64B12-15.001: Continuing Education for License Renewal
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The Board proposes the rule amendment to add language to clarify continuing education for the first renewal to include Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS).
SUMMARY: The rule amendment will add language to clarify continuing education for the first renewal to include Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS).
SUMMARY OF STATEMENT 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: 456.013(8),(9), 484.005, 484.008(3) FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 456.013(8),(9), 484.008(3) 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 Foster, Executive Director, Board of Opticianry/MQA, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin #C08, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3258
THE FULL TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE IS:
64B12-15.001 Continuing Education for License Renewal.
(1) No change.
(2) Within each license renewal biennium, each licensed optician shall complete a minimum of 20 hours of continuing professional education, according to the criteria set forth in these rules. A maximum of 5 hours of continuing professional education may be earned from courses without classroom instruction. An optician initially licensed in the first year of the biennium shall, for the first renewal, be required to complete only one-half the number of hours of continuing education as are required biennially in Rule 64B12-15.003, F.A.C., of which a maximum of 2.5 hours may be earned from courses without classroom instruction. An optician initially licensed during the second year of the biennium shall not be required to complete continuing education for the first license renewal. For the first renewal in which a licensee is required to take continuing education, one (1) hour of continuing education instruction must be on Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS).
(3) through (7) No change.
Specific Authority 456.013(8),(9), 484.005, 484.008(3) FS. Law Implemented 456.013(8),(9), 484.008(3) FS. History–New 10-12-80, Amended 6-30-82, 12-5-82, 9-5-83, 8-30-84, Formerly 21P-15.01, Amended 3-5-87, 9-17-87, 3-30-89, 12-23-90, 6-11-92, 2-18-93, 5-19-93, Formerly 21P-15.001, Amended 4-17-94, Formerly 61G13-15.001, Amended 8-8-94, 3-14-95, 4-18-96, Formerly 59U-15.001, Amended 8-6-97, 4-20-99, .