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(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. (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
a. Holds an active, unencumbered license issued by another state, the District of Columbia, or a possession or territory of the United States and who has not had disciplinary action taken against him or her in the 5 years preceding the date of submission of the application; b. Is a military health care practitioner in a profession for which licensure in a state or jurisdiction is not required to practice in the United States Armed Forces, if he or she submits to the department evidence of military training or experience substantially equivalent to the requirements for licensure in this state in that profession and evidence that he or she has obtained a passing score on the appropriate examination of a national or regional standards organization if required for licensure in this state; or c. Is the spouse of a person serving on active duty in the United States Armed Forces and is a health care practitioner
in a profession for which licensure in another state or jurisdiction is not required, if he or she submits to the department evidence of training or experience substantially equivalent to the requirements for licensure in this state in that profession and evidence that he or she has obtained a passing score on the appropriate examination of a national or regional standards organization if required for licensure in this state. 4. Attests that he or she is not, at the time of submission of the application, the subject of a disciplinary proceeding in a jurisdiction in which he or she holds a license or by the United States Department of Defense for reasons related to the practice of the profession for which he or she is applying. 5. Actively practiced the profession for which he or she is applying for the 3 years preceding the date of submission of the application. 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. (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. The department shall verify information submitted by the applicant under this subsection using the National Practitioner Data Bank.
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;
2. Has had a health care provider license
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
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