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responsibility requirements for certain health care practitioners. 456.049 Health care practitioners; reports on professional liability claims and actions. 456.051 Reports of professional liability actions; bankruptcies; Department of Health’s responsibility to provide. 456.052 Disclosure of financial interest by production. 456.053 Financial arrangements between referring health care providers and providers of health care services. 456.054 Kickbacks prohibited. 456.055 Chiropractic and podiatric health care; denial of payment; limitation. 456.056 Treatment of Medicare beneficiaries; refusal, emergencies, consulting physicians. 456.057 Ownership and control of patient records; report or copies of records to be furnished; disclosure of information. 456.0575 Duty to notify patients. 456.058 Disposition of records of deceased practitioners or practitioners relocating or terminating practice. 456.059 Communications confidential; exceptions. 456.061 Practitioner disclosure of confidential information; immunity from civil or criminal liability. 456.062 Advertisement by a health care practitioner of free or discounted services; required statement. 456.063 Sexual misconduct; disqualification for license, certificate, or registration. 456.0635 Health care fraud; disqualification for license, certificate, or registration. 456.065 Unlicensed practice of a health care profession; intent; cease and desist notice; penalties; enforcement; citations; fees; allocation and disposition of moneys collected. 456.066 Prosecution of criminal violations. 456.067 Penalty for giving false information. 456.068 Toll-free telephone number for reporting of complaints. 456.069 Authority to inspect. 456.071 Power to administer oaths, take depositions, and issue subpoenas. F.S. 2014 HEALTH PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS: GENERAL PROVISIONS Ch. 456 1 456.072 Grounds for discipline; penalties; enforcement. 456.0721 Practitioners in default on student loan or scholarship obligations; investigation; report. 456.073 Disciplinary proceedings. 456.074 Certain health care practitioners; immediate suspension of license. 456.075 Criminal proceedings against licensees; appearances by department representatives. 456.076 Treatment programs for impaired practitioners. 456.077 Authority to issue citations. 456.078 Mediation. 456.079 Disciplinary guidelines. 456.081 Publication of information. 456.082 Disclosure of confidential information. 456.36 Health care professionals; exemption from disqualification from employment or contracting. 456.38 Practitioner registry for disasters and emergencies. 456.41 Complementary or alternative health care treatments. 456.42 Written prescriptions for medicinal drugs. 456.43 Electronic prescribing for medicinal drugs. 456.44 Controlled substance prescribing. 456.50 Repeated medical malpractice. 456.001 Definitions.—As used in this chapter, the term: (1) “Board” means any board or commission, or other statutorily created entity to the extent such entity is authorized to exercise regulatory or rulemaking functions, within the department, except that, for ss. 456.003-456.018, 456.022, 456.023, 456.025- 456.033, and 456.039-456.082, “board” means only a board, or other statutorily created entity to the extent such entity is authorized to exercise regulatory or rulemaking functions, within the Division of Medical Quality Assurance. (2) “Consumer member” means a person appointed to serve on a specific board or who has served on a specific board, who is not, and never has been, a member or practitioner of the profession, or of any closely related profession, regulated by such board. (3) “Department” means the Department of Health. (4) “Health care practitioner” means any person licensed under chapter 457; chapter 458; chapter 459; chapter 460; chapter 461; chapter 462; chapter 463; chapter 464; chapter 465; chapter 466; chapter 467; part I, part II, part III, part V, part X, part XIII, or part XIV of chapter 468; chapter 478; chapter 480; part III or part IV of chapter 483; chapter 484; chapter 486; chapter 490; or chapter 491. (5) “License” means any permit, registration, certificate, or license, including a provisional license, issued by the department. (6) “Licensee” means any person or entity issued a permit, registration, certificate, or