64B15-13.001: Continuing Education for Biennial Renewal
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The Board proposes the rule amendment to modify the language including clarifying the definition of prevention of medical errors course.
SUMMARY: The rule amendment will modify the language including clarifying the definition of prevention of medical errors course.
SUMMARY OF STATEMENT OF ESTIMATED REGULATORY COSTS: No Statement of Estimated Regulatory Cost was prepared. The Board determined that small businesses would not be affected by this rule.
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: 495.005, 459.008(4) FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 456.013(5),(6),(70, 459.008, 459.008(4) 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: Kaye Howerton, Executive Director, Board of Osteopathic Medicine/MQA, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin #C06, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3256
THE FULL TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE IS:
64B15-13.001 Continuing Education for Biennial Renewal
(1) through (2) No change.
(3)(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 and domestic violence as defined in Section 741.30, F.S.
(b) through (e) No change.
(f) For purposes of this rule, a two hour Prevention of Medical Errors course shall include a study of root cause analysis, error reduction and prevention, and patient safety. The course shall address medication errors, surgical errors, diagnostic inaccuracies, and system failures, and shall provide recommendations for creating safety systems in health care organizations. The course must include information relating to the five most mis-diagnosed conditions during the previous biennium, as determined by the Board. The following areas have been determined as the five most mis-diagnosed conditions: cancer, wrong-site/patient surgery, acute abdomen, heart conditions, and surgical complications/errors cancer; cardiac; timely diagnosis of surgical complications and failing to diagnose pre-existing conditions prior to prescribing contraindicated medications.
(4) through (6) No change.
Rulemaking Authority 459.005, 459.008(4) FS. Law Implemented 456.013(5), (6), (7), 459.008, 459.008(4) FS. HistoryNew 10-23-79, Amended 1-29-86, Formerly 21R-13.01, Amended 12-5-89, 4-8-91, 2-16-92, Formerly 21R-13.001, Amended 1-10-94, Formerly 61F9-13.001, Amended 10-25-95, Formerly 59W-13.001, Amended 1-19-98, 6-3-98, 4-14-99, 5-26-02, 5-10-04, 7-27-04, 2-9-05, 2-14-06, 1-29-07, 5-10-09,________.
