Florida Statutes 497.143 – Licensing; limited licenses for times of critical need
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Terms Used In Florida Statutes 497.143
- Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
- Department: means the Department of Financial Services. See Florida Statutes 497.005
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- License: includes all authorizations required or issued under this chapter, except where expressly indicated otherwise, and shall be understood to include authorizations previously referred to as registrations or certificates of authority in chapters 470 and 497 as those chapters appeared in the 2004 edition of the Florida Statutes. See Florida Statutes 497.005
- Licensee: means the person or entity holding any license or other authorization issued under this chapter, except where expressly indicated otherwise. See Florida Statutes 497.005
- Person: when used without qualification such as "natural" or "individual" includes both natural persons and legal entities. See Florida Statutes 497.005
- Preneed: means any arrangement or method, of which the provider of funeral merchandise or services has actual knowledge, whereby any person agrees to furnish funeral merchandise or service in the future. See Florida Statutes 497.005
- Rules: refers to rules adopted under this chapter unless expressly indicated to the contrary. See Florida Statutes 497.005
(1) It is the intent of the Legislature that, absent a threat to the health, safety, and welfare of the public, retired Florida licensees in good standing, and active licensees in good standing from other jurisdictions, be able to serve this state during times of critical need.
(2) As used in this section, the term “critical need” means an executive order of the Governor or federal order declaring that a state of emergency exists in an area.
(3) The licensing authority may adopt rules for the issuance of limited licenses in accordance with this section. A person seeking a limited license, when permitted by rule, shall submit to the department an application and an affidavit stating that the applicant is a retired Florida licensee or holds an active license to practice in another jurisdiction of the United States in the profession for which the applicant seeks the limited license. The affidavit shall also state that the applicant intends to practice only pursuant to the restrictions of the limited license granted under this section. A person holding a limited license under this section may not engage in preneed sales under the limited license.
(4) Limited licensure may be denied to an applicant who has committed, or is under investigation or prosecution for, any act which would constitute the basis for discipline under this chapter.
(5) A limited licensee may provide services only during times of critical need within the state.
(6) The department may provide by rule for supervision of limited licensees to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the public.
(7) Each applicant granted a limited license is subject to all the provisions of this chapter under which the limited license is issued which are not in conflict with this section.
(8) All limited licensees shall work for an entity licensed under this chapter.