Fla. Stat. 455.229
Public inspection of information required from applicants; exceptions; examination hearing

(1)

All information required by the department of any applicant shall be a public record and shall be open to public inspection pursuant to s. 119.07, except financial information, medical information, school transcripts, examination questions, answers, papers, grades, and grading keys, which are confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1) and shall not be discussed with or made accessible to anyone except members of the board, the department, and staff thereof, who have a bona fide need to know such information. Any information supplied to the department by any other agency which is exempt from the provisions of chapter 119 or is confidential shall remain exempt or confidential pursuant to applicable law while in the custody of the department.

(2)

The department shall establish by rule the procedure by which an applicant, and the applicant’s attorney, may review examination questions and answers. Examination questions and answers are not subject to discovery but may be introduced into evidence and considered only in camera in any administrative proceeding under chapter 120. If an administrative hearing is held, the department shall provide challenged examination questions and answers to the administrative law judge. The examination questions and answers provided at the hearing are confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1), unless invalidated by the administrative law judge.

(3)

Unless an applicant notifies the department at least 5 days prior to an examination hearing of the applicant’s inability to attend, or unless an applicant can demonstrate an extreme emergency for failing to attend, the department may require an applicant who fails to attend to pay reasonable attorney’s fees, costs, and court costs of the department for the examination hearing.

Source: Section 455.229 — Public inspection of information required from applicants; exceptions; examination hearing, https://www.­flsenate.­gov/Laws/Statutes/2024/0455.­229 (accessed Aug. 7, 2025).

455.01
Definitions 455.02
Licensure of members of the Armed Forces in good standing and their spouses or surviving spouses with administrative boards or programs 455.10
Restriction on requirement of citizenship 455.11
Qualification of immigrants for examination to practice a licensed profession or occupation 455.017
Applicability of this chapter 455.24
Advertisement by a veterinarian of free or discounted services 455.32
Management Privatization Act 455.116
Regulation trust funds 455.117
Sale of services and information by department 455.201
Professions and occupations regulated by department 455.203
Department 455.204
Long-range policy planning 455.205
Contacting boards through department 455.207
Boards 455.208
Publication of information 455.209
Accountability and liability of board members 455.211
Board rules 455.212
Education 455.213
General licensing provisions 455.214
Limited licenses 455.217
Examinations 455.218
Foreign-trained professionals 455.219
Fees 455.221
Legal and investigative services 455.223
Power to administer oaths, take depositions, and issue subpoenas 455.224
Authority to issue citations 455.225
Disciplinary proceedings 455.227
Grounds for discipline 455.228
Unlicensed practice of a profession 455.229
Public inspection of information required from applicants 455.232
Disclosure of confidential information 455.242
Veterinarians 455.243
Authority to inspect 455.245
Veterinarians 455.271
Inactive and delinquent status 455.273
Renewal and cancellation notices 455.275
Address of record 455.1165
Federal Grants Trust Fund 455.2035
Rulemaking authority for professions not under a board 455.2121
Education 455.2122
Education 455.2123
Continuing education 455.2124
Proration of or not requiring continuing education 455.2125
Consultation with postsecondary education boards prior to adoption of changes to training requirements 455.2135
Interstate mobility 455.2171
Use of professional testing services 455.2175
Penalty for theft or reproduction of an examination 455.2177
Monitoring of compliance with continuing education requirements 455.2178
Continuing education providers 455.2179
Continuing education provider and course approval 455.2185
Exemption for certain out-of-state or foreign professionals 455.2228
Barbers and cosmetologists 455.2235
Mediation 455.2255
Classification of disciplinary actions 455.2273
Disciplinary guidelines 455.2274
Criminal proceedings against licensees 455.2275
Penalty for giving false information 455.2277
Prosecution of criminal violations 455.2278
Restriction on disciplinary action for student loan default 455.2281
Unlicensed activities 455.2285
Annual report concerning finances, administrative complaints, disciplinary actions, and recommendations 455.2286
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