Continuing Education Required for License Renewal

 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Board of Podiatric Medicine

RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:
64B18-17.001Continuing Education Required for License 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. 46 No. 2, January 3, 2020 issue of the Florida Administrative Register.

The changes are based upon written comments received by the staff of the Joint Administrative Procedures Committee.

The changes are as follows:

64B18-17.001 Continuing Education Required for License Renewal.

(1) No Change.

(2) All licensees who seek to renew the active status of their licensure must demonstrate that they have completed, during the previous two years, at least forty (40) hours of continuing education.

(a) Through (d) no change.

(e) For active licensees in good standing, up to ten (10) hours of pro bono service may be counted toward the required continuing education for the biennium in which the service was provided. Pro bono service, however, must be performed under the auspices of a nonprofit agency or in clinics serving the indigent or otherwise underserved populations in areas of critical need within the state. Proof of such service on the agency’s or clinic’s letterhead and signed by the director of the agency or clinic must be provided upon audit of the licensee’s continuing education credit hours.

(f) Through (g) no change.

(3) Through (5) no change.

(6) Continuing education earned for the purpose of renewing a delinquent license or reactivating an inactive license to active status may not be applied to the continuing education requirement for the next biennial renewal date.

(7) If the licensee has not actively practiced podiatric medicine for at least 2 years of the immediately preceding 4 years, the board shallmay require the licensee to successfully complete a board-approved course prior to renewal of the license.appear before the board at a regularly scheduled public meeting to demonstrate preparedness for active practice. The Board may require the licensee to successfully complete a board-approved course prior to active renewal of the license. For a licensee to have “actively practiced podiatric medicine” as defined in s. 461.007, the annual practice, teaching, or administration of podiatric medicine must minimally constitute an average of 20 hours per week.

(8) Through (12) No change.

Rulemaking Authority 456.013(6), 456.033, 456.0301(2), 461.005, 461.007(3) FS. Law Implemented 456.013(6), (7), (9), 456.0301(1), 456.033, 456.0341, 456.036(11), 461.003(5), 461.007(1), 7 FS. History–New 11-24-80, Formerly 21T-17.01, Amended 10-14-86, 2-21-88, 5-16-89, Formerly 21T-17.001, Amended 7-6-94, Formerly 61F12-17.001, Amended 1-1-96, 1-2-97, 6-1-97, Formerly 59Z-17.001, Amended 4-25-00, 9-27-01, 11-27-05, 1-29-07, 11-19-12, 8-6-18,______________________.