Florida Statute 484.001 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XXXII
REGULATION OF PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS

Chapter 484
DISPENSING OF OPTICAL DEVICES AND HEARING AIDS

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F.S. 484.001

484.001 Purpose; legislative findings; intent.—

(1) The Legislature finds that the practice of opticianry 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 opticians and that the consequences of a wrong choice could seriously endanger their health and safety. The only way to protect the public from the incompetent practice of opticianry is through the establishment of minimum qualifications for entry into the profession and through swift and effective discipline for those practitioners who violate the law.

(2) The sole purpose of enacting this part is for the protection of the public health, safety, and welfare.

History.—ss. 1, 5, ch. 79-275; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 1, 11, 12, ch. 86-254; s. 4, ch. 91-429.

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Cases Citing Statute 484.001

Total Results: 6

City of St. Petersburg v. Siebold

48 So. 2d 291, 1950 Fla. LEXIS 1445

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Oct 24, 1950 | Docket: 1528510

Cited 66 times | Published

Chapter 25255, Acts of 1949, Laws of Florida, F.S.A. § 484.01 et seq., is viz.: "An Act Creating a Board to

Fla. Medical Ass'n v. Dept. of Prof. Regulation

426 So. 2d 1112

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Feb 2, 1983 | Docket: 1683627

Cited 22 times | Published

declaration that its members were authorized by Section 484.01, Florida Statutes (1967) to prepare and fit

US Shoe Corp. v. DEPT. OF PRO. REG.

578 So. 2d 376

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 11, 1991 | Docket: 440971

Cited 1 times | Published

for the practice of opticianry. According to Section 484.001, the purpose of the statute and the rules implementing

United States Shoe Corp. v. Department of Professional Regulation, Board of Opticianry

578 So. 2d 376, 1991 Fla. App. LEXIS 3801, 1991 WL 54138

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 11, 1991 | Docket: 64658245

Published

for the practice of opticianry. According to Section 484.001, the purpose of the statute and the rules implementing

Florida Ass'n of Dispensing Opticians v. Florida State Board of Optometry

238 So. 2d 839, 1970 Fla. LEXIS 2691

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Jul 29, 1970 | Docket: 64516381

Published

right to sell contact lenses pursuant to Florida Statute 484.01, but a dispensing optician has no statutory

Florida Ass'n of Dispensing Opticians v. Florida State Board of Optometry

227 So. 2d 736, 1969 Fla. App. LEXIS 5175

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 28, 1969 | Docket: 64511943

Published

contrary, by clear implication from .the language of § 484.01, dispensing opticians are authorized not only