Florida Statute 485.003 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XXXII
REGULATION OF PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS

Chapter 485
HYPNOSIS

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F.S. 485.003

485.003 Definitions.—In construing this chapter, the words, phrases, or terms, unless the context otherwise indicates, shall have the following meanings:

(1) “Hypnosis” shall mean hypnosis, hypnotism, mesmerism, posthypnotic suggestion, or any similar act or process which produces or is intended to produce in any person any form of induced sleep or trance in which the susceptibility of the person’s mind to suggestion or direction is increased or is intended to be increased, where such a condition is used or intended to be used in the treatment of any human ill, disease, injury, or for any other therapeutic purpose.

(2) “Healing arts” shall mean the practice of medicine, surgery, psychiatry, dentistry, osteopathic medicine, chiropractic medicine, naturopathy, podiatric medicine, chiropody, psychology, clinical social work, marriage and family therapy, mental health counseling, and optometry.

(3) “Practitioner of the healing arts” shall mean a person licensed under the laws of the state to practice medicine, surgery, psychiatry, dentistry, osteopathic medicine, chiropractic medicine, naturopathy, podiatric medicine, chiropody, psychology, clinical social work, marriage and family therapy, mental health counseling, or optometry within the scope of his or her professional training and competence and within the purview of the statutes applicable to his or her respective profession, and who may refer a patient for treatment by a qualified person, who shall employ hypnotic techniques under the supervision, direction, prescription, and responsibility of such referring practitioner.

(4) “Qualified person” shall mean a person deemed by the referring practitioner to be qualified by both professional training and experience to be competent to employ hypnotic technique for therapeutic purposes, under supervision, direction, or prescription.

History.—s. 3, ch. 61-506; s. 2, ch. 65-170; s. 1, ch. 95-279; s. 195, ch. 97-103; s. 1, ch. 97-198; s. 193, ch. 97-264; ss. 196, 268, ch. 98-166; s. 201, ch. 2000-160.

Note.—Former s. 456.32.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 485.003

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Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 485.003

Total Results: 11

Raulerson v. Font

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2018-08-01T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: petition regarding “previous protection.” Section 784.0485(3)(d) requires that the petition include, if applicable

In Re: Amendments to the Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Forms - 12.913(A)(3)

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2018-06-21T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: (b)(a), section 784.046(4)(b)1, and section 784.0485(3)(b)1, Florida Statutes, or other statutory provision

In RE: AMENDMENTS TO the FLORIDA SUPREME COURT APPROVED FAMILY LAW FORMS-12.913(A)(3).

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2018-06-21T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 246 So. 3d 1131

Snippet: (b)(a), section 784.046(4)(b)1, and section 784.0485(3)(b)1, Florida Statutes, or other statutory provision

Packal v. Johnson

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2017-08-25T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 226 So. 3d 337

Snippet: the petition track those required by section 784.0485(3)(b), Florida Statutes, pertaining to stalking,

In Re: Amendments to the Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Forms

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2015-03-26T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: pursuant to section 119.071(2)(j)1, section 784.0485(3)(b)1, Florida Statutes, or other statutory provision

In re Amendments to the Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Forms

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2013-05-09T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 113 So. 3d 781

Snippet: pursuant to section 119.071(2)0)1, section 784.0485(3)(b)l, Florida Statutes, or other statutory provision

Horowitz v. PLANTATION GENERAL HOSP. LTD.

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2007-05-24T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 959 So. 2d 176

Snippet: rather than the hospital. See Horowitz, 895 So.2d at 485.[3] In Robert, one of the conflict cases, the Fifth

Staninger v. Jacksonville Expressway Authority

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1966-02-09T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 182 So. 2d 483

Snippet: that figure he took into consideration an item *485 of $3,000.00 as to which there is no dispute, estimated

Harris and Company Advertising, Inc. v. Republic of Cuba

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1961-03-01T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 127 So. 2d 687

Snippet: immunity, nevertheless in The Cristina, [1938] A.C. 485, three of the five judges sitting in the House of Lords

Shaw v. Saunders

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 1920-05-26T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 79 Fla. 846

Snippet: Supp. 841; Adams v. Eatherly Hdwe. Co., 78 Ga. 485, 3 S. E. Rep. 430; Furry et al. v. O’Connor et al.

Seaboard Air Line Railway v. Smith

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 1907-01-15T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 53 Fla. 375

Snippet: N. R. Co. v. Jones. 50 Fla. 225, 39 South. Rep. 485; 3 Wigmore on Ev., Sec. 1977, note 2. The fourth assignment