The purpose and effect of this rule amendment is to add additional required continuing education that initial licensees must complete during the first twelve (12) months of licensure.

 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Board of Chiropractic

RULE NO: RULE TITLE
64B2-13.007: Continuing Education During Initial Licensure Period
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The purpose and effect of this rule amendment is to add additional required continuing education that initial licensees must complete during the first twelve (12) months of licensure.
SUMMARY: Specifies additional required continuing education that initial licensees must complete during the first twelve (12) months of licensure.
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), 460.405, 460.408 FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 456.013(6), 460.408 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: Joe Baker, Jr., Executive Director, Board of Chiropractic Medicine, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin C07, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3259

THE FULL TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE IS:

 

64B2-13.007 Continuing Education During Initial Licensure Period.

(1) During the first twelve (12) months after initial licensure, practitioners are required to attend one (1) full day at a Florida Board of Chiropractic Medicine meeting at which disciplinary hearings are conducted as provided in subsection 64B2-13.004(8), F.A.C. Beginning April 1, 2008, practitioners are required to attend six (6) hours of record keeping/documentation and coding and two (2) hours in the area of ethics and boundaries. Once the hours required by Rule 64B2-13.0045, F.A.C., have been met, licensed practitioners shall not be required to complete any other continuing education requirements during the biennium in which they receive initial licensure.

(2) No change.

Specific Authority 456.013(6), 460.405, 460.408 FS. Law Implemented 456.013(6), 460.408 FS. History–New 1-25-88, Formerly 21D-13.007, 61F2-13.007, 59N-13.007, Amended 11-13-01, 5-4-03, 6-28-04, 11-9-06,________.

NAME OF PERSON ORIGINATING PROPOSED RULE: Board of Chiropractic Medicine
NAME OF SUPERVISOR OR PERSON WHO APPROVED THE PROPOSED RULE: Board of Chiropractic Medicine
DATE PROPOSED RULE APPROVED BY AGENCY HEAD: August 24, 2007
DATE NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT PUBLISHED IN FAW: September 24, 2007