Health Law Certification.

• Author: Susla, Andrij B.
• Position: Annual Reports of Committees of the Florida Bar: 2018-2019

The Health Law Certification Committee oversees the certification of attorneys as health law specialists recognized by The Florida Bar. The Florida Bar certified the first class of health specialists in 1995, and there are currently 129 health-certified lawyers in The Florida Bar. Board certified specialists in health practice under a myriad of public and private sector health laws, providing advice and counsel in transactional, litigation, and appellate practices.

The Health Certification Committee reviews the applications for those lawyers seeking initial certification, as well as the renewal applications for certified attorneys seeking recertification every five years. To initially qualify for health certification, lawyers must be a member of The Florida Bar for five years, be substantially involved (at least 40 percent of their practice) in health law, complete 60 hours of advanced CLE of approved health-law credits, pass a rigorous peer-review process, and pass a certification exam. The certification exam currently consists of 56 multiple-choice questions along with four essays. Congratulations Jacqueline Anne Bain and Daniel Gerard Musca, who passed the 2018...