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Health Law, Regulatory Consulting, and Civil Defense: Employment Laws in Health Care On the evening of August 11, 2026, we had the privilege of sponsoring another Capital Medical Society (CMS)....

Meet the Attorneys at Howell Buchan and Strong: Series 1 – Rickey Strong  This is the first in a series of blogs introducing the licensed and experienced professional attorneys at....

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 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....

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....

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....

Requirements for Level III Office Surgery Office surgery facilities in Florida must comply with detailed laws and rules established by the Florida Boards of Medicine and Osteopathic Medicine. These regulations....

Gluteal Fat Grafting Not all Florida registered office surgery facilities perform gluteal fat grafting procedures (Brazilian Butt Lift’s or BBL’s) in their facility, choosing instead to perform those procedures in....

Requirements for Level II Office Surgery Level II office surgery facilities in Florida are required to register with the Florida Department of Health (Department), Board of Medicine.  New facilities, regardless....

Requirements for Level I Office Surgery (Including Liposuction) If you are a registered office surgery facility in Florida performing Level I procedures and are not nationally accredited, the Department of....