Division of Professions
RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:
61-20.011Citations
NOTICE OF CHANGE
Notice is hereby given that the following changes have been made to the proposed rules in accordance with Section 120.54(3)(d)a., F.S., published in Vol. 39, No. 78, April 22, 2013, issue of the Florida Administrative Register.
61-20.011 Citations.
(1) No change.
(2) In lieu of the disciplinary procedures contained in Section 455.225, F.S., the Department is hereby authorized to dispose of any violation designated herein by issuing a citation to the subject within six months after the filing of the complaint which is the basis for the citation.
(3) Citations shall be issued for the first two occurences offenses of the same violation only.
(4) The Department shall issue a citation including a penalty for each applicable statutory or rule violation set forth below. The verbal identification of violations offenses are descriptive only; the full language of each statutory provision cited must be consulted in order to determine the conduct included:
(a) through (g) No change.
(5) Prior to issuance of the citation, the Department must confirm that the violation has been corrected or is in the process of being corrected. If the violation is a substantial threat to the public health, safety, and welfare, such potential for harm must be removed prior to issuance of the citation.
(6) No change.
(7) With regards to first offenses, the Department’s Office of the General Counsel shall return any complaint, which fits the violation descriptions above, to the Division of Regulation for the issuance of a citation, where appropriate.
