Time for Payment of Civil Penalties or Administrative Fines; Time Frames for Completion of Requirements

Board of Medicine

RULE NO.: RULE TITLE:

64B8-8.002 Time for Payment of Civil Penalties or Administrative Fines; Time Frames for Completion of Requirements

SECOND NOTICE OF CHANGE

Notice is hereby given that the following change has been made to the proposed rule in accordance with subparagraph 120.54(3)(d)1., F.S., published in Vol. 31, No. 45, of the November 10, 2005, issue of the Florida Administrative Weekly (FAW).  The change is in response to comments received at a public hearing on the rule. The Rules Committee held a public hearing on February 2, 2006. The Board published a previous Notice of Change in Vol. 32, No. 7, of the February 17, 2006, FAW.  The previous Notice of Change addressed subsection (2)(f) of the rule.  The Rules Committee referred comments from the public hearing to the Probation Committee with regard to the language in subsection (2)(g). The Probation Committee, at its meeting held on February 17, 2006, recommended a change to the rule. The Board of Medicine, at its telephone conference meeting held on March 1, 2006, voted to change the rule.

Subsection (2)(g) shall be changed to read as follows:

(g) Lectures imposed by Order of the Board shall be completed and documentation submitted within one (1) year from the date the Order is filed.  Documentation shall consist of an affidavit from the physician setting forth the date, time, place, topic and duration (must be at least one hour in length) of the lecture.  In addition, the physician shall submit a copy of the sign-in sheet for those in attendance at the lecture.  Documentation from the risk manager is not required.

THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE IS: Larry McPherson, Executive Director, Board of Medicine, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin # C03, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3253.