The Board proposes to amend the Rule for continuing education courses.

 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Board of Respiratory Care

RULE NO: RULE TITLE
64B32-6.004: Procedures for Approval of Attendance at Continuing Education Courses
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The Board proposes to amend the Rule for continuing education courses.

SUMMARY: The proposed Rule will amend the procedures for approval of attendance at continuing education courses.

SUMMARY OF STATEMENT OF ESTIMATED REGULATORY COST: 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: 456.013(8), 468.361(2) FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 468.361 FS.
IF REQUESTED WITHIN 21 DAYS OF THE DATE OF THIS NOTICE, A HEARING WILL BE SCHEDULED AND ANNOUNCED IN THE FAW.

THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE IS: Susie Love, Executive Director, Board of Respiratory Care, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin #C05, Tallahassee, Florida 32399

 

THE FULL TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE IS:

64B32-6.004 Procedures for Approval of Attendance at Continuing Education Courses.

(1) No change.

(2) Excluding any recertification, review, refresher, or preparatory courses, all licensees shall be awarded contact hours for:

(a) Attendance at offerings that are approved by:

1. The American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC) as Category I or III,

2. The Florida Society for Respiratory Care, and – 460.

3. The Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the American and Florida Thoracic Societies, the American College of Cardiology, the American College of Chest Physicians, the American and Florida Societies of Anesthesiologists, the American and Florida Lung Association, the National Society for Cardiopulmonary Technologists, the American Heart Association, the American Nurses Association, and the Florida Nurses Association., provided that they are related to respiratory care services;

(b) through (f) No change.

(g) Attendance at scheduled public meetings of the Board of Respiratory Care, up to a maximum of 8 continuing education direct patient care hours per biennium.

(3) A minimum of 16 hours each biennium must be obtained by each licensee in approved offerings related to the direct delivery of respiratory care services. No more than 8 hours of non direct patient care appropriate continuing education in the areas of management, risk management, personal growth, and educational techniques will be acceptable for the purpose of biennial renewal of a license. Up to 12 hours per biennium may be home study courses.

(4) No change.

(5) Members of the Board’s Probable Cause Panel shall receive two hours of medical errors and 3 hours of direct patient care credit per biennium for their service on the Panel.

(6) The Board shall make exceptions for licensee from the continuing education requirements, including waiver of all or a portion of these requirements or the granting of an extension of time in which to complete these requirements, upon a finding of good cause by majority vote of the Board at a public meeting following receipt of a written request for exception based upon emergency or hardship. Emergency or hardship cases are those: (1) involving long term personal illness or illness involving a close relative or person for whom the licensee has care-giving responsibilities; (2) where the licensee can demonstrate that the required course(s) are not reasonably available; and (3) where the licensee can demonstrate economic, technological, or legal hardships that substantially relate to the ability to perform or complete the continuing education requirements.

Specific Authority 468.353(1), 468.361(2) Law Implemented 468.361(2) FS. History–New 4-29-85, Formerly 21M-38.04, Amended 9-29-86, 11-29-88, 9-24-92, 10-15-92, Formerly 21M-38.004, Amended 1-2-94, 7-10-94, Formerly 61F6-38.004, Amended 11-1-94, 3-14-95, 7-18-95, 4-24-96, 8-27-96, Formerly 59R-75.004, 64B8-75.004, Amended 6-8-00, 5-7-01, 1-22-03, 7-29-03, 5-31-04,_________.

 

NAME OF PERSON ORIGINATING PROPOSED RULE: Board of Respiratory Care

NAME OF SUPERVISOR OR PERSON WHO APPROVED THE PROPOSED RULE: Board of Respiratory Care

DATE PROPOSED RULE APPROVED BY AGENCY HEAD: February 19, 2007

DATE NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT PUBLISHED IN FAW: June 2, 2006