The Board proposes the development of a rule amendment to clarify language with regard to pre-operative clearance and to add an additional entity to provide basic life support and advanced cardiac life support training for office surgery settings.

 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

Board of Medicine

RULE NO.: RULE TITLE:

64B8-9.009 Standard of Care for Office Surgery

PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The Board proposes the development of a rule amendment to clarify language with regard to pre-operative clearance and to add an additional entity to provide basic life support and advanced cardiac life support training for office surgery settings.

SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Pre-operative clearance for specific patients prior to surgery and the addition of another entity to provide BLS and ACLS training.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: 458.309(1), 458.331(1)(v) FS.

LAW IMPLEMENTED: 458.331(1)(v), 458.351 FS

IF REQUESTED IN WRITING AND NOT DEEMED UNNECESSARY BY THE AGENCY HEAD, A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE NOTICED IN THE NEXT AVAILABLE FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE REGISTER.

THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Claudia Kemp, J.D., Executive Director, Board of Medicine/MQA, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin #C03, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3253.

 

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS AVAILABLE AT NO CHARGE FROM THE CONTACT PERSON LISTED ABOVE.