The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) restricts transferring or disclosing certain patient-related information. When buying an active health care business, at some point patient’s information must be transferred to the buyer. Proactive preparation for HIPAA compliance is grounded in due diligence. Due diligence is not as straightforward for healthcare transactions as it is […]
Licensure is the final step to becoming a practicing physician in Florida. New physicians entering the medical profession, those seeking renewal, or licensed in other states or foreign jurisdictions, are obligated to licensing with the state under law. Physicians obtaining a license to practice in Florida register with the Florida Board of Medicine. The Board […]
Statutory Denial Section 456.0635, Florida Statutes, effective July 1, 2012, provides that board refusal to issue a license, certificate, or register a candidate for admission to the licensure examination is permissible if the applicant has been convicted of a felony, or entered a plea of guilty or nolo contendere under Chapter 409, F.S., regardless of […]
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