Section 456.0635, Florida Statutes, enacted into law by SB1986 (2009)

Important Notice for Initial Licensure Applicants and Renewals:

Pursuant to Section 456.0635, Florida Statutes, you are being notified that effective July 1, 2009, health care boards or the department shall refuse to renew a license, certificate or registration, issue a license, certificate or registration and shall refuse to admit a candidate for examination if the applicant has been:

1) Convicted or plead guilty or nolo contendere, regardless of adjudication, to a felony violation of: chapters 409, 817, or 893, Florida Statutes; or 21 U.S.C. ss. 801-970 or 42 U.S.C. ss 1395-1396, unless the sentence and any probation or pleas ended more than 15 years prior to the application.

2) Terminated for cause from Florida Medicaid Program (unless the applicant has been in good standing for the most recent 5 years).

3) Terminated for cause by any other State Medicaid Program or the Medicare Program (unless the termination was at least 20 years prior to the date of the application and the applicant has been in good standing with the program for the most recent 5 years).

The Department is in the process of developing business procedures to fully implement the provisions of this law. Please continue to use the applications, as they currently appear online, until rules are adopted that will allow the department to replace these applications with updated versions.

For license renewal, this law applies to offenses concluded after July 1, 2009. Since it takes some time to establish the business process, you may be allowed to renew at this time, even if you have committed a disqualifying offense. However, when the department completes the implementation of this law, if you meet one of the disqualifying requirements above, you will be asked to return your license.