6. Submits a set of fingerprints for a background screening pursuant to s. 456.0135, if required for the profession for which he or she is applying.
(f) An applicant for a license under this subsection is subject to s. 456.013(3)(a) and (c). (g) An applicant shall be deemed ineligible for a license pursuant to this section if the applicant: 1. Has been convicted of or pled nolo contendere to, regardless of adjudication, any felony or misdemeanor related to the practice of a health care profession; revoked or suspended from another of the United States, the District of Columbia, or a United States territory; 3. Has been reported to the National Practitioner Data Bank, unless the applicant has successfully appealed to have his or her name removed from the data bank; or 4. Has previously failed the Florida examination required to receive a license to practice the profession for which the applicant is seeking a license. (h) The board, or the department if there is no board, may revoke a license upon finding that the individual violated the profession’s governing practice act. (i) The board, or the department if there is no board, 2. Has had a health care provider license shall expedite all applications submitted by a spouse of an active duty member or veteran of the United States Armed Forces pursuant to this subsection and shall issue a license within 7 days after receipt of all required documentation for such application. (6) The spouse of a person serving on active duty with the United States Armed Forces shall have a defense to any citation and related cause of action brought under s. 456.065 if the following conditions are met: (a) The spouse holds an active, unencumbered license issued by another state or jurisdiction to provide health care services for which there is no equivalent license in this state. (b) The spouse is providing health care services within the scope of practice of the out-of-state license. (c) The training or experience required by the out-of- 456.025—Fees; Receipts; Disposition (1) It is the intent of the Legislature that all costs of regulating health care professions and practitioners shall be borne solely by licensees and licensure applicants. It is also the intent of the Legislature that fees should be reasonable and not serve as a barrier to licensure. Moreover, it is the intent of the Legislature that the department operate as efficiently as possible and regularly report to the Legislature additional methods to streamline operational costs. Therefore, the boards in consultation with the department, or the department if there is no board, shall, by rule, set renewal fees which: (a) Shall be based on revenue projections prepared using generally accepted accounting procedures; (b) Shall be adequate to cover all expenses relating to that board identified in the department’s long- range policy plan, as required by s. 456.005; (c) Shall be reasonable, fair, and not serve as a barrier to licensure; (d) Shall be based on potential earnings from working under the scope of the license; (e) Shall be similar to fees imposed on similar licensure types; state license is substantially similar to the license requirements to practice a similar health care profession in this state.
The department shall verify information submitted by the applicant under this subsection using the National Practitioner Data Bank.
(c) Each applicant who meets the requirements of this subsection shall be licensed with all rights and responsibilities as defined by law. The applicable board, or the department if there is no board, may deny an application if the applicant has been convicted of or pled guilty or nolo contendere to, regardless of adjudication, a felony or misdemeanor related to the practice of a health care profession regulated by this state. (d) An applicant for initial licensure under this subsection must submit the information required by ss. 456.039(1) and 456.0391(1) no later than 1 year after the license is issued. (5) (a) The board, or the department if there is no board, shall issue a professional license to the spouse of an active duty member of the United States Armed Forces who submits all of the following to the department: 1. A completed application upon a form prepared and furnished by the department in accordance with the board’s rules. 2. Proof that the applicant is married to a member of the United States Armed Forces who is on active duty. 3. Proof that the applicant holds a valid license for the profession issued by another state, the District of Columbia, or a possession or territory of the United States and is not the subject of any disciplinary proceeding in any jurisdiction in which the applicant holds a license to practice a profession regulated by this chapter. 4. Proof that the applicant’s spouse is assigned to a duty station in this state pursuant to the member’s official active duty military orders. 5. Proof that the applicant would otherwise be entitled to full licensure under the appropriate practice act and is eligible to take the respective licensure examination as required in Florida. (b) The applicant must also submit to the Department of Law Enforcement a complete set of fingerprints. The Department of Law Enforcement shall conduct a statewide criminal history check and forward the fingerprints to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a national criminal history check. (c) Each board, or the department if there is no board, shall review the results of the state and federal criminal history checks according to the level 2 screening standards in s. 435.04 when granting an exemption and when granting or denying the license. (d) The applicant shall pay the cost of fingerprint processing. If the fingerprints are submitted through an authorized agency or vendor, the agency or vendor shall collect the required processing fees and remit the fees to the Department of Law Enforcement. (e) The department shall waive the applicant’s licensure application fee.
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