The Board proposes to review the entirety of this Rule to ensure that all it conforms with existing statutory requirements and to determine if amendments and/or new rule language is necessary pertaining to all matters concerning the clinical ...

 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Board of Clinical Laboratory Personnel

RULE NO: RULE TITLE
64B3-11.001: Continuing Education
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The Board proposes to review the entirety of this Rule to ensure that all it conforms with existing statutory requirements and to determine if amendments and/or new rule language is necessary pertaining to all matters concerning the clinical laboratory personnel profession or other mandatory requisites, pursuant to Section 120.74, F.S.

SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Education for clinical laboratory personnel.

SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 456.013, 483.821 FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 456.013, 483.821 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 IS: Joe Baker, Jr., Executive Director, Board of Clinical Laboratory Personnel, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin #C07, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3257

 

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS:

64B3-11.001 Continuing Education.

(1) In order to renew a clinical laboratory personnel license, a minimum of 24 contact hours of continuing education shall be earned during each biennium including a minimum of one contact hour for each of the categories in which the individual is licensed, and one contact hour of continuing education on HIV/AIDS. Also, as a part of the 24 continuing education hours, each licensee shall take a Board approved 2-hour course relating to the prevention of medical errors, which shall include root-cause analysis, error reduction and prevention, and patient safety. Directors and supervisors are required to obtain one contact hour of continuing education in administration and supervision. As part of the minimum of 24 contact hours of continuing education, each licensee shall be required to take a one hour course on Florida laws and rules governing clinical laboratory personnel or attend a public meeting of the full Board at which disciplinary actions are addressed. A telephone conference call meeting of the Board will not satisfy this requirement.

(2) through (9) No change.

Specific Authority 456.013, 483.821 FS. Law Implemented 456.013, 483.821 FS. History–New 2-22-94, Amended 7-13-94, Formerly, 61F3-11.001, Amended 12-11-94, 3-28-95, 12-4-95, 7-1-97, Formerly 59O-11.001, Amended 3-19-98, 12-13-99, 3-20-01, 10-13-02, 3-18-03, 2-24-04,________.