The Board proposes to amend the rule for continuing education courses.

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Board of Respiratory Care

RULE NO: RULE TITLE
64B32-6.004: Procedures for Approval of Attendance at Continuing Education Courses
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The Board proposes to amend the rule for continuing education courses.
SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Procedures for approval of attendance at continuing education courses.
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 468.353(1), 468.361(2) FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 468.361(2) FS.
IF REQUESTED IN WRITING AND NOT DEEMED UNNECESSARY BY THE AGENCY HEAD, A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD AT THE TIME, DATE AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:
TIME AND DATE: July 14, 2006, 8:30 a.m.
PLACE: Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 33607
Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, persons requiring special accommodations to participate in this meeting are asked to advise the Board at least five business days prior to the meeting by contacting the Board’s Call Center at [phone]. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the Board office using the Florida Dual Party Relay System which can be reached at 1(800)955-8770 (Voice) and 1(800)955-8771 (TDD).
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Susie Love, Executive Director, Board of Respiratory Care, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin #C05, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3255

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS:

64B32-6.004 Procedures for Approval of Attendance at Continuing Education Courses.

(1) During the license renewal period of each biennium, an application for renewal will be mailed to each licensee at the last. address provided to the Board. Failure to receive any notification during this period does not relieve the licensee of the responsibility of meeting the continuing education requirements. The licensee must retain such receipts, vouchers, certificates, or other papers as may be necessary to document completion of the appropriate continuing education offerings listed on the renewal form for a period of not less than 4 years from the date the offering was taken. The Board will audit at random a number of licensees as is necessary to assure that the continuing education requirements are met. Failure to document compliance with the continuing education requirements or the furnishing of false or misleading information regarding compliance shall be grounds for disciplinary action pursuant to Section 468.365(1)(a), Florida Statutes.

(2) Excluding any recertification, review, refresher, or preparatory courses, all licensees shall be awarded contact hours for:

(a) Attendance at offerings that are approved by:

1. The American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC) as Category I or III,

2. The Florida Society for Respiratory Care, and -460

3. The Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the American and Florida Thoracic Societies, the American College of Cardiology, the American College of Chest Physicians, the American and Florida Societies of Anesthesiologists, the American and Florida Lung Association, the National Society for Cardiopulmonary Technologists, the American Heart Association, the American Nurses Association, and the Florida Nurses Association, provided that they are related to respiratory care services:

(b) Attendance at all offerings that are conducted by institutions approved by the Committee on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC);

(c) Successful completion, for the first time, of any college or university course, but only if such course is part of the curriculum within an AMA accredited respiratory therapy program and is provided by that AMA accredited respiratory therapy program, up to the maximum hours permitted by subsection (3) of this rule.

(d) Successful completion of the following certification classes, up to a maximum total of 16 hours per biennium;

1. Advanced cardiac life support;

2. Neonatal resuscitation program;

3. Pediatric advanced life support.

(e) Successful completion of the following recertification classes, up to a maximum of 8 hours per biennium;

1. Advanced cardiac life support;

2. Neonatal resuscitation program;

3. Pediatric advanced life support.

(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 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.

(g) Attendance at scheduled public meetings of the Board of Respiratory Care, up to a maximum of 8 hours per biennium.

(3) A minimum of 16 hours each biennium must be obtained by each licensee in approved offerings related to the direct delivery of respiratory care services. No more than 8 hours of non direct patient care appropriate continuing education in the areas of management, risk management, personal growth, and education techniques will be acceptable for the purpose of biennial renewal of a license. Up to 12 hours per biennium may be home study courses.

(4) Each licensee who is presenting a continuing education course as either the lecturer of the offering or as author of the course materials may earn a maximum 12 contact hours of continuing education credit per biennium. Each licensee who is either participating as a lecturer of a continuing education course or an author of a continuing education program may receive credit for the portion of the offering he/she presented or authored to the total hours awarded for the offering.

(a) Continuing education credit may be awarded to a lecturer or author for the initial presentation of each program only; repeat presentations of the same continuing education course shall not be granted credit.

(b) In order for a continuing education credit to be awarded to each licensee participating as either faculty, or author, the format of the continuing education program must conform with all applicable sections of this rule chapter.

(c) Continuing education credit for publications is limited to continuing education offerings.

(d) The number of contact hours to be awarded to each licensee who participates in a continuing education program as either a lecturer or author is based on the 50 minute contact hour employed within this rule chapter.

 

Specific Authority 468.353(1), 468.361(2) FS. Law Implemented 468.361(2) 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-78.004, 64B8-75.004, Amended 6-8-00, 5-7-01, 1-22-03, 7-29-03, 5-31-04,________.