Board of Chiropractic Medicine
RULE NO.: RULE TITLE:
64B2-13.004 Continuing Education
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. 44 No. 55, March 20, 2018 issue of the Florida Administrative Register.
The changes are in response to written comments submitted by the staff of the Joint Administrative Procedures Committee, public comments received, and discussion and subsequent vote by the board at a public meeting held May 18, 2018. The changes are as follows:
64B2-13.004 Continuing Education.
(1) Required Hours. For the purpose of renewing a license, an applicant must demonstrate to the Board that he or she participated in at least forty (40) contact classroom hours of continuing chiropractic education during the past two (2) years. Only those contact classroom hours earned at Board approved continuing education courses or which comply with the provisions of this rule are acceptable. For purposes of this rule, the term “contact classroom hour” shall mean fifty (50) minutes of instruction offered through in-person courses or through online attendance continuing education courses complying with subsection (3).
(2) Required Areas.
(a) Risk Management. At least three (3) hours shall be in the area of risk management. Two (2) of these three risk management hours shall specifically relate to the laws and rules of the board and the Department of Health regulatory agency under which the Board operates. For the purpose of this rule, risk management means the identification, investigation, analysis, and evaluation of risks and the selection of the most advantageous method of correcting, reducing or eliminating identifiable risks. The laws and rules of the Board and the regulatory agency under which the Board operates include Chapters 456 and 460, F.S., and Rule Division 64B2, F.A.C.
(b) No change.
(3) Online Attendance Continuing Education.
(a)1. through (a)2. No change.
(b)(a) No change.
(c)(b) No change.
(d)(b) No change.
(4) No change.
(5) Approval of Continuing Education Courses.
(a) No change.
(b) Duration of approval. All continuing education courses are approved for credit for a period of two (2) years from the date first approved.
(c)(b) Requirements for approval of all courses. To receive Board approval, all continuing education courses:
1. Shall ould be submitted for the Board’s approval at least sixty (60) days prior to the date of the scheduled presentation;
2. through 4. No change.
5. Shall ensure the security of payment of registration fees.
(a)(c) No change.
(6) Out of State Licensees Laws and Rules. Licensees who reside out of state may satisfy the requirement of continuing education in the laws and rules of the Board and the regulatory agency under which the Board operates by certifying that they have obtained and read a copy of Chapters 456 and 460, F.S., and Rule Division 64B2, F.A.C. A copy of said laws and rules may be obtained from the Board Office or from the Board’s website http://floridaschiropracticmedicine.gov/.
(6)(7) No change.
(7)(8) No change.
Rulemaking Authority 456.013, 456.025(7), 460.408(3) FS. Law Implemented 456.013(6), (8), (9), 456.025(7), 456.036(10), 460.408 FS. History–New 1-10-80, Amended 11-25-80, 1-13-82, Formerly 21D-13.04, Amended 6-22-86, 7-5-87, 1-25-88, 10-17-90, 10-15-92, Formerly 21D-13.004, Amended 10-26-93, Formerly 61F2-13.004, Amended 3-16-95, 7-18-95, 6-11-96, Formerly 59N-13.004, Amended 6-24-98, 8-4-99, 7-11-02, 11-30-03, 4-17-05, 11-14-06, 11-13-07, 7-1-09, 5-17-10, 8-22-11, 10-21-12, 7-10-13, 7-8-15, 11-15-16, 5-30-17, 1-22-18, .
