64B11-5.001: Requirements for License Renewal of an Active License; Continuing Education
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The Board proposes the rule amendment to remove unnecessary language removing reference to end of life care and palliative health care as well as HIV/AIDS education.
SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Continuing Education for license renewal of an active license.
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 456.036, 468.219 FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 456.013, 456.033, 456.036, 468.219 FS.
IF REQUESTED IN WRITING AND NOT DEEMED UNNECESSARY BY THE AGENCY HEAD, A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE NOTICED IN THE NEXT AVAILABLE FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE WEEKLY.
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Susan Love, Executive Director, Board of Occupational Therapy/MQA, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin #C05, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3255
THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT 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 (3) No change.
(4) HIV/AIDS – As part of the twenty-six (26) hours of continuing education required herein for license renewal, t The licensee shall complete one (1) hour of HIV/AIDS education as set forth in Section 456.033, F.S., or a course in end of life care and palliative health care, so long as the licensee has completed an approved one (1) hour HIV/AIDS course in the immediately preceding biennium no later than upon first renewal.
(5) through (7) No change.
(8) Exemption – Those persons certified for licensure in the second half of the biennium are exempt from the continuing education requirements for that biennium, except for the two (2) hour prevention of medical errors course requirement referenced above and required by Section 456.013, F.S., and except for the one (1) hour HIV/AIDS education or end of life care and palliative health care course referenced above as required by Section 456.033, F.S.
(9) 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,________.