Notice of Proposed Rule

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Board of Occupational Therapy
RULE NO: RULE TITLE
64B11-5.001: Requirements for License Renewal of an Active License; Continuing Education
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The Board proposes the rule amendment to clarify fieldwork educator.
SUMMARY: The amendment to the rule is to clarify fieldwork educator.
SUMMARY OF ESTIMATED REGULATORY COSTS: No Statement of Estimated Regulatory Cost was prepared.
Any person who wishes to provide information regarding a statement of estimated regulatory costs, or provide a proposal for a lower cost regulatory alternative must do so in writing within 21 days of this notice.
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 456.036, 468.219 FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 456.013, 456.036, 468.219 FS.
IF REQUESTED WITHIN 21 DAYS OF THE DATE OF THIS NOTICE, A HEARING WILL BE SCHEDULED AND ANNOUNCED IN FAW.
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE IS: Susan Love, Executive Director, Board of Occupational Therapy/MQA, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin #C05, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3255

THE FULL TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE IS:

64B11-5.001 Requirements for License Renewal of an Active License; Continuing Education.

Continuing education includes attendance and participation as required at a live presentation such as workshop, seminar, conference, or in-service educational programs. It may also include participation in other continuing education activities that require a formal assessment of learning. Examples include, but are not limited to, electronic or web-based courses, formalized self-study courses and continuing education articles. An active license shall be renewed upon demonstration that the licensee has paid the renewal fee set forth in Rule 64B11-2.009 or 64B11-3.007, F.A.C., respectively, and has complied with the following requirements:

(1) through (11) No change.

(12) Fieldwork Experience – A licensee may earn up to 6 continuing education hours per biennium for supervision of a Level II Occupational Therapy or Occupational Therapy Assistant fieldwork student at the rate of no more than 3 hours per student. To be eligible for the credit, the licensee must participate as the primary clinical fieldworker educator for the student. Documentation shall include verification provided by the school to the fieldwork educator with the name of the student, school, and dates of fieldwork or the signature page of the completed student evaluation form. Evaluation scores and comments shall be deleted or blocked out.

(13) through (15) No change.

Specific Authority 456.036, 468.219 FS. Law Implemented 456.013, 456.033, 456.036, 468.219 FS. History–New 4-17-95, Amended 10-30-95, 3-11-96, Formerly 59R-64.060, Amended 9-23-99, 10-18-01, 6-25-02, 5-7-03, 3-28-04, 10-24-04, ________.


NAME OF PERSON ORIGINATING PROPOSED RULE: Board of Occupational Therapy
NAME OF SUPERVISOR OR PERSON WHO APPROVED THE PROPOSED RULE: Board of Occupational Therapy
DATE PROPOSED RULE APPROVED BY AGENCY HEAD: March 27, 2006
DATE NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT PUBLISHED IN FAW: June 2, 2006