64B8-13.005: Continuing Education for Biennial Renewal
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The proposed rule amendment is intended to clarify the requirements for continuing education.
SUMMARY: The proposed rule amendment permits licensees who obtain the required domestic violence, end of life and palliative health care, HIV/AIDS, or medical errors course for initial licensure, reactivation or reinstatement within 2 years preceding licensure renewal to use the same continuing education to meet the requirements for licensure renewal.
SUMMARY OF ESTIMATED REGULATORY COSTS: 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(6), (7) FS., 456.031(4) FS., 458.309 FS., 458.319 FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 456.013(6), (7) FS., 456.031(1)(a), (3) FS., 458.319(4) FS.
IF REQUESTED WITHIN 21 DAYS OF THE DATE OF THIS NOTICE, A HEARING WILL BE SCHEDULED AND ANNOUNCED IN FAW.
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE IS: Larry McPherson, Executive Director, Board of Medicine/MQA, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin # C03, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3253
THE FULL TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE IS:
64B8-13.005 Continuing Education for Biennial Renewal.
(1) Every physician licensed pursuant to Chapter 458, F.S., shall be required to complete 40 hours of continuing medical education courses approved by the Board in the 24 months preceding each biennial renewal period as established by the Department.
(a) through (c) No change.
(d) All applicants for an initial license, reactivation or reinstatement of their license who obtained the required domestic violence, end of life and palliative health care, HIV/AIDS, or medical errors course for initial licensure, reactivation or reinstatement within two (2) years immediately preceding licensure renewal may use the same domestic violence, end of life palliative health care, HIV/AIDS, or medical errors hours obtained for initial licensure, reactivation or reinstatement to meet the requirements for licensure renewal. (e) (d) No change.
(2) through (12) No change.
Specific Authority 456.013(6), (7) FS., 456.031(4) FS., 458.309 FS., 458.319 FS. Law Implemented 456.013(6), (7) FS., 456.031(1)(a), (3) FS., 458.319(4) FS. HistoryNew 9-7-86, Amended 11-17-87, 11-15-88, 1-31-90, 9-15-92, Formerly 21M-28.002, Amended 12-5-93, Formerly 61F6-28.002, Amended 3-1-95, 1-3-96, 1-26-97, Formerly 59R-13.005, Amended 5-18-99, 2-7-01, 6-4-02, 10-8-03, 5-4-04, 5-20-04, 4-5-05, ________.
