Florida Statute 460.412 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XXXII
REGULATION OF PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS

Chapter 460
CHIROPRACTIC MEDICINE

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F.S. 460.412

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.

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DEPT. OF PROFESSIONAL REGULATION v. Wagner

405 So. 2d 471, 1981 Fla. App. LEXIS 21465

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 28, 1981 | Docket: 1703698

Cited 3 times | Published

applicable statutes, stating that a violation of Section 460.412 would constitute a violation of Section 460

Maddox v. DEPT. OF PRO. REGULATION

592 So. 2d 717, 1991 WL 272780

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 23, 1991 | Docket: 1728176

Cited 1 times | Published

any rule of the board or department... . Section 460.412, Florida Statutes, titled "Sexual misconduct