34 / 40
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Table 12: Hospital Annual Report Claims
There is no data to report.
Table 13: Unlicensed Activity
Profession
Complaints
Received
Referred for
Investigation
Inquiries
Completed
Investigations
Completed
Cease and Desist
Issued
Referrals to Law
Enforcement
Acupuncture - Acupuncturist
7
6
0
5
4
4
Anesthesiologist Assistant
1
1
0
1
1
1
Athletic Trainer
1
1
0
2
1
0
Audiology - Audiologist
1
1
0
1
1
0
Chiropractic - Chiropractic Physician
12
13
0
13
3
2
Chiropractic - Registered Chiropractic
Assistant
1
1
0
1
0
0
Clinical Laboratory - Clinical Laboratory
Personnel
1
1
0
1
0
0
Clinical Social Work - Clinical Social
Worker
5
5
0
5
0
0
Clinical Social Work - Clinical Social
Worker Intern
4
4
0
4
3
3
Dental - Dental Hygienist
3
2
0
4
0
1
Dental - Dental Laboratory
10
10
1
6
4
2
Dental - Dentist
59
53
1
45
13
15
Dietetics and Nutrition - Dietician/
Nutritionist
24
21
1
16
10
10
Dietetics and Nutrition - Nutrition
Counselor
3
2
0
3
1
0
EMS - Emergency Medical Technician
1
1
0
0
0
0
Electrologist
5
4
0
5
1
1
Electrolysis Facility
5
4
0
4
3
3
Hearing Aid - Hearing Aid Specialist
4
4
0
4
1
2
Marriage and Family Therapy - Marriage
and Family Therapist
3
3
0
5
2
2
Marriage and Family Therapy - Marriage
and Family Therapy Intern
1
2
0
2
2
2
Massage - Approved Massage School
0
0
1
0
0
0
Massage - Massage Establishment
187
173
13
152
77
68
Massage - Massage Therapist
229
216
4
195
102
77
Medicine - Medical Doctor
150
130
7
112
36
42
Medicine - Medical Doctor Area Critical
Need
1
1
0
1
1
0
Medicine - Medical Related Process Entity
0
0
1
0
0
0
Medicine - Office Surgery Registration
5
4
0
3
0
0
Medicine - Physician Assistant
1
0
1
0
0
0
Mental Health Counseling - Mental Health
Counselor
38
34
0
34
16
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From educating the public, to conducting complex investigations and issuing cease and desist orders, the Florida Department of Health’s
Unlicensed Activity (ULA) program is dedicated to protecting the people of Florida, and remaining at the forefront of health care regulation.
The ULA program investigates all unlicensed health care activity complaints and has long-standing partnerships with law enforcement and
state attorney offices to prosecute individuals practicing without a license. The ULA program currently has 18 dedicated investigators housed
in 11 field offices across the state. This fiscal year saw a 72 percent increase in cease and desists issued compared to last year and nearly
90 percent of complaints were referred to law enforcement for further prosecution.