64B8-13.005: Continuing Education for Biennial Renewal
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The Board proposes the development of a rule amendment to address addition of medical ethics for attendance at a Board meeting.
SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Clarification of the rule regarding CME for attendance at a Board meeting.
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 456.013(6), (7), 456.031(4), 458.309, 458.319 FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 456.013(6), (7), 456.031(1)(a), (3), 456.033, 458.319(4) 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: Larry McPherson, Jr., Executive Director, Board of Medicine/MQA, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin #C03, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3253
THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS:
64B8-13.005 Continuing Education for Biennial Renewal.
(1) No change.
(2)(a) For purposes of this rule, risk management means the identification, investigation, analysis, and evaluation of risks and the selection of the most advantageous method of correcting, reducing or eliminating identifiable risks.
(b) Five hours of continuing medical education in the subject area of risk management or medical ethics may be obtained by attending one full day or eight (8) hours, whichever is more, of disciplinary hearings at a regular meeting of the Board of Medicine in compliance with the following:
1. through 2. No change.
3. The licensee must sign out with the Executive Director of the Board at the end of the meeting day or at such other earlier time as affirmatively authorized by the Board. A licensee may receive CME credit in risk management or medical ethics for attending the disciplinary portion of a Board meeting only if he or she is attending on that date solely for that purpose; he or she may not receive such credit if appearing at the Board meeting for another purpose. A member of the Board of Medicine may obtain 10 hours of continuing medical education per biennium in the subject area of risk management or medical ethics for attendance at the disciplinary portion of Board meetings.
(3) through (11) No change.
Specific Authority 456.013(6), (7), 456.031(4), 458.309, 458.319 FS. Law Implemented 456.013(6), (7), 456.031(1)(a), (3), 456.033, 458.319(4) FS. History–New 9-7-86, Amended 11-17-87, 11-15-88, 1-31-90, 9-15-92, Formerly 21M-28.002, Amended 12-5-93, Formerly 61F6-28.002, Amended 3-1-95, 1-3-96, 1-26-97, Formerly 59R-13.005, Amended 5-18-99, 2-7-01, 6-4-02, 10-8-03, 5-4-04, 5-20-04, 4-5-05, 4-25-06, 12-26-06, 1-16-08, 5-6-08,________.