64B4-6.001: Renewal of Active License
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The Board proposes the rule amendment deleting the provision that would give an applicant credit for taking video cassette courses.
SUMMARY: The proposed rule amendment will eliminate the option of obtaining continuing education credit for video cassette courses.
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(6), 456.031(1)(a), 491.004(5), 491.007(2) FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 456.013(6), (7), 456.031(1)(a), 491.007(2) 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: Sue Foster, Executive Director, Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling/MQA, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin #C08, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3258
THE FULL TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE IS:
64B4-6.001 Renewal of Active License.
(1) through (3) No change.
(4) Pursuant to Section 456.013(6), F.S., credit for video cassette courses shall not exceed 5 hours per subject and proof of completion shall be submitted to the Department along with the license renewal application on a validation form signed by the vendor and the licensee. For the purpose of this section, the validation form shall be a copy of the certificate of completion pursuant to paragraphs 64B4-6.003(4)(a) and (b), F.A.C.
(4)(5) Continuing Education hours earned by a licensee to satisfy any disciplinary action shall be in addition to those required for renewal for each biennium.
Specific Authority 456.013(6), 456.031(1)(a), 491.004(5), 491.007(2) FS. Law Implemented 456.013(6), (7), 456.031(1)(a), 491.007(2) FS. History–New 4-4-89, Amended 12-4-90, Formerly 21CC-6.001, Amended 1-9-94, Formerly 61F4-6.001, Amended 1-7-96, 12-29-96, Formerly 59P-6.001, Amended 2-9-99, 2-5-01, 2-7-05, 7-16-06, ________.