64B12-15.008. Courses Without Classroom Instruction

(1) Continuing professional education courses which do not provide a classroom experience for participants, and do not monitor attendance, including but not limited to digital media courses, mail-order courses, computer interactive courses, home-study, directed study and other self-education courses shall not qualify for credit hours, regardless of the provider, unless the following conditions are met:

(a) All materials to be provided to the participant for each course including the course examination shall be submitted to the Board for review, approval and designation of credit hours at least 90 days prior to its being offered to the public for continuing education credit.

(b) Each course shall be designed to maximize participant involvement in the learning process.

(c) Each course shall require an examination thoroughly testing the participant’s knowledge of course material. Examination answers may not be provided to the participant. Examinations must be graded by the provider.

(d) Participants must pass the examination in order to receive continuing professional education credit for the course. Re-examination of a participant who has failed the examination is prohibited.

(2) Approval of a particular course may be granted for a period not to exceed 4 years. At the end of the approval period the course provider may request renewed approval by submitting the information required for initial approval.

(3) Providers of courses permitted by this rule shall comply with the requirements of subsections 64B12-15.003(1), (2), (3), (4), (5), and (6), and 64B12-15.004(2), F.A.C., in that a provider application fee must be submitted and a providership number issued. Providers of digital media courses must sign the digital media course validation form required by subsection 64B12-15.001(5), F.A.C., and send the form to the licensee after the licensee has completed the digital media course. Home study courses must be presented to the Board upon initial request for providership approval and upon any subsequent request for new course approval. Failure to comply with these requirements shall subject the course to recision of approval as described in Rule 64B12-15.004, F.A.C.

(4) In order to receive continuing professional education credit for video cassette courses taken by the licensee, a video cassette course validation form signed by the vendor and licensee shall be submitted to the Department along with the license renewal application.

Rulemaking Authority 456.013(8), (9), 484.005, 484.008(3) FS. Law Implemented 456.013(8), (9), 484.008(3) FS. History–New 3-5-87, Amended 3-30-89, 2-18-93, Formerly 21P-15.008, Amended 4-17-94, Formerly 61G13-15.008, Amended 4-6-97, Formerly 59U-15.008, Amended 12-31-00, 6-29-17, 12-18-23.