Board of Nursing Home Administrators
RULE NOS.:RULE TITLES:
64B10-15.001Continuing Education for Licensure Renewal.
64B10-15.0021Approved Providers.
NOTICE OF CHANGE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the following changes have been made to the proposed rule in accordance with subparagraph 120.54(3)(d)1., F.S., published in Vol. 41, No. 106, June 2, 2015, issue of the Florida Administrative Register and are in response to written comments submitted by the Joint Administrative Procedures Committee staff:
64B10-15.001 Continuing Education for Licensure Renewal.
(1) through (8) No change.
(9) A licensee may obtain three (3) contact hours of continuing education credit in the area of risk management by attending one (1) full day of a Board meeting in compliance with the following:
(a) through (c) No change.
(10) A licensee who serves as a volunteer expert witness for the department in a disciplinary case shall receive three (3) contact hours of continuing education credit in the area of risk management.
(11) Former Board members who serve on probable cause panels shall receive three (3) contact hours of continuing education credit per meeting up to a maximum of twelve (12) contact hours of continuing education credit, in the area of risk management, for each full or partial biennium served on the probable cause panel.
(12) through (13) No change.
Rulemaking Authority 456.013(6),(7), 468.1685(1), 468.1715(3) FS. Law Implemented 456.013(6), 468.1715(3) FS. History–New 12-11-80, Amended 2-20-83, 5-2-84, Formerly 21Z-15.01, Amended 12-31-86, 2-26-89, 11-19-91, Formerly 21Z-15.001, 61G12-15.001, Amended 9-4-96, 10-20-96, 7-21-97, Formerly 59T-15.001, Amended 5-15-00, 11-4-02, 5-7-06, 4-8-07, 10-24-07, 10-11-10, 8-8-13, 2-10-14, .
64B10-15.0021 Approved Providers.
(1) through (3) No change.
(4) Each approved continuing education provider is granted authority to offer continuing education courses.
(4)(5) No change.
(5)(6) A licensee seeking approval of a continuing education course shall submit to the Board the following information:
(a) Documentation that the continuing education course complies with the provisions of paragraphs (2)(a)-(h) above and Rrule 64B10-15.002, F.A.C., and date and time the course was offered or completed; or
(b) Submission of the course number if the program has previously been approved by the National Association of Long Term Care Administrator Boards (NAB) and has been determined to comply with the requirements of Rule 64B10-15.002(10), F.A.C.
Rulemaking Authority 468.1685, 468.1725 FS. Law Implemented 456.1685(5), 468.1715, 468.1725 FS. History–New 2-20-83, Amended 7-31-84, Formerly 21Z-15.021, Amended 3-5-89, 3-15-90, Formerly 21Z-15.0021, 61G12-15.0021, 59T-15.0021, Amended 11-15-99, 8-9-04, 3-14-06, 3-17-08, .
The person to be contacted regarding the PROPOSED rule is: Anthony Spivey, Executive Director, Board of Nursing Home Administrators, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin #C07, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3257, (850)245-4393
