64B20-9.006: Recordkeeping and Retention
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The Board proposes the development of a rule to address the appropriate standards for Recordkeeping and Retention.
SUMMARY: The Board proposed a rule to define and specify the appropriate standards for Recordkeeping and Retention.
SUMMARY 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: 468.1135(4), 468.1225(1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), 468.1245 (1), (2), (3), 468.1246 FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 468.1135, 468.1225, 468.1245, 468.1246 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: Pamela King, Executive Director, Board of Speech- Language Pathology and Audiology, MQA, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin #C06, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3258
THE FULL TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE IS:
64B20-9.006 Recordkeeping and Retention.
(1) Speech-Language Pathologists. Each licensee who provides speech-language pathology services, as set forth in Section 468.1125(7), F.S., to individuals or groups, shall create and maintain, for a period of 4 years, records and documentation of:
(a) Each individual to whom services were provided;
(b) If a group, the names of the individuals in the group to whom services were provided;
(c) A list of the specific services provided; and
(d) The date that the specific services were provided.
(2) Audiologists.
(a) Each licensee who provides audiology services, as set forth in Section 468.1125(6), F.S., other than the fitting or selling of a hearing aid, to individuals or groups, shall create and maintain, for a period of 4 years, records and documentation of:
1. Each individual to whom services were provided;
2. If a group, the names of the individuals in the group to whom services were provided;
3. A list of the specific services provided; and
4. The date that the specific services were provided.
(b) Each licensee who fits and sells a hearing aid shall create and maintain, for a period of 4 years, records and documentation of:
1. Any pure tone audiometric testing conducted by air or bone;
2. Any testing to determine speech reception thresholds, speech discrimination, and listening and loudness levels;
3. The medical clearance or waiver of medical clearance required by Section 468.1225(4), F.S.;
4. When applicable, the waiver required by Section 468.1225(6), F.S., for audiometric testing not conducted in a certified testing room;
5. The receipt for the sale of hearing aids required by Section 468.1245(2), F.S.; and
6. Notification to the buyer of written notice of the 30-day trial period and money-back guarantee required by Section 468.1246, F.S.
Specific Authority 468.1135(4), 468.1225(1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), 468.1245(1), (2), (3), 468.1246 FS.Law Implemented 468.1135, 468.1225, 468.1245, 468.1246 FS. HistoryNew________.
