Laws and Rules of the Florida Board

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Laws and Rules of the Florida Board

As a clinical laboratory professional in Florida, you are bound by several statutes and regulations. These statutes and regulations are intended "to protect the public health, safety, and welfare of the people of this state from hazards of improper performance by clinical laboratory personnel.”
This program summarizes the significant pieces of legislation that govern clinical laboratory personnel in Florida and explains how these statutes and regulations affect you and your job performance. These are:
1. Chapter 456, Florida Statutes: Health Professions and Occupations: General Provisions.
2. Chapter 483, Part III Florida Statutes: Clinical Laboratory Personnel, and
3. Rules: Division 64B3, Florida Administrative Code (abbreviated F. A.C.).
Important: This course is only a summary of Florida legislation. While every effort has been taken to include all the relevant statutes and regulations, we encourage you to access the following websites for a more in-depth review:
1. http://www.leg.state.fl.us/Welcome/index.cfm. Most recently accessed 3/4/2024. This is the Florida Legislature’s website. Current and archived statutes may be accessed here.
2. https://www.flrules.org/Default.asp. Most recently accessed 3/4/2024.This website contains notices of Board meetings and proposed regulation changes.
3. https://floridasclinicallabs.gov/. Most recently accessed 3/4/2024.This is the website for the Board of Clinical Laboratory Personnel.
4. http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0400-0499/0483/0483.html. Most recently accessed 3/4/2024. This is the webpage for the 2021 statutes about clinical laboratory personnel performing testing.