Current through Reg. 50, No. 187; September 24, 2024
(1)
(a) At the time a person seeks initial
licensure or reactivation of an inactive license that person or his employer
must show compliance with the requirements of Section
459.0085, F.S., before a
license, or an active license, respectively, shall be issued.
(b) During the license renewal period of each
biennium, an application for renewal will be mailed to each licensee at the
last address provided to the Board. Failure to receive any notification during
this period does not relieve the licensee of the responsibility of meeting the
financial responsibility or license renewal requirements.
(2)
(a) The
application for initial licensure, renewal, or reactivation shall include a
form on which the licensee shall make a notarized written statement asserting
that he or she is in compliance with the financial responsibility law and
identifying the form of compliance (escrow account, insurance, or letter of
credit) or asserting that he or she is exempt from the requirements of
financial responsibility and identifying the claimed exemption (government
employee, inactive licensee not practicing in Florida, holder of limited
license, license or certificate holder practicing only in conjunction with
teaching duties, active licensee not practicing in Florida, retiree or
part-time practitioner, licensee who agrees to pay adverse judgment). The
short-phrase terms used in the preceding sentence are only for purposes of
identification; each licensee is responsible for reviewing the full and exact
requirements for each method of compliance or delineation of exemption and for
determining his compliance or eligibility based on the complete statutory
language.
(b) The licensee must
retain such written documentation as may be necessary to prove his or her
compliance with or exemption from the financial responsibility requirements for
a period of not less than 7 years and must provide such documentation to the
Board or its agent upon request. The Board will audit at random a number of
licensees as necessary to ensure that the financial responsibility requirements
are met.
(3) Each
licensee must notify the Board in writing of any change of status relating to
financial responsibility compliance or exemption at least 10 calendar days
prior to the change.
(4) The
failure to document compliance with or exemption from the financial
responsibility law upon request, the furnishing of false or misleading
information, or the failure to timely notify the Board of a change in status
shall be grounds for disciplinary action up and including license
revocation.
Rulemaking Authority 459.005, 459.0085 FS. Law Implemented
459.0085 FS.
New 10-28-87, Formerly 21R-20.003, 61F9-20.003,
59W-20.003.
