The 2023 Florida Statutes (including Special Session C)

Title XXXII
REGULATION OF PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS

Chapter 461
PODIATRIC MEDICINE

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F.S. 461.001

461.001 Legislative findings; intent; scope.—The Legislature finds that the practice of podiatric medicine by unskilled and incompetent practitioners presents a danger to the public health and safety. The Legislature finds further that it is difficult for the public to make an informed choice about podiatric physicians and that the consequences of a wrong choice could seriously endanger their health and safety. The sole legislative purpose for enacting this chapter is to ensure that every podiatric physician practicing in this state meet minimum requirements for safe practice. It is the legislative intent that podiatric physicians who fall below minimum competency or who otherwise present a danger to the public health be prohibited from practicing in this state.

History.—ss. 1, 6, ch. 79-229; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 1, 12, 13, ch. 86-71; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 198, ch. 98-166.

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Amendments to 461.001

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 461.001

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

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 461.001.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases from cite.case.law:

BENJAMIN, v. TANDEM HEALTHCARE, INC., 998 So. 2d 566 (Fla. 2008)

. . . Stat. (2004) (defining terms); § 461.001, Fla. . . .

L. GRAEF, v. CHEMICAL LEAMAN CORPORATION,, 106 F.3d 112 (5th Cir. 1997)

. . . reasons for the discharge, “even reasons which the CBA justified,” does not preclude liability under § 461.001 . . .

RUSH, v. DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL REGULATION, BOARD OF PODIATRY,, 448 So. 2d 26 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1984)

. . . Also enacted in 1979 was Section 461.001, Florida Statutes, entitled “Legislative findings; intent; scope . . .