FL H0309

Licensed health care practitioners are prohibited from using specialty titles (including anesthesiologist, cardiologist, surgeon, psychiatrist, and 50+ others) unless they are licensed or authorized under Florida chapters 458, 459, 461, or 466, or registered with the appropriate board pursuant to section 456.47(4).

The Department of Health must issue a cease and desist notice via certified mail and email if a licensed practitioner violates the naming restrictions.

Practitioners who fail to comply immediately upon receipt of the cease and desist notice are subject to penalties including daily fines, reprimands, letters of concern, or license suspension until compliance is achieved.

Chiropractors licensed under chapter 460 may use titles like "doctor of chiropractic medicine" and diplomate-certified chiropractors may use specialty titles such as "chiropractic internist" or "chiropractic orthopedist."

Board-certified dentists may use specialty titles such as "dental anesthesiologist" or "dental orthodontic and dentofacial orthopedist" if certified by designated American dental boards.