To provide for elimination of the medical errors training requirement and to allow a 6 month delay for good cause to complete the HIV/AIDS training course and to amend the application forms accordingly, as required by recently enacted legislation.

 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

Council of Licensed Midwifery

RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

64B24-2.001Licensure to Practice Midwifery

PURPOSE AND EFFECT: To provide for elimination of the medical errors training requirement and to allow a 6 month delay for good cause to complete the HIV/AIDS training course and to amend the application forms accordingly, as required by recently enacted legislation.

SUMMARY: The rule is being amended to amend the license application forms to reflect recently enacted legislation which removes the medical errors training requirement and allows an applicant 6 months to complete the HIV/AIDs training course for good cause shown as required by recently enacted legislation.

SUMMARY OF STATEMENT OF ESTIMATED REGULATORY COSTS AND LEGISLATIVE RATIFICATION:

The Agency has determined that this will not have an adverse impact on small business or likely increase directly or indirectly regulatory costs in excess of $200,000 in the aggregate within one year after the implementation of the rule. A SERC has not been prepared by the Agency.

The Agency has determined that the proposed rule is not expected to require legislative ratification based on the statement of estimated regulatory costs or if no SERC is required, the information expressly relied upon and described herein: Based on the SERC checklist, this rulemaking will not have an adverse impact or regulatory costs in excess of $1 million within five years as established in s. 120.541(2)(a), F.S.

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.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: 409.908(12)(c), 456.004(5), 456.013, 467.005, 467.0135, FS.

LAW IMPLEMENTED: 381.0034, 409.908(12)(c), 456.013, 456.048, 456.0635, 456.065, 467.011, 467.0125, 467.017, FS.

IF REQUESTED WITHIN 21 DAYS OF THE DATE OF THIS NOTICE, A HEARING WILL BE SCHEDULED AND ANNOUNCED IN THE FAR.

THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE IS: Kama Monroe, Executive Director, 4052 Bald Cypress way, Bin #C-06, Tallahassee, FL 32399, [phone] or [e-mail]

 

THE FULL TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE IS:

 

64B24-2.001 Licensure to Practice Midwifery.

(1) Applications for a midwife license by examination or endorsement shall be submitted to the department on incorporated by reference Form DH-MQA 1051 (07/2016), (08/2015), Application for Midwifery Licensure, available at https://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-          06540.

(2) Applicants must demonstrate that they:

(a) through (b) No change.

(c) Have completed a one-hour educational course on HIV/AIDS that meets the substantive specifications set forth in Section 381.0034, F.S., as it pertains to the practice of midwifery, unless an affidavit showing good cause has been submitted allowing the applicant 6 months to complete the course;

(d) through (e) No change.

Rulemaking Authority 409.908(12)(c), 456.004(5), 456.013, 467.005, 467.0135 FS. Law Implemented 381.0034, 409.908(12)(c), 456.013, 456.048, 456.0635, 456.065, 467.011, 467.0125, 467.017 FS. History–New 1-26-94, Formerly 61E8-2.001, 59DD-2.001, Amended 10-29-02, 12-26-06, 2-7-08, 5-17-09, 8-10-10, 4-26-16,______.

 

NAME OF PERSON ORIGINATING PROPOSED RULE: Kama Monroe

NAME OF AGENCY HEAD WHO APPROVED THE PROPOSED RULE: Celeste Philip. MD, MPH, Surgeon General and Secretary

DATE PROPOSED RULE APPROVED BY AGENCY HEAD: November 23, 2016

DATE NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT PUBLISHED IN FAR: October 18, 2016