Acceptance into Training Program, Curriculum Guidelines and Educational Objectives, Administrative Procedures
RULE NOS:RULE TITLES:
64B24-4.003Acceptance into Training Program.
64B24-4.006Curriculum Guidelines and Educational Objectives.
64B24-4.008Administrative Procedures.
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. 246, December 22, 2015 issue of the Florida Administrative Register. These changes are being made to address comments expressed by the Joint Administrative Procedures Committee. Rule 64B24-4.008, F.A.C., was improperly coded and the text of subsection (1) is published below to make the publication of the amendments to paragraph (1)(b) complete and meaningful. The following changes are made to the rule text.
64B24-4.003 Acceptance into Training Program.
To be accepted into a department approved midwifery training program, the program shall evidence that the applicant has passed the College Level Academic Scholastic Test (CLAST), or has taken and received a passing grade in three college level credits each of math and English, or can demonstrate competencies in communication and computation by passing the College Level Equivalent Proficiency (CLEP) test in communication and computation.
64B24-4.006 Curriculum Guidelines and Educational Objectives.
(1) No change.
(2) Standards for midwifery programs shall include: the core competencies established by the American College of Nurse Midwives, effective 8/2011, and the Midwives Alliance of North America, effective 12/2014, which are incorporated herein by reference, and available at https://flrules.com/gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-##### and https://flrules.com/gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-#####, respectively; and a component on the law and rules which govern the practice of midwifery in Florida.
(3) through (5) No change.
64B24-4.008 Administrative Procedures.
(1) The midwifery school shall specify the lines of authority in the organizational structure governing the program, define its placement within the institution where the training program is conducted, and demonstrate:
The remainder of the proposed rule remains unchanged.
