Board of Clinical Laboratory Personnel
RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:
64B3-11.001Continuing Education
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. 129, July 6, 2015 issue of the Florida Administrative Register.
The change is in response to written comments submitted by the staff of the Joint Administrative Procedures Committee and from a vote by the Board at a duly noticed public meeting held on November 6, 2015. The changes are as follows:
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, as it relates to the practice of clinical laboratory personnel. 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 obtain one hour of Florida laws and rules continuing education. This hour may be obtained by attending, for one hour, an in-person public meeting of the Board. take a one hour course on Florida laws and rules governing clinical laboratory personnel or attend a public meeting of the full Board Continuing education credit is not awarded for attending a A telephone conference call meeting of the Board will not satisfy this requirement.
(2) through (3) No change.
(4) Applicants initially licensed (first time ever) are exempt from the continuing education requirements for that biennium, with the exception of completing any statutorily mandated courses. Licensees adding a category to an existing license are exempt from the required 1 contact hour of continuing education in that category.
(5) No change.
(6) In order to count for continuing education credit, courses taken at a regionally accredited college or university must be:
(a) through (c) No change.
(d) One semester hour equals 15 continuing education contact hours and one quarter hour equals 10 continuing education contact hours.
(7) A random sample of licensees shall be audited by the Department to determine compliance with the continuing education requirement. Within 30 calendar days of notification of selection, licensees selected for audit shall submit to the Department a certified copy of each certificate of attendance provided to the licensee under subsection 64B3-11.003(5), F.A.C., since the date of the last license renewal.
(78) through (89) No change.
Rulemaking Authority 483.805(4) FS. Law Implemented 456.013, 483.821, 483.823 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, 6-17-09, 3-18-14, .
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE IS: Anthony B. Spivey, Executive Director, Board of Clinical Laboratory Personnel, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin # C07, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3257
