The Board proposes to add a subsection to address continuing education credit hours earned by taking and passing the Florida laws and rules examination.

Board of Physical Therapy Practice

RULE NO.: RULE TITLE:

64B17-9.001 Continuing Education

PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The Board proposes to add a subsection to address continuing education credit hours earned by taking and passing the Florida laws and rules examination.

SUMMARY: The proposed rule amendment adds a subsection to the rule concerning the specific number of hours of continuing education credit earned by taking and passing the Florida laws and rules examination.

SUMMARY OF STATEMENT OF ESTIMATED REGULATORY COST: No Statement of Estimated Regulatory Cost was prepared. 

Any person who wishes to provide information regarding the statement of estimated costs, or to provide a proposal for a lower regulatory cost alternative must do so in writing within 21 days of this notice.

SPECIFIC AUTHORITY:  486.025 FS.

LAW IMPLEMENTED: 456.013(6) FS., 486.109(2) 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: Susan Love, Executive Director, Board of Physical Therapy Practice/MQA, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin # C05, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3255.

THE FULL TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE IS:

 

64B17-9.001 Continuing Education.(1) Every person licensed pursuant to Chapter 486, Florida Statutes, shall be required to complete twenty-four contact hours of continuing education courses approved by the Board in the twenty-four months preceding each biennial renewal period as established by the Department. However, applicants who become licensed in the second half of the biennium are exempt from this continuing education requirement for their first renewal.

(2) through (5) No change.

(6) The Board approves for continuing education credit:

(a) through (e) No change.

(f)  Licensees who take and pass the Florida laws and rules examination shall receive two (2) hours of continuing education per biennium.  The continuing education credit shall be awarded only for the biennium in which the examination was taken and passed.  Continuing education credit shall not be awarded to licensees that take and pass the examination as a result of a disciplinary proceeding or as a board ordered condition of initial licensure, re-activation or reinstatement.

(7) through (8) No change.

Specific Authority 486.025 FS. Law Implemented 456.013(6) FS., 486.109(2) FS.History–New 4-6-92, Formerly 21MM-9.001, Amended 3-7-94, Formerly 61F11-9.001, Amended 12-5-95, Formerly 59Y-9.001, Amended 2-14-02, 4-21-02, 1-2-03, 6-28-04, __________.

 

NAME OF PERSON ORIGINATING PROPOSED RULE: Board of Physical Therapy Practice

NAME OF SUPERVISOR OR PERSON WHO APPROVED THE PROPOSED RULE:  Board of Physical Therapy Practice

DATE PROPOSED RULE APPROVED BY AGENCY HEAD: December 21, 2005.

DATE NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT PUBLISHED IN FAW: February 3, 2006.