Performance of Delegated Tasks by Non-Licensed Personnel

 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

Board of Optometry

RULE NO:RULE TITLE:

64B13-3.015Performance of Delegated Tasks by Non-Licensed Personnel

 

NOTICE OF CORRECTION

Notice is hereby given that in accordance with subparagraph 120.54(3)(d)1, FS, the following correction has been made to the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking published in Vol. 42, No. 77, of the April 20, 2016,  and the Notice of Change published in Vol. 42, No. 121, of the June 22, 2016, issue of the Florida Administrative Register.  The correction is in response to comments submitted by the Joint Administrative Procedures Committee in a letter dated July 1, 2016.  The correction is as follows:

 

64B13-3.015 Performance of Delegated Tasks by Non-Licensed Personnel

(1) Non-licensed personnel, who need not be employees of the licensed practitioner, may perform ministerial duties, tasks and functions assigned to them by and performed under the general supervision of a licensed practitioner, including obtaining information from patients for the purpose of making appointments for the licensed practitioner. Tasks and functions that may be performed shall include, but not be limited to, delivery of eyeglasses, selection of frames, adjustment of frames, and instruction for the insertion, removal and care of contact lenses. However, to ensure patient confidentiality of examination records in accordance with Section 456.057(5), Florida Statutes, a non-employee shall not be allowed to perform any task or function which would require or give them access to patient records or examination reports of any person without prior written authorization of that patient.

 

The person to be contacted regarding the above change is: Anthony Spivey, Executive Director, Board of Optometry, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin C07, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3257