The Board proposes the amendment to clarify when continuing education credit shall be given for courses that do not directly relate to providing dental care and earned hours of continuing education renewal credit per biennium.

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Board of Dentistry

RULE NO: RULE TITLE
64B5-12.016: Subject Area Requirements
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The Board proposes the amendment to clarify when continuing education credit shall be given for courses that do not directly relate to providing dental care and earned hours of continuing education renewal credit per biennium.
SUMMARY: The proposed amendment clarifies continuing education credit for dentistry practice management and for courses that do not directly relate to providing dental care and also clarifies the number of hours earned per biennium for continuing education renewal credit.
SUMMARY 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: 466.004(4), 466.0135, 466.014 FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 456.031, 466.0135, 466.014 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: Sue Foster, Executive Director, Board of Dentistry/MQA, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin #C08, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3258

THE FULL TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE IS:

654B5-12.016 Subject Area Requirements.

(1) No change.

(2) Except as expressly allowed below in this section, noNo continuing education credit shall be given for courses which do not directly relate to providing dental care.  The following types of courses do not relate directly to providing dental care  organization or design of a dental office, practice development or management, marketing of dental services, investments or financial management and personnel management.

(3) No change.

(4) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section to the contrary, a dentist may earn up to three hours of continuing education renewal credit per biennium, by completing an approved course in dentistry practice management, that meets the criteria set forth in Section 466.0135(1)(c), Florida Statutes. For the biennium ending February 28, 2004m a licensee may receive a maximum of two hours of continuing education credit for completing Health Insurance Portability and Accountability (HIPPA) related courses.

 

Specific Authority 466.004(4), 466.0135, 466.014 FS. Law Implemented 456.031, 466.0135, 466.014 FS. History–New 4-2-86, Amended 1-18-89, 7-9-90, 2-1-93, Formerly 21G-12.016, 61F5-12.016, Amended 9-27-95, Formerly 59Q-12.016, Amended 10-29-00, 5-20-01, 5-31-04,__________.

NAME OF PERSON ORIGINATING PROPOSED RULE: Board of Dentistry
NAME OF SUPERVISOR OR PERSON WHO APPROVED THE PROPOSED RULE: Board of Dentistry
DATE PROPOSED RULE APPROVED BY AGENCY HEAD: April 7, 2006
DATE NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT PUBLISHED IN FAW: March 10, 2006