The Board proposes the rule amendment to delete reference to “for end of life/palliative health care.”

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Board of Occupational Therapy

RULE NO: RULE TITLE
64B11-4.005: Citations
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The Board proposes the rule amendment to delete reference to “for end of life/palliative health care.”
SUMMARY: The rule amendment will delete reference to “for end of life/palliative health care.”
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: 456.077, 468.204 FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 456.072, 456.077 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: Susan Love, Executive Director, Board of Occupational Therapy/MQA, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin #C06, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3255

THE FULL TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE IS:

64B11-4.005 Citations.

(1) through (3) No change.

(4)(a) through (d) No change.

(e) First time failure to complete required continuing education hours, which includes but is not limited to required HIV/AIDS or end of life/palliative health care, during the biennial licensure period. The fine shall be $50.00 per hour for each hour of deficiency, up to a maximum fine of $1000.00. In addition, licensees shall make up the deficient continuing education and take one additional hour of continuing education for each of the continuing education deficiencies, which shall not count towards meeting the continuing education renewal requirements for the next biennium. All such made up continuing education hours and additional continuing education hours shall be completed and documentation of same shall be provided to the department within 90 days of the date the citation is filed.

(f) through (g) No change.

(5) through (6) No change.

Specific Authority 456.077, 468.204 FS. Law Implemented 456.072, 456.077 FS. History–New 1-1-92, Formerly 21M-15.005, 61F6-15.005, Amended 11-13-96, Formerly 59R-63.005, Amended 2-20-02, 7-26-04, 8-2-05, 5-29-06,                     .

NAME OF PERSON ORIGINATING PROPOSED RULE: Board of Occupational Therapy
NAME OF SUPERVISOR OR PERSON WHO APPROVED THE PROPOSED RULE: Board of Occupational Therapy
DATE PROPOSED RULE APPROVED BY AGENCY HEAD: December 3, 2008
DATE NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT PUBLISHED IN FAW: December 28, 2007