Continuing Education Programs Not Requiring Pre-Approval from the Board

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Board of Podiatric Medicine

Rule No.: RULE TITLE
64B18-17.003: Continuing Education Programs Not Requiring Pre-Approval from the Board

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. 36, No. 3, January 22, 2010 issue of the Florida Administrative Weekly.

64B18-17.003 Continuing Education Programs Not Requiring Pre-Approval from the Board.

(1) Hospital Scientific Programs. When a podiatric physicians is a member of a hospital staff and attends scientific programs sponsored by the hospital in the areas of podiatric medicine and surgery or relevant to podiatric medicine in that the program will enhance the knowledge and abilities of the podiatric physician in terms of improved quality and delivery of patient care, then attendance at such programs may be credited toward satisfaction of the Board’s continuing education requirement, except that the podiatric physician may only count four (4) hours so obtained each year of the biennium toward the forty (40) hours of continuing education required for the biennium. A podiatric physician who takes advantage of this provision and whose continuing education is audited must provide certification from the hospital authorities in charge of the hospital-sponsored scientific program which demonstrates that the podiatric physician has attended the requisite number of hours at a hospital-sponsored scientific program.

(2) through (4) No change.

Rulemaking Specific Authority 456.013, 456.033(7), 461.005, 461.007 FS. Law Implemented 456.013, 456.033(1), 461.007 FS. History–New 11-24-80, Formerly 21T-17.03, Amended 10-14-86, 2-22-87, 5-16-89, 6-19-90, Formerly 21T-17.003, Amended 7-6-94, Formerly 61F12-17.003, Amended 12-19-94, 1-1-96, 6-12-96, Formerly 59Z-17.003, Amended 8-8-99,_________.

 

THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE IS: Bruce Deterding, Executive Director, Board of Podiatric Medicine/MQA, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin #C07, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3257