Continuing Education Requirement

 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

Board of Respiratory Care

RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

64B32-6.001Continuing Education Requirement

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. 41 No. 114, June 12, 2015 issue of the Florida Administrative Register.

 

THE TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE WILL NOW READ:

 

64B32-6.001 Continuing Education Requirement.

(1) through (2) No change.

(3) Those persons initially licensed during the second year of a biennium who do not currently hold a respiratory care license are exempt from the continuing education requirements, except for the Medical Errors course and HIV/AIDS course and the Florida laws and rules course, pursuant to subsection (5) of this rule, pursuant to subsection (5) of this rule and Section 456.033, F.S., both of which must be completed for their first renewal. Continuing education requirements must be met for each biennium thereafter.

(4) No change.

(5) A licensee may be required to earn continuing education credit hours which include the following:

(a) Florida laws and rules         (b) No change.	Mandatory for all licensees: 2 credit hours pursuant to subsection 64B32-6.001(5), F.A.C. Licensees may earn up to 8 contact continuing education hours per biennium by attending meetings of the Board of Respiration Care, but no more than 2 of those hours will be credited to satisfying the Florida laws and rules requirement.
(c) HIV/AIDS	Mandatory for the initial renewal of all licensees, optional for subsequent renewals: At least 3 hours but no more than 5 hours pursuant to Rule 64B32-6.006, F.A.C. The course must be taken within the last five (5) years prior to either initial licensure or first renewal. Licensees may complete up to 5 hours of continuing education credited to HIV/AIDS education, although any completed hours in excess of the required 3 hours will be counted as direct delivery continuing education credits.
(d) No change.

(e) No change.

(6)(7) No licensee will be given more than the credited hours of completion of any continuing education course, as credited for completion of the course once, per biennium, regardless of the number of times a licensee registers for and completes a course.

Rulemaking Authority 456.013, 468.361(2) FS. Law Implemented 456.013(7), 456.033(1), 468.361 FS. History–New 4-29-85, Formerly 21M-38.01, Amended 9-29-86, Formerly 21M-38.001, Amended 1-2-94, Formerly 61F6-38.001, Amended 11-1-94, Formerly 59R-75.001, Amended 6-9-99, Formerly 64B8-75.001, Amended 5-15-05, 10-28-07, 5-15-08, 8-4-09, 4-25-10, 4-4-12, 8-4-14, 5-25-15,                           .