The Board proposes to repeal the rule in order to create another rule in its place.

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Board of Podiatric Medicine

RULE NO: RULE TITLE
64B18-18.005: Policies and Procedures
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The Board proposes to repeal the rule in order to create another rule in its place.
SUMMARY: The rule will be repealed.
SUMMARY OF STATEMENT 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: 461.005 FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 461.007, 461.018 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: Joe Baker, Executive Director, Board of Podiatric Medicine, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin #C07, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3258

THE FULL TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE IS:

64B18-18.005 Policies and Procedures.

(1) The Board determines that the concept of general and direct supervision requires any licensed podiatric physician utilizing Certified Podiatric Technicians to have a protocol containing written policies, procedures and guidelines approved by the Board or Committee of the Board as to sufficiency prior to the Board’s certification of the Podiatric Technicians to the licensed podiatric physician. The written protocol shall address the following:

(a) The method of the preliminary examination and periodic reexamination of the patient;

(b) The procedures for diagnosis and treatment as appropriate;

(c) The opening and maintaining of files and medical records of the treatment on the patient;

(d) The number of positions and the utilization of the services of Podiatric Technicians;

(e) The specific description of the respective responsibilities of the licensed podiatric physician and Podiatric Technicians;

(f) The responsibility of substitute podiatric physicians and the method of substituting;

(g) The mechanism for disassociation between a licensed podiatric physician and Podiatric Technician;

(h) The review process of the protocol by the licensed podiatric physician and Podiatric Technician prior to the biennial license renewal of the podiatric physician;

(i) The mechanism for billing procedures; and

(j) Such other details as are necessary to address the individual nature of the practice of the licensed podiatric physician and the Podiatric Technician.

(2)(a) Protocols entered into between the licensed podiatric physician and Podiatric Technician shall be reviewed by the Board with each biennial license renewal of the licensed podiatric physician. Any changes in the protocol shall be brought to the attention of the Board for review and approval.

(b) The chairperson of the Protocol Committee has the authority to act on behalf of the Board for the purposes of Board action required by this rule. Having exercised that authority, the chairperson of the committee shall report to the Board at its next regularly scheduled meeting any actions taken by the chairperson since the last regularly scheduled meeting of the Board.

(3) Whenever any disassociation between a licensed podiatric physician and a Certified Podiatric Technician occurs, the licensed podiatric physician shall notify the Board and the Podiatric Technician in writing within ten (10) days of the disassociation by Certified Mail, Return Receipt requested.

Specific Authority 461.005 FS. Law Implemented 461.007, 461.018 FS. History–New 12-13-88, Amended 5-22-89, Formerly 21T-18.005, Amended 9-29-93, Formerly 61F12-18.005, Amended 6-17-97, Formerly 59Z-18.005, Repealed________.

NAME OF PERSON ORIGINATING PROPOSED RULE: Board of Podiatric Medicine
NAME OF SUPERVISOR OR PERSON WHO APPROVED THE PROPOSED RULE: Board of Podiatric Medicine
DATE PROPOSED RULE APPROVED BY AGENCY HEAD: June 22, 2007