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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 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....

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....

Florida law permits physician non-compete agreements, provided they satisfy specific statutory conditions. The enforceability of such agreements is primarily governed by Fla. Stat. § 542.335, which establishes general requirements for non-compete....

Will 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....

There 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....

Collaboration in the medical community is generally accepted as beneficial and advantageous. This has been the case for much of the history of medicine. A position statement from the American....

Statutory Denial Section 456.0635, Florida Statutes, effective July 1, 2012, provides that board refusal to issue a license, certificate, or register a candidate for admission to the licensure examination is....

The American Association of Medical Colleges (AAMC) estimates there will be a shortfall of 37,800 to 124,000 licensed physicians by 2034. Medical doctors trained abroad are being recruited to address....

It is important to point out that law is an art, not a science.  Florida law contains basic requirements for obtaining a medical license.  While some criteria like graduating for....