licensed is subject to all provisions of this chapter and the respective practice act under which the license was issued. (5) Upon a request by an applicant otherwise qualified under this section, the examinations offered under subsection (2) may be given in the applicant’s native language, provided that any translation costs are borne by the applicant. (6) The department, for its boards, shall not issue an initial license to, or renew a license of, any applicant or licensee who is under investigation or prosecution in any jurisdiction for an action which would constitute
practical examination which tests the person’s current ability to practice the profession competently in accordance with the actual practice of the profession. Evidence of meeting the requirements of subsection (1) shall be treated by the department as evidence of the applicant’s preparation in the academic and preprofessional fundamentals necessary for successful professional practice, and the applicant shall not be examined by the department on such fundamentals. (3) The fees charged for the examinations offered under subsection (2) shall be established by the department, for its boards, by rule and shall be sufficient to develop or to contract for the development of the examination and its administration, grading, and grade reviews. (4) The department shall examine any applicant who meets the requirements of subsections (1) and (2). Upon passing the examination and the issuance of the license, a licensee is subject to the administrative requirements of this chapter and the respective practice act under which the license is issued. Each applicant so or other jurisdiction of the United States or of any other nation or foreign jurisdiction is exempt from the requirements of licensure under this chapter and the applicable professional practice act under the agency with regulatory jurisdiction over the profession if that profession is regulated in this state under the agency with regulatory jurisdiction over the profession and if that person: (a) Holds, if so required in the jurisdiction in which that person practices, an active license to practice that profession. (b) Engages in the active practice of that profession outside the state. duty who, at the time of becoming such a member, was in good standing with a health care practitioner board, or the department when there is no board, and was entitled to practice a health care profession in this state shall be kept in good standing without registering, paying fees, or performing any other act, as long as the member is on active duty and for 6 months after discharge and is not practicing his or her licensed profession in the private sector for profit. (2) The department shall waive the initial licensing fee, the initial application fee, and the initial unlicensed activity fee for a veteran or his or her spouse if the veteran is honorably discharged from any branch of the United States Armed Forces. The applicant must apply for the fee waiver using a form prescribed by the department and must submit supporting documentation as required by the department. The applicant may apply for a fee waiver up to 6 months before discharge. (3) The boards listed in s. 20.43, or the department when there is no board, shall adopt rules exempting the spouses of members of the Armed Forces of the United States from licensure renewal provisions, but only in cases of absence from the state because of their spouses’ duties with the Armed Forces. (4) (a) A person is eligible for licensure as a health care practitioner in this state if he or she: 1. Serves or has served as a health care practitioner in the United States Armed
a violation of this chapter or the professional practice acts administered by the department and the boards until such time as the investigation or prosecution is complete, at which time the provisions of the professional practice acts shall apply. History.—s. 56, ch. 97-261; s. 52, ch. 2000-160. Note.—Former s. 455.581. 456.023—Exemption for Certain Out-of-State or Foreign Professionals; Limited Practice Permitted (1) A professional of any other state or of any territory to the members, coaches, and staff of the team for which that professional is employed or designated and to any animals used if the sporting event for which that professional is employed or designated involves animals. A professional practicing under authority of this section shall not have practice privileges in any licensed health care facility or veterinary facility without the approval of that facility. History.—s. 57, ch. 97-261; s. 53, ch. 2000-160. Note.—Former s. 455.584. 456.024—Members of Armed Forces in Good Standing with Administrative Boards or the Department; Spouses; Licensure (1) A member of the United States Armed Forces on active (c) Is employed or designated in that professional capacity by a sports entity visiting the state for a specific sporting event. (2) A professional’s practice under this section is limited
Forces, the United States Reserve Forces, or the National Guard; 2. Serves or has served on active duty with the United States Armed Forces as a health care practitioner in the United States Public Health Service; or 3. Is a health care practitioner in another state, the District of Columbia, or a possession or territory of the United States and is the spouse of a person serving on active duty with the United States Armed Forces. The department shall develop an application form, and each board, or the department if there is no board, shall waive the application fee, licensure fee, and unlicensed activity fee for such applicants. For purposes of this subsection, “health care practitioner” means a health care practitioner as defined in s. 456.001 and a person licensed under part III of chapter 401 or part IV of chapter 468. (b) The board, or the department if there is no board, shall issue a license to practice in this state to a person who: 1. Submits a complete application. 2. If he or she is a member of the United States
Armed Forces, the United States Reserve Forces, or the National Guard, submits proof that he or she has received an honorable discharge within 6 months before, or will receive an honorable discharge after, the date of submission of the application.
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