Requirement for Continuing Education Course on Prescribing Controlled Substances  

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    DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

    Board of Medicine

    RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

    64B8-13.008Requirement for Continuing Education Course on Prescribing Controlled Substances

    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. 46 No. 178, September 11, 2020 issue of the Florida Administrative Register.

    The changes are in response to written comments submitted by the staff of the Joint Administrative Procedures Committee.  The Board, at its meeting held on October 2, 2020, voted to make changes to the rule as follows:

    64B8-13.008 Requirement for Continuing Education Course on Prescribing Controlled Substances.

    (1) No change.

    (2) The Board approves the controlled substance prescribing courses offered by the Florida Medical Association, the Florida Academy of Family Physicians, the Florida College of Emergency Physicians, Baptist Health South Florida/Quality Network, InforMed, Florida Psychiatric Society, Florida Osteopathic Medical Association, and MagMutual Insurance Company, for the purpose of meeting this continuing education requirement.

    (3) through (4) renumbered (2) through (3) No change.

     

    THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE IS: Claudia Kemp, J.D., Executive Director, Board of Medicine/MQA, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin # C03, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3253 or by email at claudia.kemp2@flhealth.gov.