The purpose and effect is to broaden the criteria for education evaluators to be more inclusive.

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Board of Nursing

RULE NO: RULE TITLE
64B9-3.014: Criteria for Credentialing Agencies
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The purpose and effect is to broaden the criteria for education evaluators to be more inclusive.
SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Criteria for Credentialing Agencies.
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 464.006 FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 456.013(1), 464.008 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 WEEKLY.
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Rick Garcia, Executive Director, Board of Nursing, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin C07, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3259

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS:

64B9-3.014 Criteria for Credentialing Agencies.

In order to be accepted as documentation of the required education, a report must be submitted from a credentialing agency to the Board of Nursing that meets the following criteria:

(1) Professional standard.

(1)(a) The credentialing agency must be a member of a national credentialing organization that sets performance standards for the industry, and must adhere to those standards.

(2)(b) The credentialing agency’s standards must be monitored by an external committee of credentialing experts and nursing educators.

(2) Services.

(a) The credentialing agency must specialize in evaluation of international nursing education and licensure.

(3)(b) The credentialing agency must demonstrate the ability to accurately analyze academic and licensure credentials in terms of U.S. comparability, with course-by-course analysis for nursing academic records.

(4)(c) The credentialing agency must manage the translation of original documents into English.

(5)(d) The credentialing agency will inform the Board of Nursing in the event applicant documents are found to be fraudulent.

(3) Organization.

(6)(a) The credentialing agency must have been in the business of evaluating nursing education for a minimum of 10 years.

(b) The credentialing agency must have nursing educators on staff.

(7)(4) Credentials evaluation report.

(a) through (c) No change.

(d) The report must state the comparability of the foreign education to U.S. and to Florida Board of Nursing standards.

(e) No change.

Specific Authority 464.006 FS. Law Implemented 456.013(1), 464.008 FS. History–New 4-19-00, Amended________.