Demonstrating Knowledge of Laws and Rules for Licensure

 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling

RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

64B4-3.0035Demonstrating Knowledge of Laws and Rules for Licensure

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. 50, March 13, 2015 issue of the Florida Administrative Register.

The change is in response comments received at a public hearing held on the rule. The changes are as follows:

64B4-3.0035 Demonstrating Knowledge of Laws and Rules for Licensure.

(2) shall now read as follows:

(2) The laws and rules course must provide integration of the above subject areas into the competencies required for clinical practice and must include at least two (2) hours of live interactive discussion of clinical case examples applying the laws and rules that govern the appropriate clinical practice. The two (2) hour interactive discussion may be divided into separate one (1) hour sessions.

(6) of the rule shall now read as follows:

(6) Laws and rules courses may be offered and conducted on-line but must comply with all aspects of this rule in their entirety. Such courses must include real time (contemporaneous) live, interactive discussions as required by subsection (2) of this rule. On-line course providers must be able to verify that each attendee continued to participate throughout the duration of the course and shall provide the board with verification documentation upon request.  The provider shall maintain the participation verification for each attendee for three (3) years following the end of each licensure biennium during which the course was offered.

THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE IS: Sue Foster, Executive Director, Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling/MQA, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin #C08, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3258.