Florida Statute 456.61 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XXXII
REGULATION OF PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS

Chapter 456
HEALTH PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS: GENERAL PROVISIONS

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F.S. 456.61

456.61 Use of free speech by a health care practitioner; prohibition.—

(1) A board, or the department if there is no board, may not take disciplinary action against a health care practitioner’s license or deny a license to an individual solely because the individual has spoken or written publicly about a health care service or public policy, including, but not limited to, speech through the use of a social media platform as defined in s. 501.2041, provided that the individual is not using such speech or written communication to provide medical advice or treatment to a specific patient or patients, and provided that such speech or written communication does not separately violate any other applicable law or rule.

(2) If a specialty board or other recognizing agency approved by any board within the jurisdiction of the department revokes the certification of an individual solely because the individual has spoken or written publicly about a health care service or public policy, including, but not limited to, speech through the use of a social media platform as defined in s. 501.2041, provided such individual was not providing medical advice or treatment to a specific patient and provided such speech did not separately violate any other applicable law, the board within the jurisdiction of the department may revoke its approval of such specialty board or other recognizing agency.

History.—s. 3, ch. 2023-57.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 456.61

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

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 456.61.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 456.61

Total Results: 3

Joshua Antwan Meeks v. State of Florida

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2018-05-25

Citation: 247 So. 3d 700

Snippet: misleading. See Knight v. State, 107 So. 3d 449, 456-61 (Fla. 5th DCA 2013). It is a striking and inexplicable

Jonathon Knight v. State of Florida

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2016-03-10

Citation: 186 So. 3d 1005, 41 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 82, 2016 Fla. LEXIS 500

Snippet: misleading. See Knight v. State, 107 So.3d 449, 456-61 (Fla. 5th DCA 2013). It is a striking and inexplicable

Florida East Coast Railway Company v. Stewart

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1962-05-08

Citation: 140 So. 2d 880

Snippet: Company, a Florida Corporation, Appellees. Nos. 61-456, 61-514. District Court of Appeal of Florida. Third