Professional Membership in the Florida Society of Plastic Surgeons
If you are interested in becoming a member of the Florida Society of Plastic Surgeons, please examine the benefits and find answers to frequently asked questions, then submit an application. We look forward to hearing from you!
How Professional Society Membership Benefits Surgeons
The Florida Society of Plastic Surgeons (FSPS) is affiliated with the American Society of Plastic Surgeons and is a member of the Florida Medical Association's Specialty Society Section. FSPS represents its members to the appropriate state and national medical organizations and regulatory agencies, informs its members of the latest regulations and laws that impact plastic surgeons, and provides a member forum where the interchange of ideas leads to the advancement of safe, ethical plastic surgery practices.
FSPS also sponsors one of the leading plastic surgery symposia in the United States, providing continuing specialty-specific education for its members. Contact us to learn more about membership benefits.
Member Benefit Programs:
The Perfect Purchase, Inc. ®
FSPS Travel Program
Lubell & Rosen
FSPS Insurance Corporation
Membership FAQs
Who, exactly, can use medical lasers?
The use of lasers is one of the most convoluted legal situations that you will ever see. Here is what we know:
- Laser hair removal – May only be performed by M.D.s, D.O.s, P.A.s, A.R.N.P.s, or specially licensed electrologists operating under the direct supervision of the physician. Nurses may not perform laser hair removal. This restriction includes UPL devises.
- Other laser uses – The Board of Medicine considers "the commercial application of a laser or UPL upon human tissue to be the practice of medicine." That policy means that physicians, P.A.s, and A.R.N.P.s can use lasers. With other laser operators, at the very least, you must examine the patient, make the diagnosis, and instruct the operator. Some argue that no part of the task may be delegated, but the Board historically has not punished physicians who provide on-site supervision.
Can I keep my license active after I retire?
In 2005 the Florida legislature added new language to Section 456.036, Florida Statutes, which allows any Florida health care practitioner, including M.D.s and D.O.s, to convert his or her license to "retired" status. This action allows a physician to keep his or her Florida license but not actively practice.
Under this status, a physician does not have to meet the requirements for active practice, pay biennial fees, or take the required continuing medical education. The retired doctor may not practice (this constraint includes writing prescriptions) but will be able to retain his or her Florida license. A physician requesting permission to come out of retired status and return to active practice will have to pay renewal fees, take CME hours, and demonstrate competency to return to practice if he or she has been retired more than five years. A physician can remain in retired status indefinitely.
To learn more about changing your license to retired status, contact the Florida Board of Medicine at 850-245-4131.
Membership Applications
Application for Candidate / Active Membership
Application for Courtesy Membership (Residents in Training)
Contact the Florida Society of Plastic Surgery
For more information about becoming a member, contact the Florida Society of Plastic Surgeons. Our professional group enjoys many member benefits.
Jacksonville FL 32222
800-779-2979 or 904-693-1799
Fax: 904-786-9939
