Drowning Prevention Education/Public Information Publication  

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    DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

    Division of Environmental Health

    RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

    64E-21.001Drowning Prevention Education/Public Information Publication

    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. 30, February 13, 2020 issue of the Florida Administrative Register.

    The changes are in response to written comments submitted by the staff of the Joint Administrative Procedures Committee in a letter dated February 19, 2020, and from correspondence received from the Pool and Hot Tub Alliance and the American Red Cross dated March 5, 2020.

     

    64E-21.001 Drowning Prevention Education/Public Information Publication.

    (1) The educational program required in Section 515.31, F.S., shall be the 2018 online course “Home Pool Essentials,” co-developed by the American Red Cross and the Pool & Hot Tub Alliance (formerly the National Swimming Pool Foundation) which is incorporated by reference and available at a cost at https://www.phta.org https://www.nspf.org/training or https://www.redcross.org/get-help/how-to-prepare-for-emergencies/types-of-emergencies/water-safety/home-pool-safety.html or from any American Red Cross Chapter. The agency has determined that posting the incorporated materials would be a violation of federal trademark law.  The materials are available for public inspection at the Department of Health, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Tallahassee, Florida 32399; and the Department of State, R.A. Gray Building, 500 South Bronough Street, Tallahassee, FL 32399.  A copy of the course may be obtained from the Pool & Hot Tub Alliance, 2111 Eisenhower Ave., Suite 500, Alexandria, Virginia 22314, 703-838-0083 National Swimming Pool Foundation, 4775 Granby Circle, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80919, 719-540-9119.

    (2) through (3) No change.

    Rulemaking Authority 515.31, 515.35 FS. Law Implemented 515.31, 515.33 FS. History–New 7-1-01, Amended_____.