Fraudulent, False, Deceptive, or Misleading Advertising, Disciplinary Guidelines, HIV/AIDS: Knowledge of Antibody Status; Action to be Taken, Standards of Practice, Performance of Delegated Tasks by Non-Licensed Personnel, Unauthorized Treatments

 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

Board of Medicine

RULE NO.: RULE TITLE:

64B8-44.002: Fraudulent, False, Deceptive, or Misleading Advertising

64B8-44.003: Disciplinary Guidelines

64B8-44.006: HIV/AIDS: Knowledge of Antibody Status; Action to be Taken

64B8-44.007: Standards of Practice

64B8-44.008: Performance of Delegated Tasks by Non-Licensed Personnel

64B8-44.009: Unauthorized Treatments

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. 41 No. 215, November 4, 2015 issue of the Florida Administrative Register.

The changes are in response to concerns stated in a letter from the Joint Administrative Procedures Committee dated November 18, 2015. The changes are as follows:

 

64B8-44.007 Standards of Practice

Licensees, under Chapter 468, Part X, F.S., shall comply with the following standards in their professional practice and conduct,

(1) through (3) No change.

(4) The licensee shall accurately present professional qualifications and credentials:the licensee shall use “LD”, “LN”, “LNC”, “RN” or “Registered Dietition,” only when licensure is current and authorized by the Council, Board, and Department.

(5) The licensee shall permit use of that licensee’s name to certify that professional services have been rendered only if the licensee has provided or supervised those services.

(6) The licensee shall be responsible for all delegated acts performed by persons under either direct or indirect supervision. Supervision means the licensee oversees the activities of those persons and gives final approval to any procedures by non-licensed supportive personnel. Direct supervison means on-site supervision.

(7) Licensees shall not maintain clinical laboratories or collect or order analysis of any human speciment sample unless they also hold licensure as designated practitioners defined by Section 483.035(1) or 483.041(7)(6), F.S.

(8) Any modality such as naturopathy or colonic irrigation shall be performed only if the individual is properly licensed by the Department. These practices are not within the scope of dietetics/nutrition practice.

(9) No change

Rulemaking Authority 456.072(1)(t), 468.503(4), 468.507, 468.516(1)(a), (2)(a) FS. Law Implemented 456.072(1)(t), 468.503(4), 468.516, 468.517, 468.518 FS. History–New 6-22-94, Formerly 61F6-50.007, Amended 2-20-96, Formerly 59R-44.007, Amended 7-14-03, 4-26-04, 1-8-07, Amended 7-6-10,                                .

 

THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE IS:

Allen Hall, Executive Director, Council of Dietetics and Nutrition Practice, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin # C05, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3255.

 

All other portions of the Notice of Proposed Rule remain unchanged.