DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Board of Clinical Laboratory PersonnelRULE NO: RULE TITLE
64B3-13.001: Responsibilities of DirectorsNOTICE 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. 34, No. 3, January 18, 2008 issue of the Florida Administrative Weekly.
The change is in response to written comments submitted by the staff of the Joint Administrative Procedures Committee. The changes are as follows:
(1) Subsection (3) shall now read as follows: A director not certified by the American Board of Pathology in clinical pathology or by the American Board of Oral Pathology, the American Board of Pathology, or the American Osteopathic Board of Pathology, who is directing a clinical laboratory performing highly complex testing, shall ensure a co-director certified by the American Board of Pathology in clinical pathology or by the American Board of Oral Pathology, the American Board of Pathology, or the American Osteopathic Board of Pathology is available to provide clinical consultation and technical supervision consistent with the scope and volume of highly complex testing being performed as defined in 42 C.F.R. 493.5 as published on October 1, 2007 and 42 C.F.R. 493.17 as published on October 1, 2007 which are incorporated by reference. Directors certified by the American Board of Oral Pathology, the American Board of Pathology, or the American Osteopathic Board of Pathology shall provide clinical consultation only in the specialty area(s) for which they are board certified or have 4 years of pertinent clinical laboratory experience.
(2) 483.825, F.S. will be removed from Law Implemented
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE CHANGES IS: Joe Baker, Jr., Executive Director, Board of Clinical Laboratory Personnel, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin #C07, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3257
