64B32-6.004: Procedures for Approval of Attendance at Continuing Education Courses
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The Board proposes the rule amendment to add reference to the Florida Board of Nursing and to delete unnecessary language and to add new language to clarify procedures for approval of attendance at continuing education courses.
SUMMARY: The rule amendment will add reference to the Florida Board of Nursing and to delete unnecessary language and to add new language to clarify procedures for approval of attendance at continuing education courses.
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: 468.353(1), 468.361(2) FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 468.361(2) 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: Allen Hall, Executive Director, Board of Respiratory Care Specialists/MQA, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin #C05, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3255
THE FULL TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE IS:
64B32-6.004 Procedures for Approval of Attendance at Continuing Education Courses.
(1) No change.
(2) Excluding any recertification, review, refresher, or preparatory courses, all licensees shall be awarded contact hours for:
(a) Attendance at offerings that are approved by:
1. The American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC) as Category I or III,
2. No change.
3. The Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the American and Florida Thoracic Societies, the American College of Cardiology, the American College of Chest Physicians, the American and Florida Societies of Anesthesiologists, the American and Florida Lung Association, the National Society for Cardiopulmonary Technologists, the American Heart Association, the American Nurses Association, and the Florida Nurses Association, and the Florida Board of Nursing.
(b) Attendance at all offerings that are conducted by institutions approved by the Commission Committee on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC);
(c) Successful completion, for the first time, of any college or university course, but only if such course is part of the curriculum within an AMA accredited respiratory therapy program and is provided by that AMA accredited respiratory therapy program, up to the maximum hours permitted by subsection (3) of this rule.
(d) through (g) No change.
(3) No change.
(a) No change.
(b) Each Ccontinuing education courses in emergency preparedness, at a minimum, must cover the following topics: natural disasters, manmade disasters and bioterrorism, pandemic flu, and respiratory care disaster response.
(4) through (6) No change.
Rulemaking Authority 468.353(1), 468.361(2) FS. Law Implemented 468.361(2) FS. HistoryNew 4-29-85, Formerly 21M-38.04, Amended 9-29-86, 11-29-88, 9-24-92, 10-15-92, Formerly 21M-38.004, Amended 1-2-94, 7-10-94, Formerly 61F6-38.004, Amended 11-1-94, 3-14-95, 7-18-95, 4-24-96, 8-27-96, Formerly 59R-75.004, 64B8-75.004, Amended 6-8-00, 5-7-01, 1-22-03, 7-29-03, 5-31-04, 4-19-07, 10-8-07, 9-3-09, ________.
