Blog

Howell, Buchan & Strong's team can help you with your business or professional license.
Search:

Physician Non-Compete Agreements in Florida

Jul 15, 2025 | by Jeff Greenberg
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....
Read Post

Florida’s Live Healthy Plan | New Law for Physicians

Apr 22, 2024 | by Crystal Sanford
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....
Read Post

What Happens After the Florida Department of Health Issues a License?

Jul 06, 2023 | by Joseph V. DeFelice
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....
Read Post

Addressing Conflicts of Interest in Physician and Nurse Practitioner Employment Contracts

Apr 18, 2023 | by Jeff Greenberg
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....
Read Post

Denial of an Application for a Florida Medical License

May 09, 2022 | by Jeff Howell
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....
Read Post

Are You an Internationally Trained Physician and Want to Practice in Florida?

May 09, 2022 | by Jeff Howell
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....
Read Post
Image

What it Takes | Physicians Eligibility for a Florida Medical License

Apr 04, 2022 | by Jeff Howell
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....
Read Post

Healthcare Professionals and the Winding Down of Covid-19

Apr 28, 2020 | by Jeff Howell
Florida health care providers should consider legal risks as the Covid-19 pandemic lessens in intensity.....
Read Post

Virus Data for Florida

Apr 03, 2020 | by Jeff Howell
This is information for health care professionals and managers about health metrics and data regarding the Covid-19 virus and its impact on Florida.....
Read Post
Image

Jeffrey S. Howell, P.A. with offices in Tallahassee and Orlando

Jan 31, 2019 | by Jeff Howell
We serve health care professionals and facilities throughout Florida. Because our main office is located in Tallahassee, Florida’s Capital City and headquarters to the Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA)....
Read Post