(1) Violations of the following statutory and rule provisions are considered to be Minor Administrative Violations:

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    (a) Florida Statutes § 456.062, entitled “”Advertisement by Health Care Provider of Free or Discounted Services; Required Statement.””
    (b) Florida Statutes § 456.057, entitled “”Ownership and control of patient records; report or copies of records to be furnished.””
    (c) Florida Statutes § 463.011, entitled “”Exhibition of License.””
    (d) Subsection (1), paragraphs (2)(a) and (b) of Florida Statutes § 463.012, entitled “”Prescriptions; Filing; Release; Duplication.””
    (e) SubFlorida Statutes § 463.0135(11), entitled “”Standards of Practice,”” if the violation is of a technical nature not related to patient care.
    (f) Paragraphs (1)(d) and (e) of Florida Statutes § 463.014, entitled “”Certain Acts Prohibited.””
    (g) For the first violation of subFlorida Statutes § 463.0141, entitled “”Reports of adverse incidents in the practice of optometry.””
    (h) Fl. Admin. Code R. 64B13-3.002, entitled “”Responsibility to Patient.””
    (i) Fl. Admin. Code R. 64B13-3.005, entitled “”Entrance Sign.””
    (j) Fl. Admin. Code R. 64B13-3.006, entitled “”Licenses and Signs in Office.””
    (k) Fl. Admin. Code R. 64B13-3.012, entitled “”Prescriptions”” if the violation consists of failing to release a prescription or technical omissions or errors on the prescription not related to patient care.
    (l) Section 456.072(1)(nn), F.S., violating any provision of Florida Statutes § 790.338
    (m) Subsections (1), (2) and (5) of Florida Statutes § 465.0276, entitled “”Dispensing Practitioner,”” if the violation is of a technical nature not related to patient care.
    (2) Violations of the following statutory and rule provisions are considered to be Major Administrative Violations:
    (a) Sections 456.072(1)(a), (b), (c), (e), (f), (g), (h), (i), (k), (m), (q), (r), (s), (w), (x), (cc), (gg), (ii), (jj), (kk), (ll), (pp), F.S., entitled “”Grounds for Discipline; Penalties; Enforcement.””
    (b) Section 463.0135(7) and (8), F.S., entitled “”Standards of Practice.””
    (c) Florida Statutes § 463.0135(11), entitled “”Standards of Practice,”” if the violation is substantially likely to affect patient care.
    (d) Section 463.014(1)(a) and (b), F.S., entitled “”Certain Acts Prohibited.””
    (e) For a second or subsequent violation of Florida Statutes § 463.0141, entitled “”Reports of adverse incidents in the practice of optometry.
    (f) Sections 463.015(1)(a), (b), (c) and (2)(a), (c) and (d), F.S., entitled “”Violations and Penalties.””
    (g) Sections 463.016(1)(a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), (h), (i), (k), (l), (m), (n), (o), (q), (r) and (s), F.S., entitled “”Grounds for Disciplinary Action; Action by the Board.””
    (h) Subsection (1), (2) and (5) of Florida Statutes § 465.0276, entitled “”Dispensing Practitioner,”” if the violation is substantially likely to affect patient care.
    (i) Fl. Admin. Code R. 64B13-3.001, entitled “”Confidential Information; Disclosure.””
    (j) Fl. Admin. Code R. 64B13-3.003, entitled “”Patient Records; Transfer or Death of Licensed Practitioner.””
    (k) Paragraphs (2)(a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f) and subsections (4), (5) and (6) of Fl. Admin. Code R. 64B13-3.009, entitled “”False, Fraudulent, Deceptive and Misleading Advertising Prohibited; Policy; Definitions; Affirmative Disclosure.””
    (l) Fl. Admin. Code R. 64B13-3.012, entitled “”Prescriptions”” if the violation is substantially likely to affect patient care.
    (m) Subsection (3) of Fl. Admin. Code R. 64B13-11.001, entitled “”Inactive Status.””
    (n) Fl. Admin. Code R. 64B13-5.001, entitled “”Hours Requirement.””
    (o) Section 456.0301(1)(a), F.S., failure by a certified optometrist registered with the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to complete the required two (2) hour course on prescribing controlled substances prior to January 31, 2019.
    (p) Section 465.0276(2)(d)1., F.S., dispensing a controlled substance to a person not known to the dispenser without requiring valid photographic identification or other verification of identity.
    (q) Florida Statutes § 893.055(3), failure to report information regarding dispensed controlled substances to the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Controlled Substance Dispensing Information Electronic System.
    (r) Florida Statutes § 893.0551(6), failure to maintain confidentiality of information obtained from the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Controlled Substance Dispensing Information Electronic System.
    (s) Florida Statutes § 893.055(8), second or subsequent failure to consult the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Controlled Substance Dispensing Information Electronic System prior to prescribing or dispensing a schedule IV or schedule V opioid controlled substance.
    (3) For any offense which is not specified above or in subsection (1) or (2) of Fl. Admin. Code R. 64B13-15.006, the Board will apply the guideline penalty based on the offense listed which is most comparable to the offense charged.
Rulemaking Authority 456.079, 463.005(1) FS. Law Implemented 456.079, 465.0276(4) FS. History-New 2-24-87, Formerly 21Q-15.005, 61F8-15.005, Amended 8-18-96, Formerly 59V-15.005, Amended 5-1-02, 7-6-10, 2-1-12, 7-10-14, 11-5-14, 10-2-18, 12-6-21.