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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....

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....

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. ....

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....

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....

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....

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....

Our office continuously monitors Florida Board of Medicine activities for changes in Florida’s office surgery laws and rules. We always recommend that office surgery facility owners, designated physicians, and surgeons....

Physicians in the State of Florida are required, by the Department of Health, to post certain signs in their office.  The Legislature passed laws requiring certain signs and information to....

I decided to write this blog in a different format.  Recently, I contacted a high school classmate who is a nurse in a large metropolitan hospital in Florida and ask....

Registered office surgery facilities in Florida are required to undergo an annual inspection by Department of Health Inspectors or be accredited by an approved national accrediting organization.  The Florida Boards....

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....