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Florida Statute 460.412 - Full Text and Legal Analysis Florida Statute 460.412 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research
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460.412 Sexual misconduct in the practice of chiropractic medicine.The chiropractic physician-patient relationship is founded on mutual trust. Sexual misconduct in the practice of chiropractic medicine means violation of the chiropractic physician-patient relationship through which the chiropractic physician uses said relationship to induce or attempt to induce the patient to engage, or to engage or attempt to engage the patient, in sexual activity outside the scope of practice or the scope of generally accepted examination or treatment of the patient. Sexual misconduct in the practice of chiropractic medicine is prohibited.
History.ss. 1, 7, ch. 79-211; s. 311, ch. 81-259; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 17, 18, ch. 86-285; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 277, ch. 98-166.

Cases Citing F.S. 460.412

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·Dept. of Prof'l Reg. v. Wagner, 405 So. 2d 471 (Fla. 1st DCA 1981).

Cited 3 times | Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal | 1981 Fla. App. LEXIS 21465

...nt. The complaint charged Dr. Wagner with attempting to induce, engage, or attempt to engage a patient in sexual activity outside the scope of practice or the scope of generally accepted examination or treatment of a patient in violation of Sections 460.412 and 460.413(1)(w), Florida Statutes....
...Matovina insisted on paying for the treatment at that time and left. The following week, Dr. Wagner's office contacted Ms. Matovina in order to schedule further appointments which she refused. In his conclusions of law, the hearing officer set forth the applicable statutes, stating that a violation of Section 460.412 would constitute a violation of Section 460.413(1)(w) and justify disciplinary action under Section 460.413(2)....
...ported in the record, the Board could not logically reach a conclusion contrary to that of the hearing officer as to the legal effect of Dr. Wagner's conduct. The facts as found by the hearing officer clearly constituted a violation of Sections *474 460.412 and 460.413(1)(w)....
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Adopted(citing case) (1986)
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·Maddox v. Dept. of Pro. Reg., 592 So. 2d 717 (Fla. 1st DCA 1991).

Cited 1 times | Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal | 1991 WL 272780

...care, skill, and treatment which is recognized by a reasonably prudent chiropractic physician as being acceptable under similar conditions and circumstances. ..... (w) Violating any provision of this chapter, any rule of the board or department... . Section 460.412, Florida Statutes, titled "Sexual misconduct in the practice of chiropractic," provides: Sexual misconduct in the practice of chiropractic means violation of the chiropractic *720 physician-patient relationship through which the chiro...
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Cited as authority(citing case) (2013)
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Cited as authorityBannister (1996)
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Review deniedBannister (1996)
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