Florida Statutes 461.0131 – Emergency procedures for disciplinary action
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Terms Used In Florida Statutes 461.0131
- Board: means the Board of Podiatric Medicine as created in this chapter. See Florida Statutes 461.003
- Department: means the Department of Health. See Florida Statutes 461.003
- Podiatric physician: means any person licensed to practice podiatric medicine pursuant to this chapter. See Florida Statutes 461.003
- Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, no later than 30 days after a third report of a professional liability claim against a licensed podiatric physician has been submitted, within a 60-month period, as required by ss. 456.049 and 627.912, the Department of Health shall initiate an emergency investigation and the Board of Podiatric Medicine shall conduct an emergency probable cause hearing to determine whether the physician should be disciplined for a violation of s. 461.013(1)(s) or any other relevant provision of law.