An inactive license shall be reactivated upon demonstration
that the licensee has paid the reactivation fee set forth in Rule
64B8-3.004, F.A.C., and has
complied with the following requirements:
(1) As a condition to the reactivation of an
inactive license, a physician must submit proof of successful completion of an
average of twenty (20) hours per year of Category I, American Medical
Association approved continuing medical education for each year of inactive
status.
(2) Any physician whose
license has been inactive for more than two consecutive biennial licensure
cycles and who has not practiced for 2 out of the previous 4 years in another
jurisdiction shall be required to appear before the Credentials Committee of
the Board and establish the ability to practice with the care and skill
sufficient to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the public. At the
time of such appearance, the physician must:
(a) Show compliance with subsection (1),
above.
(b) Demonstrate successful
completion of the SPEX with a score of at least 75 achieved within the year
immediately proceding the appearance before the Credentials
Committee;
(c) Account for any
activities related to the practice of medicine in this or any other
jurisdiction during the period that the license was inactive and establish an
absence of malpractice or disciplinary actions pending in any jurisdiction;
and,
(d) Prove compliance with the
financial responsibility requirements of Section
458.320, F.S., and Rule Chapter
64B8-12, F.A.C.
(e) Prove
compliance with Section
456.033, F.S., and Rule
64B8-13.005,
F.A.C.
(3) Any physician
reactivating his or her license for the purpose of converting the license to a
limited license pursuant to Section
458.317, F.S., whose license has
been inactive for more than two consecutive biennial licensure cycles and who
has not practiced for 2 of the previous 4 years in another jurisdiction, shall
be required to:
(a) Demonstrate compliance
with subsection (1), above;
(b)
Demonstrate compliance with the financial responsibility requirements of
Section 458.320, F.S., and Chapter
64B8-12, F.A.C.;
(c) Practice under
supervision for a period of six (6) months.
(4) The Department shall not reactivate the
license of any physician who has:
(a)
Committed any act or offense in this or any other jurisdiction which would
constitute the basis for disciplining a physician pursuant to Section
458.331, F.S.;
(b) Failed to comply with the financial
responsibility requirements of Section
458.320, F.S. and Rule Chapter
64B8-12, F.A.C., or
(c) Failed to
comply with the provisions of Section
766.314(4),
F.S.
Notes
Fla. Admin.
Code Ann. R. 64B8-13.004
Rulemaking Authority
456.036(9),
458.309,
458.317,
458.321 FS. Law Implemented
456.036(9),
458.317,
458.321
FS.
New 2-3-82, Formerly
21M-28.01, Amended 1-1-92, Formerly 21M-28.001, 61F6-28.001, Amended 3-1-95,
Formerly 59R-13.004, Amended 6-4-02, 5-23-06,
5-15-14.
New 2-3-82, Formerly 21M-28.01, Amended 1-1-92, Formerly
21M-28.001, 61F6-28.001, Amended 3-1-95, Formerly 59R-13.004, Amended 6-4-02,
5-23-06, 5-15-14.
