9
Feb

What Requires Licensing for Contractors in the State of Florida?

This information was found on Florida’s Department of Business and Professional Regulation’s website. A Contractor is someone who demolishes, subtracts from, builds or improves any building or structure for compensation.  Examples of compensation are cash, goods, services, etc.  Essentially, if you pay someone to construct a building or a structure, make structural alterations to load […]

8
Feb

SUMMARY OF UNLICENSED PRACTICE OF LAW CASES IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA

In order to determine whether an activity constitutes the unlicensed practice of law, a two part analysis must be made.  First, it must be determined whether the activity is the practice of law.  The second question is whether the practice is authorized.  If an activity is the practice of law but the activity is authorized, […]

5
Feb

Fraud Law in Florida May Curtail Some Medical Careers

TALLAHASSEE – A Florida state law designed mainly to crack down on Medicaid fraud is having unexpected consequences by keeping some health care professionals from getting or keeping their licenses at a time when the state is suffering a shortage. This little-noticed provision in the 160-page measure is preventing doctors, nurses, pharmacists and lab technicians from working […]

17
Jan

Qualifications for a Licensed Professional Engineer in the State of Florida

This information was obtained from the Official Internet Site of the Florida Legislature, Online Sunshine. 471.003 Qualifications for practice; exemptions. (1) No person other than a duly licensed engineer shall practice engineering or use the name or title of “licensed engineer,” “professional engineer,” or any other title, designation, words, letters, abbreviations, or device tending to […]

13
Jan

Continuing Education for Florida Dentists

The following information was found on the Florida Department of Health’s website: As a condition of the biennial renewal of a license, each licensee shall be required to complete continuing education courses as stated in Rule 64B5-12.013, Florida Administrative Code, which are relevant to, and which enhance the licensee’s ability to practice. Licensees shall not […]

13
Jan

Requirements for Auctioneers in the State of Florida

On the website Online Sunshine, The Official Website for the Florida Legislature, the following requirements were listed for Florida Auctioneers:  1) The department shall license any applicant who the board certifies is qualified to practice auctioneering. (2) No person shall auction or offer to auction any property in this state unless he or she is […]

11
Jan

What Interior Design Services Require a State of Florida License?

On the State of Florida’s Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR), it states that an Interior Designer is someone who designs, or provides consultation, drawings, specifications and administration of design construction contracts relating to nonstructural interior elements of a commercial building or structure.  Interior design includes reflected ceiling plans (a scale diagram of a […]

2
Dec

Florida’s Department of Business and Professional Regulation Improves Online Applications for Six Professions

It is important for those seeking Florida licenses to know that Florida’s Department of Business and Professional Regulation announced improved online applications for electrical contractors, harbor pilots, veterinarians, community association managers, talent agents and athlete agents. The new online functions will make the licensing and renewal process easier, faster and more cost-effective.  “This enhancement will […]