The proposed rule amendment is intended to clarify the number of hours of continuing medical education (CME) credit a physician may receive for the supervision or monitoring of physicians who are under direct or indirect supervision.

 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

Board of Medicine

RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

64B8-13.005Continuing Education for Biennial Renewal

PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The proposed rule amendment is intended to clarify the number of hours of continuing medical education (CME) credit a physician may receive for the supervision or monitoring of physicians who are under direct or indirect supervision.

SUMMARY: The proposed rule amendment permits a supervising physician to receive CME credit for each physician he or she supervises or monitors. Additionally, the amendment clarifies that only 5 hours may be utilized to satisfy the risk management requirement but that any additional hours can satisfy the general CME requirement

SUMMARY OF STATEMENT OF ESTIMATED REGULATORY COSTS AND LEGISLATIVE RATIFICATION: The Agency has determined that this will not have an adverse impact on small business or likely increase directly or indirectly regulatory costs in excess of $200,000 in the aggregate within one year after the implementation of the rule. A SERC has not been prepared by the Agency.

The Agency has determined that the proposed rule is not expected to require legislative ratification based on the statement of estimated regulatory costs or if no SERC is required, the information expressly relied upon and described herein: During discussion of the economic impact of this rule at its Board meeting, the Board, determined that a Statement of Estimated Regulatory Costs (SERC) was not necessary and that the rule will not require ratification by the Legislature. The rule amendment will not have any additional impact on licensees and their businesses or the businesses that employ them. The rule imposes no additional regulation or costs on licensees. In fact, the rule permits supervising and monitoring physicians to receive credit for each physician supervised. The rule amendment will not increase any fees, business costs, personnel costs, will not decrease profit opportunities, will not require any specialized knowledge to comply, and will not increase any direct or indirect regulatory costs. No person or interested party submitted additional information regarding the economic impact at that time.

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.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: 456.013(6), (7), 456.031(4), 456.033, 458.309, 458.319 FS.

LAW IMPLEMENTED: 456.013(6), (7), 456.031(1)(a), (3), 456.033, 458.319(4) FS.

IF REQUESTED WITHIN 21 DAYS OF THE DATE OF THIS NOTICE, A HEARING WILL BE SCHEDULED AND ANNOUNCED IN THE FAR.

THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE IS: Allison M. Dudley, J.D., Executive Director, Board of Medicine/MQA, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin #C03, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3253

 

THE FULL TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE IS:

 

64B8-13.005 Continuing Education for Biennial Renewal.

(1) through (7) No change.

(8) In addition to the continuing medical education credits authorized above, a physician who serves as a supervising physician for a licensed physician who is under direct supervision for a period of at least one year, shall be entitled to receive 6 hours of continuing medical education credit in risk management for each physician being supervised. Any physician who serves as a monitoring physician for a licensed physician who is under indirect supervision for a period of at least one year, shall be entitled to receive 3 hours of continuing medical education credit in risk management for each physician being monitored. Only the first 5 hours of the continuing medical education set forth in this subsection can be utilized toward the risk management continuing medical education requirement. All subsequent hours may be utilized to satisfy the general continuing medical education requirement.

(9) through (10) No change.

Rulemaking Authority 456.013(6),(7), 456.031(4), 456.033, 458.309, 458.319 FS. Law Implemented 456.013(6),(7), 456.031(1)(a),(3), 456.033, 458.319(4) FS. History–New 9-7-86, Amended 11-17-87, 11-15-88, 1-31-90, 9-15-92, Formerly 21M-28.002, Amended 12-5-93, Formerly 61F6-28.002, Amended 3-1-95, 1-3-96, 1-26-97, Formerly 59R-13.005, Amended 5-18-99, 2-7-01, 6-4-02, 10-8-03, 5-4-04, 5-20-04, 4-5-05, 4-25-06, 12-26-06, 1-16-08, 5-6-08, 11-25-08, 7-6-09, 2-23-10, 4-3-12, 3-12-14, 5-15-14,__________.

 

NAME OF PERSON ORIGINATING PROPOSED RULE: Rules Committee, Board of Medicine

NAME OF AGENCY HEAD WHO APPROVED THE PROPOSED RULE: Board of Medicine

DATE PROPOSED RULE APPROVED BY AGENCY HEAD: August 1, 2014

DATE NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT PUBLISHED IN FAR: August 20, 2014