RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:
64B32-6.004Procedures for Approval of Attendance at Continuing Education Courses
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. 43 No. 58, March 24, 2017 issue of the Florida Administrative Register.
64B32-6.004 Procedures for Approval of Attendance at Continuing Education Courses.
(1) No change.
(2) Excluding any recertification, review, refresher, or preparatory courses, all licensees shall be awarded continuing education hours for:
(a) Attendance at all offerings that are approved on or before April 1, 2017 by:
1. through 3. No change.
(b) Attendance at all offerings that are conducted by institutions approved on or before April 1, 2017 by the Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC);
(c) No change.
(d) Successful completion of the following certification classes, up to a maximum total of 16 hours per biennium;
1. through 3. No change
4. Any course offered by the National Board of Respiratory Care (NBRC) on or before April 1, 2017.
(e) No change.
(f) Successful passage, one time per biennium, of the following recredentialing examinations given by the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC):
1. Clinical Simulation Recertification Examination – maximum of 4 hours;
2. Registry Recredentialing Examination (written portion) – maximum of 2 hours;
3. Certified Respiratory Therapist Recredentialing Examination – maximum of 3 hours;
4. Perinatal Pediatrics Recredentialing Examination – maximum of 3 hours;
5. Pulmonary Function: Certified pulmonary function technologist and registered pulmonary function technologist recredentialing examinations – maximum of 2 hours.
(f)(g) Attendance at scheduled public meetings of the Board of Respiratory Care, at which disciplinary hearings are conducted, and where the licensee has not been required by the Board to appear, up to a maximum of 8 continuing education hours in risk management per biennium.
(3) Credit for two (2) hours shall be awarded for completion of a FEMA Emergency Management/Preparedness continuing education course approved by FEMA on or before April 1, 2017, that covers the following topics: natural disasters, manmade disasters and bioterrorism, pandemic flu, and respiratory care disaster response.
(4) No change.
(5) Former mMembers of the Board’s Probable Cause Panel shall receive five (5) two (2) hours of medical errors and six (6) hours of continuing education credit in risk management per biennium for their service on the Panel.
(6) No change.
Rulemaking Authority 456.013(6),(9), 468.353, 468.361 FS. Law Implemented 456.013(6),(9), 468.361 FS. History–New 4-29-85, Formerly 21M-38.04, Amended 9-29-86, 11-29-88, 9-24-92, 10-15-92, Formerly 21M-38.004, Amended 1-2-94, 7-10-94, Formerly 61F6-38.004, Amended 11-1-94, 3-14-95, 7-18-95, 4-24-96, 8-27-96, Formerly 59R-75.004, 64B8-75.004, Amended 6-8-00, 5-7-01, 1-22-03, 7-29-03, 5-31-04, 4-19-07, 10-8-07, 9-3-09, 2-18-10, 5-25-15, 9-23-15, .
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE IS: Allen Hall, Executive Director, Board of Respiratory Care, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin # C05, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0797.
