The 2023 Florida Statutes (including Special Session C)

Title XXXII
REGULATION OF PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS

Chapter 490
PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES

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F.S. 490.002

490.002 Intent.—The Legislature finds that as society becomes increasingly complex, emotional survival is equal in importance to physical survival. Therefore, in order to preserve the health, safety, and welfare of the public, the Legislature must provide privileged communication for members of the public or those acting on their behalf to encourage needed or desired psychological services to be sought out. The Legislature further finds that, since such psychological services assist the public primarily with emotional survival, which in turn affects physical and psychophysical survival, the practice of psychology and school psychology by unqualified persons presents a danger to public health, safety, and welfare.

History.—ss. 1, 3, ch. 81-235; ss. 1, 3, ch. 83-265; ss. 1, 18, 19, ch. 87-252; s. 36, ch. 88-392; ss. 12, 13, ch. 89-70; s. 10, ch. 90-192; s. 4, ch. 91-429.

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Amendments to 490.002

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 490.002

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 490.002.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases from cite.case.law:

ESTAPE, v. B. SEIDMAN Ph. D. B. Ph. D, P. A. a, 269 So. 3d 565 (Fla. App. Ct. 2019)

. . . This is also consistent with the legislative intent expressed in section 490.002, Florida Statutes, that . . .

KALE, Ph. D. v. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH,, 175 So. 3d 815 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2015)

. . . .” §§ 490.001, 490.002, Fla. Stat. (2013). . . .

MARRERO, v. DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL REGULATION, BOARD OF PSYCHOLOGICAL EXAMINERS,, 622 So. 2d 1109 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1993)

. . . The rule mistakenly cites section 490.002(2). . . . There is no subsection (2) to section 490.002, and the parties agree that 490.009 is the statute to which . . .

ABRAMSON v. FLORIDA PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION, 610 So. 2d 447 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1992)

. . . See Section 490.002, F.S. . . .

ABRAMSON, v. GONZALEZ,, 949 F.2d 1567 (11th Cir. 1992)

. . . . §§ 490.002 and 491.-002. . . . . § 490.002. . . .

W. SULMAN, v. D. SULMAN,, 510 So. 2d 908 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1987)

. . . Psychological Services Act, section 490.002, Florida Statutes (1986). . . . Sections 490.002, 490.003, and 490.005, Florida Statutes (1986). . . .

K. MOOREHEAD, v. DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL REGULATION, BOARD PSYCHOLOGICAL EXAMINERS,, 503 So. 2d 1318 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1987)

. . . See section 490.002, Fla.Stat. The fact that the rule might work to Dr. . . .