Which is a direct statutory source for Florida nursing licensure and practice?

• A. Florida Statute XXXII
• B. Florida Administrative Code & Register
• C. Florida Board of Nursing Rules
• D. Department of Health Regulation

Answer: (A)

Licensure and practice are defined by laws enacted by the Legislature and codified in the Florida Statutes. These statutes establish who may be licensed, what qualifications are required, and the authority granted to regulate nursing. The Administrative Code & Register, along with the Board’s rules, are regulatory instruments that implement and specify how the statute is carried out, but they are not the law itself. The Department of Health Regulation represents the department’s regulatory framework, not the statutory text. So the direct statutory source is Florida Statute XXXII, the enacted law that governs nursing licensure and practice.