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Health care regulatory board in Florida Criminal Law

Current through 2026 Florida legislative session

In Florida criminal law, “Health care regulatory board” is a term defined by statute rather than by its everyday meaning. Its statutory definition — quoted verbatim below — controls how the term is applied throughout the Florida criminal code.

What does “Health care regulatory board” mean in Florida criminal law?

“Health care regulatory board” has the same meaning as in s. 456.001(1).(i) “Law enforcement agency” means the Department of Law Enforcement, a sheriff’s office in this state, a police department in this state, or a law enforcement agency of the Federal Government which enforces the laws of this state or the United States relating to controlled substances and whose agents and officers are empowered by law to conduct criminal investigations and make arrests.(j) “Pharmacy” includes a community pharmacy, an institutional pharmacy, a nuclear pharmacy, a special pharmacy, or an Internet pharmacy th (Fla. Stat. § 893.055)

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