DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Board of MedicineNotice is hereby given that the Board of Medicine has received a Petition for Declaratory Statement filed by Ralph Christopher Bell, Radiologist Assistant, on February 27, 2013. The Petitioner seeks the Board’s interpretation of Section 458.331(1)(w), Florida Statutes, with regard to the responsible party for explaining and obtaining the patient’s consent for paracentesis and thoracentesis. The Board will consider this petition at its meeting currently scheduled for April 5, 2013. Copies of the petition may be obtained by writing Allison M. Dudley, J.D., Executive Director, Board of Medicine, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin #C03, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3253.
