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Optical Establishments: Why You Might Need a License and How to Avoid Discipline
Mar 18, 2025 | by John WilsonThe 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
Feb 10, 2025 | by Crystal SanfordIn 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
Jan 29, 2025 | by Crystal SanfordThe 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....
The New Requirements and Effects of Florida’s “Live Healthy” Initiative on Medical Doctors and Foreign Medical Graduates
Dec 03, 2024 | by Joseph V. DeFeliceThe Florida Department of Health’s (DOH’s) Board of Medicine has always had the authority to grant a license by examination under conditions or restrictions to a physician who meets the....
Hanging a Shingle? Things to Keep in Mind When Starting a Solo Practice & AHCA License Exemptions
Nov 26, 2024 | by Joseph V. DeFeliceBecoming a licensed medical practice in Florida involves key steps to ensure compliance with state regulations and standards of care. Providers often must thoroughly review the licensing requirements outlined by....

Common Problems with Licensure Applications: Resumes and Curriculum Vitae
Nov 18, 2024 | by Joseph V. DeFeliceMost professionals prepare a resume or curriculum vitae (CV), and they use it for various purposes. They may be used to apply for licenses, employment, education, professional associations, presentations and....
Defending Your Florida Professional Healthcare License: A Comprehensive Guide
Jun 26, 2024 | by Joseph V. DeFeliceEssential Strategies and Legal Guidance As a licensed health care professional in Florida, maintaining your license is not only essential for your livelihood but also for the trust and safety....
Florida’s Live Healthy Plan | New Law for Physicians
Apr 22, 2024 | by Crystal SanfordWill the State of Florida have enough physicians to provide care to its citizens in the future? Results from the 2023 Physician Workforce Survey Report, suggest the answer may be....
Can an Office Surgery Registration be Disciplined? How it works and what to expect.
Sep 28, 2023 | by Joseph V. DeFeliceIf you are a Florida physician who owns a registered office surgery center or if you are a designated physician for an office surgery center, and you are facing discipline....
What Happens After the Florida Department of Health Issues a License?
Jul 06, 2023 | by Joseph V. DeFeliceThere 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....
Designated Physicians for OSRs: What is it and how do you qualify?
Jun 30, 2023 | by Joseph V. DeFeliceIf you are a Florida physician who performs surgery in an office setting, or if you own such a facility, you may have encountered the Florida Office Surgery Registration (OSR)....

Office Surgery Facilities: What are they and how are they regulated?
Jun 20, 2023 | by Joseph V. DeFeliceOffice Surgery Facilities play a significant role in the provision of outpatient surgical procedures and provide a comfortable and convenient setting for patients. In Florida, office surgery facilities must register....