The proposed rule amendments are intended to set forth fees for retired status with regard to anesthesiologist assistants.

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Board of Medicine

RULE NO: RULE TITLE
64B8-31.012: Fees Regarding Anesthesiologist Assistants
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The proposed rule amendments are intended to set forth fees for retired status with regard to anesthesiologist assistants.
SUMMARY: The proposed rule amendments set forth a fee of $50 for a retired status fee. The fee for reactivation of a retired status license shall be $100.
SUMMARY OF STATEMENT 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: 456.036(5), (7), 458.309, 458.3475 FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 456.036(5), (7), 458.3475 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, Jr., Executive Director, Board of Medicine/MQA, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin # C03, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3253.

THE FULL TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE IS:

64B8-31.012 Fees Regarding Anesthesiologist Assistants.

The following fees are prescribed by the Board:

(1) through (3)  No change.

(4) The reactivation fee for an inactive or retired status anesthesiologist assistant licensure pursuant to Section 458.3475, F.S., shall be $100. Reactivation shall require payment of the $500 renewal fee and the $100 reactivation fee.

(5)  The retired status fee shall be $ 50.00.

(6)(5) The duplicate license licensure fee shall be $25.00.

(7)(6) Any licensed anesthesiologist assistant who fails to renew his/her licensure by the end of the biennium shall pay a delinquent fee of $100.00 upon application for either active or inactive status.

(8)(7) The unlicensed activity fee for initial licensure and licensure renewal shall be $5.00.

Specific Authority 456.036(5), (7), 458.309, 458.3475 FS. Law Implemented 456.036(5), (7), 458.3475 FS. History–New 8-2-05, Amended_________.

NAME OF PERSON ORIGINATING PROPOSED RULE: Anesthesiologist Assistant Committee
NAME OF SUPERVISOR OR PERSON WHO APPROVED THE PROPOSED RULE: Board of Medicine
DATE PROPOSED RULE APPROVED BY AGENCY HEAD: August 12, 2006
DATE NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT PUBLISHED IN FAW: September 8, 2006