Continuing Education for Licensure Renewal

 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

Board of Nursing Home Administrators

RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

64B10-15.001Continuing Education for Licensure Renewal

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. 47 No. 105, June 1, 2021 issue of the Florida Administrative Register.

The changes are in response to written comments submitted by the staff of the Joint Administrative Procedures Committee and discussion and subsequent vote by the board at a public meeting held July 29, 2021.  The changes are as follows:

64B10-15.001 Continuing Education for Licensure Renewal.

(1) Every person licensed pursuant to Chapter 468, Part II, F.S. shall be required to obtain continuing education which contributes to increasing or enhancing the licensee’s professional skill or which enables the licensee to keep abreast of changes that affect the field of nursing home administration. For the first renewal period after initial licensure, the licensee shall complete two (2) hours of medical errors and one (1) hour of HIV/AIDS. The licensee of otherwise exempt during the first renewal period from the continuing education requirements stated in subsection (2) of this rule.  Continuing education hours not specified as medical errors or HIV/AIDS are recorded as general credit and, when applicable, for domains of practice. 

(2) For each subsequent renewal period, to satisfy the requirements of this rule, in each biennium a licensee shall have a minimum of forty (40) contact hours of continuing education credit. A contact hour shall consist of fifty (50) clock minutes. In any biennium after the first renewal period:

(a) A licensee shall have a minimum of twenty (20) contact hours of continuing education credits that include personal attendance at a live presentation or, as specified in subsection (3) of this section, completion of classroom attended college course(s) taught with live lectures. For the renewal period beginning October 1, 2020 through December 31, 2021, ending September 30, 20220, the requirement referenced in this subsection regarding requiring live and in-person attendance is waived for each licensee. During the renewal period of October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2022:

1.  The licensee may complete the continuing education by means not requiring live or personal attendance.  By the January 2022 Board Meeting, the Board will reassess.

2.  No later than 90 days prior to September 30, 2022, the Board shall review and amend, modify, or sunset this subsection if it determines this rule creates barriers to entry for private business competition, is duplicative, outdated, obsolete, overly burdensome, or imposes excessive costs.

(b)  through (c) No change. 

(3) through (7) No change. 

(8) A licensee may obtain up to three (3) contact hours of continuing education credit per biennium in the area of risk management by attending an official business meeting of the full Board held in person, by telephone conference, or by video conference.  For virtual and telephonic meetings, the licensee shall announce their presence at the beginning of the meeting, remain for the duration of the meeting, and be available for a roll call confirmation at the close of the meeting. For meetings held in person, the licensee shall sign in with the Board staff before the meeting, remain in continuous attendance, and sign out with the Board staff at the end of the meeting.  The Board chair or designee will announce the number of continuing education credit earned at the conclusion of the meeting.

(9) A licensee who serves as a volunteer expert witness for the department in a disciplinary case shall receive three (3) contact hours of continuing education credit in the area of risk management.

(10) Former Board members who serve on probable cause panels shall receive three (3) contact hours of continuing education credit per meeting up to a maximum of twelve (12) contact hours of continuing education credit, in the area of risk management, for each full or partial biennium served on the probable cause panel.

(11) through (12)  No change. 

Rulemaking Authority 456.033, 456.013(6), (7), 468.1685(1), 468.1715 FS. Law Implemented 456.033, 456.013, 468.1715(3) FS. History–New 12-11-80, Amended 2-20-83, 5-2-84, Formerly 21Z-15.01, Amended 12-31-86, 2-26-89, 11-19-91, Formerly 21Z-15.001, 61G12-15.001, Amended 9-4-96, 10-20-96, 7-21-97, Formerly 59T-15.001, Amended 5-15-00, 11-4-02, 5-7-06, 4-8-07, 10-24-07, 10-11-10, 8-8-13, 2-10-14, 1-31-16, 10-3-16, 11-21-18, 7-4-19, 12-3-19, 10-18-20,                          .

THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE IS: Christina McGinnis, Executive Director, Board of Nursing Home Administrators, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin #C07, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3257,  or by email to [e-mail].