Florida Statute 485.002 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XXXII
REGULATION OF PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS

Chapter 485
HYPNOSIS

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F.S. 485.002

485.002 Legislative intent.—

(1) It is recognized that hypnosis has attained a significant place as another technique in the treatment of human injury, disease, and illness, both mental and physical; that the utilization of hypnotic techniques for therapeutic purposes should be restricted to certain practitioners of the healing arts who are qualified by professional training to fulfill the necessary criteria required for diagnosis and treatment of human illness, disease, or injury within the scope of their own particular field of competence; or that such hypnotic techniques should be employed by qualified individuals who work under the direction, supervision, or prescription of such practitioners.

(2) It is the intent of the Legislature to provide for certain practitioners of the healing arts, such as a trained and qualified dentist, to use hypnosis for hypnoanesthesia or for the allaying of anxiety in relation to dental work; however, under no circumstances shall it be legal or proper for the dentist or the individual to whom the dentist may refer the patient, to use hypnosis for the treatment of the neurotic difficulties of a patient. The same applies to the optometrist, podiatric physician, chiropractic physician, osteopathic physician, or physician of medicine.

(3) It is, therefore, the intent and purpose of this chapter to regulate the practice of hypnosis for therapeutic purposes by providing that such hypnotic techniques shall be used only by certain practitioners of the healing arts within the limits and framework of their own particular field of competence; or by qualified persons to whom a patient may be referred, in which event the referring practitioner of the healing arts shall be responsible, severally or jointly, for any injury or damages resulting to the patient because of either his or her own incompetence, or the incompetence of the person to whom the patient was referred.

History.—s. 1, ch. 61-506; s. 2, ch. 65-170; s. 194, ch. 97-103; s. 48, ch. 97-264; ss. 195, 267, ch. 98-166; s. 201, ch. 2000-160.

Note.—Former s. 456.31.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 485.002

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

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 485.002.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 485.002

Total Results: 4

Nickesha Reid v. Tachita Saunders

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2019-09-25

Snippet: emotional distress in a reasonable person. See §§ 784.0485(2), Fla. Stat. (defining stalking); 784.048(1)(a)

Richards v. Gonzalez

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2015-10-14

Citation: 178 So. 3d 451, 2015 Fla. App. LEXIS 15188, 2015 WL 5973843

Snippet: injunction vacated. 1 . Section 784.0485(2)(c), Florida Statutes (2014), specifically directs

Zapetis v. Wills

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1963-09-10

Citation: 156 So. 2d 33

Snippet: Zapetis received as the proceeds of a charter, $2,485.02, which he retained (T. 676). However, Wills received

Bartholf v. Baker

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1954-03-19

Citation: 71 So. 2d 480, 1954 Fla. LEXIS 1349

Snippet: which he received from Bartholf, was a little over *485 $2,800 per year. His life expectancy was 15.61 years