Florida Statute 408.804 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XXIX
PUBLIC HEALTH

Chapter 408
HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION

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408.804 License required; display.—

(1) It is unlawful to provide services that require licensure, or operate or maintain a provider that offers or provides services that require licensure, without first obtaining from the agency a license authorizing the provision of such services or the operation or maintenance of such provider.

(2) A license must be displayed in a conspicuous place readily visible to clients who enter at the address that appears on the license and is valid only in the hands of the licensee to whom it is issued and may not be sold, assigned, or otherwise transferred, voluntarily or involuntarily. The license is valid only for the licensee, provider, and location for which the license is issued.

(3) Any person who knowingly alters, defaces, or falsifies a license certificate issued by the agency, or causes or procures any person to commit such an offense, commits a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. Any licensee or provider who displays an altered, defaced, or falsified license certificate is subject to the penalties set forth in s. 408.815 and an administrative fine of $1,000 for each day of illegal display.

History.—s. 5, ch. 2006-192; s. 24, ch. 2012-160.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 408.804

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

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Cases Citing Statute 408.804

Total Results: 3

PHYSICIANS CARE CENTERS OF FLORIDA, LLC v. PNC NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Aug 17, 2022 | Docket: 64898835

Published

applies to licensing of health care providers. Section 408.804(1) states: It is unlawful to provide

State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. v. First Care Solution, Inc.

232 F. Supp. 3d 1257, 2017 WL 372022, 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 10906

District Court, S.D. Florida | Filed: Jan 26, 2017 | Docket: 64312514

Published

without first obtaining ... a license.” Fla. Stat. § 408.804. The HCCA mandates that “all charges or reimbursement

State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. Medical Service Center of Florida, Inc.

103 F. Supp. 3d 1343, 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 60584, 2015 WL 2170396

District Court, S.D. Florida | Filed: May 8, 2015 | Docket: 64301922

Published

without first obtaining ... a license.” Fla. Stat. § 408.804. The HCCA mandates that “all charges or reimbursement

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