History.—s. 127, ch. 97-237; s. 3, ch. 97-273; ss. 8, 34, ch. 98-166; s. 60, ch. 99-397; s. 66, ch. 2000-160; s. 21, ch. 2000-318; s. 74, ch. 2001-62; s. 13, ch. 2003-416; s. 57, ch. 2010-114; s. 54, ch. 2015-2; s. 8, ch. 2022-71. Note.—Former s. 455.565. 456.0391—Advanced Practice Registered Nurses; Information Required for Licensure (1) (a) Each person who applies for initial licensure under
department, or by a licensed hospital, health maintenance organization, prepaid health clinic, ambulatory surgical center, or nursing home. Disciplinary action includes resignation from or nonrenewal of staff membership or the restriction of privileges at a licensed hospital, health maintenance organization, prepaid health clinic, ambulatory surgical center, or nursing home taken in lieu of or in settlement of a pending disciplinary case related to competence or character. If the applicant indicates that the disciplinary action is under appeal and submits a copy of the document initiating an appeal of the disciplinary action, the department must state that the disciplinary action is under appeal if the disciplinary action is reported in the applicant’s profile.
s. 464.012 must, at the time of application, and each person licensed under s. 464.012 who applies for licensure renewal must, in conjunction with the renewal of such licensure and under procedures adopted by the Department of Health, and in addition to any other information that may be required from the applicant, furnish the following information to the Department of Health: 1. The name of each school or training program that the applicant has attended, with the months and years of attendance and the month and year of graduation, and a description of all graduate professional education completed by the applicant, excluding any coursework taken to satisfy continuing education requirements. 2. The name of each location at which the applicant practices. 3. The address at which the applicant will primarily conduct his or her practice. 4. Any certification or designation that the applicant has received from a specialty or certification board that is recognized or approved by the regulatory board or department to which the applicant is applying. 5. The year that the applicant received initial certification or licensure and began practicing the profession in any jurisdiction and the year that the applicant received initial certification or licensure in this state. currently holds to the faculty of a school related to the profession and an indication as to whether the applicant has had the responsibility for graduate education within the most recent 10 years. 7. A description of any criminal offense of which the applicant has been found guilty, regardless of whether adjudication of guilt was withheld, or to which the applicant has pled guilty or nolo contendere. A criminal offense committed in another jurisdiction which would have been a felony or 6. Any appointment which the applicant misdemeanor if committed in this state must be reported. If the applicant indicates that a criminal offense is under appeal and submits a copy of the notice for appeal of that criminal offense, the department must state that the criminal offense is under appeal if the criminal offense is reported in the applicant’s profile. If the applicant indicates to the department that a criminal offense is under appeal, the applicant must, within 15 days after the disposition of the appeal, submit to the department a copy of the final written order of disposition. 8. A description of any final disciplinary action taken within the previous 10 years against the applicant by a licensing or regulatory body in any jurisdiction, by a specialty board that is recognized by the board or
(b) In addition to the information required under paragraph (a), each applicant for initial licensure or licensure renewal must provide the information required of licensees pursuant to s. 456.049 . (2) The Department of Health shall send a notice to each person licensed under s. 464.012 at the licensee’s last known address of record regarding the requirements for information to be submitted by advanced practice registered nurses pursuant to this section in conjunction with the renewal of such license. (3) Each person licensed under s. 464.012 who has submitted information pursuant to subsection (1) must update that information in writing by notifying the Department of Health within 45 days after the occurrence of an event or the attainment of a status that is required to be reported by subsection (1). Failure to comply with the requirements of this subsection to update and submit information constitutes a ground for disciplinary action under chapter 464 and s. 456.072(1) (k). For failure to comply with the requirements of this subsection to update and submit information, the department or board, as appropriate, may: (a) Refuse to issue a license to any person applying for initial licensure who fails to submit and update the required information. (b) Issue a citation to any certificateholder or licensee who fails to submit and update the required information and may fine the certificateholder or licensee up to $50 for each day that the certificateholder or licensee is not in compliance with this subsection. The citation must clearly state that the certificateholder or licensee may choose, in lieu of accepting the citation, to follow the procedure under s. 456.073. If the certificateholder or licensee disputes the matter in the citation, the procedures set forth in s. 456.073 must be followed. However, if the certificateholder or licensee does not dispute the matter in the citation with the department within 30 days after the citation is served, the citation becomes a final order and constitutes discipline. Service of a citation may be made by personal service or certified mail, restricted delivery, to the subject at the certificateholder’s or licensee’s last known address.
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