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Howell, Buchan & Strong's team can help you with your business or professional license.Florida Hospitals & Healthcare Employers: What Happens When Background Checks and Licensure Verification Fail?
Healthcare employers across Florida operate under strict regulatory obligations designed to protect vulnerable patients and maintain public trust. When hiring systems fail, however, the consequences can quickly escalate beyond internal....
Compliance with Disciplinary Final Orders: What happens if I fail to comply?
The Florida Department of Health (DOH) and their professional regulatory Boards have authority over health care practitioners and facility licenses in Florida. This includes taking disciplinary action against those licenses....
Presentation to the Capital Medical Society: The Legal Dangers of Prescribing Controlled Substances
Our Firm is honored to be presenting sponsors of the Capital Medical Society (CMS) in Tallahassee where our headquarters is located. One of the Firm’s health care attorneys, John Wilson,....
Can the Disciplinary Action Taken Against My Health Care License be Expunged or Sealed?
We are often asked by our clients, “Will my Florida disciplinary action ever go away?” When a health care practitioner has been disciplined by their Board or the Department of....
Florida Statute 458.331(1)(t): Medical Malpractice and Disciplinary Exposure for Physicians
If you searched this statute, you may already be under investigation. If you’re a physician in Florida and received an investigative letter or Administrative Complaint citing Florida Statute 458.331(1)(t), Florida....
Presentation to the Capital Medical Society: Top 10 Avoidable Things that get Healthcare Practitioners in Trouble
The attorneys at Howell, Buchan & Strong are pleased and honored to be a sponsor of the Capital Medical Society (CMS), here in Tallahassee, Florida where our Firm is headquartered. ....
Florida LCSW 2-Year Rule Change: What Rule 64B4-10.003 Means Now
A significant regulatory change is now in effect for Florida-licensed clinical social workers (LCSWs), and it directly affects how professional relationships are evaluated after termination. As of March 2, 2026,....
New Naturopathic Medicine Bill May Become a Florida Law
The 2026 Florida Legislative (Regular) Session has ended. Why is that important to you? During the Session, our Firm monitored as Legislators considered Senate Bill 688 – an act relating....
Anticipated Florida Office Surgery Rule Change Now in Effect
The Florida Boards of Medicine and Osteopathic Medicine meet regularly to discuss the Florida Office Surgery Program. Sometimes, the members of the Joint Surgical Care and Quality Assurance Committee find....
Timelines for Submitting a Medical Application for Licensure Using the MOBILE Application
The Department of Health (DOH) licenses health care providers in Florida, from physicians to nurses and more. It is their job to issue licenses to qualified candidates. DOH has online....
Timelines for Submitting a Medical Application for Licensure Using the Examination Application
The Department of Health (DOH) licenses health care providers in Florida, from physicians to nurses and more and it’s their job to issue licenses to qualified candidates. There are two....
Helpful tips: Florida Approved Advanced Cardiac Life Support and Basic Life Support Certification Required for Office Surgery Registration
Medical personnel in registered office surgery facilities in Florida are required to have either Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification or Basic Life Support (BLS) certification by a Board approved....
