Terms Used In Florida Statutes 497.603

  • Direct disposer: means any person licensed under this chapter to practice direct disposition in this state. See Florida Statutes 497.005
  • 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
  • Rules: refers to rules adopted under this chapter unless expressly indicated to the contrary. See Florida Statutes 497.005

(1) A direct disposer‘s license shall be renewed upon receipt of the renewal application and fee set by rule of the licensing authority but not to exceed $500.
(2) The licensing authority shall adopt rules establishing procedures, forms, and a schedule for the biennial renewal of direct disposer licenses. The rules shall require continuing education of up to 6 classroom hours, including, but not limited to, a course on communicable diseases approved by the licensing authority, and may establish criteria for accepting alternative nonclassroom continuing education on an hour-for-hour basis.