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The 2000 Florida Statutes

Title XXXII
REGULATION OF PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS
Chapter 459
Osteopathic Medicine
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Chapter 459, Florida Statutes 2000

CHAPTER 459

OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE

459.001  Purpose.

459.002  Chapter not applicable to practice of medicine, surgery, chiropractic medicine, etc.

459.003  Definitions.

459.004  Board of Osteopathic Medicine.

459.005  Rulemaking authority.

459.0055  General licensure requirements.

459.006  Licensure by examination.

459.007  Licensure by endorsement.

459.0075  Limited licenses.

459.0077  Osteopathic faculty certificate.

459.008  Renewal of licenses and certificates.

459.0085  Financial responsibility.

459.009  Inactive status.

459.0092  Fees.

459.011  Privileges, obligations, and status of osteopathic physicians.

459.012  Itemized patient statement.

459.0122  Patient records; termination of osteopathic physician's practice.

459.0125  Breast cancer; information on treatment alternatives.

459.013  Penalty for violations.

459.0135  Drugs to treat obesity; rules establishing guidelines.

459.0141  Sexual misconduct in the practice of osteopathic medicine.

459.0145  Concerted effort to refuse emergency room treatment to patients; penalties.

459.015  Grounds for disciplinary action; action by the board and department.

459.0152  Specialties.

459.016  Reports of disciplinary actions by medical organizations.

459.017  Osteopathic physician's consent; handwriting samples; mental or physical examinations.

459.018  Search warrants for certain violations.

459.019  Subpoena of certain records.

459.021  Registration of resident physicians, interns, and fellows; list of hospital employees; penalty.

459.022  Physician assistants.

459.026  Reports of adverse incidents in office practice settings.