Florida Statute 467.002 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XXXII
REGULATION OF PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS

Chapter 467
MIDWIFERY

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467.002 Legislative intent.—The Legislature recognizes the need for a person to have the freedom to choose the manner, cost, and setting for giving birth. The Legislature finds that access to prenatal care and delivery services is limited by the inadequate number of providers of such services and that the regulated practice of midwifery may help to reduce this shortage. The Legislature also recognizes the need for the safe and effective delivery of newborn babies and the health, safety, and welfare of their mothers in the delivery process. The Legislature finds that the interests of public health require the regulation of the practice of midwifery in this state for the purpose of protecting the health and welfare of mothers and infants. Therefore, it is unlawful for any person to practice midwifery in this state unless such person is licensed pursuant to the provisions of this chapter or s. 464.012.

History.—ss. 1, 3, ch. 82-99; ss. 1, 8, ch. 84-268; ss. 4, 5, ch. 91-429; ss. 1, 19, ch. 92-179; s. 79, ch. 2001-62.

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Dickerson v. Stuart, 877 F. Supp. 1556 (M.D. Fla. 1995).

Cited 4 times | Published | District Court, M.D. Florida | 1995 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 2734, 1995 WL 101082

...iff in that: (1) § 467.003(8) is unconstitutionally vague, in that the statute does not define the terms "advising" and "rendering," thus leaving individuals to guess at its meaning and permitting administrators to differ as to its application; (2) § 467.002 places an excessive and undue burden on free speech in that it requires individuals to obtain a license from the Defendants in order to speak about midwifery (i.e., the statute is an impermissible prior restraint); and (3) the statute is o...

...In light of this compelling interest, Florida has a demonstrated need to regulate in this field. The Florida Legislature has also recognized "the need for a person to have the freedom to choose the manner, cost, and setting for giving birth." Fla.Stat.Ann. § 467.002 (West Supp.1995)....