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Florida Administrative Code (Last Updated: November 11, 2024) |
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64. Department of Health |
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64B32. Board of Respiratory Care |
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64B32-6. Board Of Respiratory Care - Continuing Education |
1(1) Each licensee must complete at least three continuing education hours of HIV/AIDS education through a Board approved course no later than upon the licensee’s first biennial renewal of licensure. New licensees may complete a course no more than five (5) years preceding initial licensure date.
47(2) To receive Board approval, courses on HIV/AIDS shall be at least one hour and include the following subject areas: Modes of transmission, Infection control procedures, Clinical management, Prevention, and current Florida law on AIDS and the impact on testing, confidentiality, and treatment. A home study course shall be permitted to fulfill this aspect of the HIV/AIDS education.
105(3) Courses approved by any Board within the Division of Medical Quality Assurance of the Department of Health pursuant to Section 126456.033, F.S., 128are approved by this Board.
133(4) Each licensee must complete a Board approved 2-hour continuing education course relating to the prevention of medical errors no later than upon the licensee’s first biennial renewal of licensure. The 2-hour course shall count toward the total number of continuing education hours required for each license renewal. The course shall include medication errors, including missed treatments, documentation errors, equipment errors, patient errors and communication errors.
199Rulemaking Authority 201456.013(7), 202456.033 FS. 204Law Implemented 206456.013(7), 207456.033 FS. 209History–New 6-20-89, Amended 7-28-92, Formerly 21M-38.006, Amended 1-2-94, Formerly 61F6-38.006, 59R-75.006, 64B8-75.006, Amended 4-27-00, 7-22-02, 6-20-07, 5-25-15, 9-17-15, 2-4-16, 10-17-16.
