Discipline
The Department of Health (DOH) regulates roughly 1,500 Optical Establishments throughout the State of Florida. DOH is also responsible for discovering and stopping anyone from offering eyeglasses and contacts for....
Helpful Tips: Office Surgery Inspections
In Florida, all applicants for office surgery registration must undergo a pre-registration inspection by the Department of Health (DOH) regardless of if the office is nationally accredited. Once you are....
Helpful Tips – Florida’s Office Surgery Registration and Inspection Program Updates
The Florida Office Surgery Registration and Inspection Program is now being administered by the Florida Board of Medicine instead of the Florida Department of Health. You can find information about....
Helpful Tip: National Practitioner Data Bank
The Florida Board of Medicine and the Florida Board of Osteopathic Medicine requires that an applicant for licensure submit a National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB) Report to their appropriate Board. ....
