Continuing Education as a Condition for Renewal

 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

Board of Hearing Aid Specialists

RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

64B6-5.001Continuing Education as a Condition for Renewal

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. 48 No. 234, December 5, 2022 issue of the Florida Administrative Register.

The change is based upon comments submitted by the Joint Administrative Procedures Committee and discussion and subsequent vote by the Board at the meeting held on January 27, 2023. The rule shall now read as follows:

64B6-5.001 Continuing Education as a Condition for Renewal.

(1) As a condition of the biennial renewal of an active license, each hearing aid specialist shall attend and certify attending 20 credit hours (per biennium) of Board approved continuing education which are relevant to, and which enhance, the licensee’s ability to dispense prescription hearing aids. A person who was initially licensed during the biennium prior to renewal is not required to earn continuing education credit as a condition of first licensure renewal.

(2) through (4) No Change.

Rulemaking Authority 456.013(6), (8), 484.044, 484.047(1), (4) FS. Law Implemented 456.013(6), (7), (8), 456.033, 484.047(4) FS. History–New 4-1-85, Formerly 21JJ-15.001, Amended 8-5-87, 4-8-90, 8-21-90, 8-19-91, Formerly 21JJ-5.005, Amended 11-20-95, Formerly 61G9-5.005, Amended 9-23-99, 6-28-00, 11-9-00, 2-19-03, 3-4-08, 5-28-09, 7-27-16, 9-2-21, ____________.

 

THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE IS: Ashleigh Irving, Executive Director, Board of Hearing Aid Specialist, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin # C08, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3258.