65G-7.0035. Validation Trainer Requirements

(1) Individuals must first receive Agency approval as a Validation Trainer before validating or offering to validate the competency of a MAP or MAP applicant to provide either:

(a) Basic medication administration assistance; or

(b) Prescribed enteral formula administration.

(2) Validation Trainer Eligibility: To be eligible for approval as a Validation Trainer, individuals must:

(a) Be licensed or authorized to practice:

1. Nursing in the State of Florida pursuant to chapter 464, F.S.; or

2. Medicine as a physician in the State of Florida pursuant to chapter 458 or 459, F.S. 

(b) Apply on a “Validation Trainer Application Form,” APD Form, APD Form 65G-7.0035 A, effective December 2018, adopted and incorporated herein, which may be obtained at http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-10593. The application must include the full address, email address, and telephone number of the applicant, and his or her name, professional license number, and expiration date. Applicants who wish to validate the competency of MAPs or MAP applicants to provide prescribed enteral formula administration must clearly indicate so on the Validation Trainer Application Form.

(c) Complete the validation requirements overview required in subsection (5). The application for training is not considered complete until the Validation Trainer Application Form indicates that the validation requirements overview has been successfully completed by the MCM providing the overview course.

(3) If the Agency denies an application to offer Validation training, it will identify the reasons for the denial in writing in a notice to the applicant. This notice shall include a statement of the applicant’s due process rights to a hearing pursuant to sections 120.569 and 120.57, F.S.

(4) All Validation Trainers must:

(a) Submit proof of professional license renewal to their Regional Office within 30 days of renewal to maintain approval for training. The proof of professional license renewal may be submitted via email, by mail or other delivery, or in person;

(b) Inform the Regional Office within 30 days of occurrence when a Validation Trainer’s professional license is revoked or loses the authority to practice nursing or medicine in the State of Florida. If the Validation Trainer’s professional license is revoked or the Trainer otherwise loses the authority to practice medicine or nursing in the State of Florida, the Validation Trainer shall immediately be removed from any training he or she may be scheduled to provide;

(c) Notify the Regional Office within 30 days of any changes to contact information, including telephone number, email address, or mailing address;

(d) Make provision for Agency MCMs or other Agency employees to observe the Validation Trainer’s validation training upon request.

(5) All Validation Trainers must attend:

(a) An initial validation requirements overview provided by a Regional Office MCM before their application to provide validation is approved. Information on how to contact the Regional office can be found at http://apdcares.org/region/. Medication Administration Trainers who have been approved by the Agency to provide Basic Medication Administration Training may provide Validation Training without attending an initial validation requirements overview, but must comply with all other requirements of this rule;

(b) A for-cause follow-up review of validation requirements upon notification by a Regional office MCM. A for-cause follow-up review may be requested by an MCM in the case of a complaint submitted to or discovered by the Agency, or a statutory or regulatory amendment.

(6) The Agency shall assign a Validation Trainer Number to each Approved Validation Trainer that the Validation Trainer must display on all materials used in connection with the validations completed. The individual who has obtained a Validation Trainer Number is authorized to validate medication administration, prescribed enteral formula administration, or both throughout the State of Florida.

(7) The Agency shall deny a Validation Trainer’s application for failure to comply with application or qualification requirements or for any of the following:

(a) Obtaining or attempting to obtain approval through fraud, deceit, false statements, or misrepresentation of material facts, whether such statements are made knowingly or negligently;

(b) Failing to provide complete and accurate information in the initial application for approval or in any request for information from the Agency during the application process;

(c) Failing to notify the Agency within 30 days of a change in the information required for provider approval, including contact and address information;

(d) Failing to provide information regarding the applicant’s eligibility requirements or providing information indicating that the applicant does not meet eligibility requirements. Professional licenses in current but inactive status must be updated to active status before an approval may be provided.

(8) Failure to comply with section 393.506, F.S., or any provision of chapter 65G-7, F.A.C., shall subject the Validation Trainer’s approval to disciplinary action, including use of a corrective action plan, suspension, or revocation of the Validation Trainer’s approval. If revoked, the Validation Trainer shall not subsequently be approved to provide validation training. The Agency shall take action against a Validation Trainer’s approval for any of the following actions or omissions:

(a) Obtaining or attempting to obtain approval through fraud, deceit, false statements, or misrepresentation of material facts, whether such statements are made knowingly or negligently;

(b) Failing to provide complete and accurate information in the initial application for approval or in any notification of change in information, including contact information and address;

(c) Failing to notify the Agency within 30 days of a change in the information required for approval;

(d) Falsifying any records;

(e) Failing to attend any required overview or review through a Regional Office;

(f) Failing to maintain any required records regarding the validation of competency;

(g) Permitting Validation Trainers who are not currently actively licensed or authorized to practice nursing or medicine by the State of Florida to validate competency for MAPs or MAP applicants;

(h) Permitting individuals who have not been approved by the Agency to validate competency for MAPs or MAP applicants;

(i) Permitting individuals to provide validation training after their approval has been revoked;

(j) Providing validation while not currently licensed or authorized to practice nursing or medicine by the State of Florida or providing validation after the professional license or authorization has been revoked or otherwise acted upon by the State of Florida.

(9) Training Certifications:

(a) Certificate Requirements for Validation Trainers: Upon successful completion of the initial overview, the Agency shall issue the Validation Trainer a completed Certificate of Completion. Validation Trainers who have successfully completed the initial overview must maintain the original Certificate indicating successful completion and provide it to the Agency upon request.

(b) Certificate Requirements for MAP Applicants:

1. Upon successful completion of the on-site validation, the Validation Trainers shall complete the Basic Medication Administration Validation Certificate, APD Form 65G-7.003 C, effective April 2019, adopted in rule 65G-7.003, F.A.C.

2. Upon successful completion of the on-site validation completed during the Prescribed Enteral Formula Administration validation, the Validation Trainers shall issue the examinee a completed Prescribed Enteral Formula Administration Validation Certificate, APD Form 65G-7.0035 B, effective December 2018, adopted and incorporated herein, which may be obtained at http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-10594.

3. The Certificate(s) shall contain the following:

a. Medication Administration Trainer’s name and Trainer Number;

b. Validation Trainer’s name, Trainer Number, and signature;

c. Validation Trainer’s nursing or physician licensing number and date of expiration;

d. Date(s) of validation(s);

e. Name of the student; and

f. All routes validated.

4. Validation Trainers shall not substitute a different form for the certificate forms listed in paragraph (8)(b).

5. If the Validation Trainer provides subsequent validations for a MAP who has previously been validated on other routes, the Validation Trainer shall document the subsequent successful validations on the MAP’s original Validation Certificate, in the space provided.

Rulemaking Authority 393.501, 393.506 FS. Law Implemented 393.506 FS. History–New 7-1-19.