Current through Reg. 50, No. 187; September 24, 2024
(1) Each
provider must submit the registration and the course for approval on the
Provider Approval Application provided by the Department.
(2) The course provider registration will
expire on May 31 of every odd-numbered year and must be renewed to remain
valid.
(3) The course provider must
submit to the board, in writing, notice of any changes in the information
provided in the initial registration of the course provider. The notification
must be made within 30 days following the date the change is
effective.
(4) The board shall
maintain a list of all course provider registered with the board.
(5) The board shall deny approval of,
suspend, or revoke the registration of any course provider for any of the
following acts or omissions:
(a) Obtaining or
attempting to obtain registration or course approval through fraud, deceit,
false statements, or misrepresentation of material facts, whether such
statements or misrepresentations are made knowingly or negligently.
(b) Failing to provide complete and accurate
information in the initial registration or in any notification of change in
information.
(c) Failing to timely
notify the board of a change in the information required for registration of
course providers.
(d) Falsifying of
any records regarding the continuing education courses conducted by the course
provider or the persons who attended the courses.
(e) Failing to maintain any required records
regarding the continuing education courses conducted by the course provider or
the persons who attended the courses, including the failure to timely report
the names and license numbers of all persons who attended any approved courses
in the format and timeframe specified by the Department.
(f) Failing to adequately train the staff
responsible for taking attendance at any approved course, failing to verify
attendance through photo identification or through a method of identification
approved with the course application, and for failing to submit the attendance
files electronically to the Department in the format and timeframe specified by
the Department.
(g) Failing to
provide the board with copies of any document or other information required to
be maintained by the course provider pursuant to this rule.
(h) Advertising that a course has been
approved by the board prior to the date the approval is granted.
(i) Failing to include provider and course
numbers in advertisements.
(j)
Failing to disclose in the registration of any course provider any person or
entity required to be disclosed.
(k) Disclosing in the registration of any
course provider any person or entity required to be disclosed whose course
provider registration has been previously suspended or revoked.
(l) Failing to maintain a record of course
instructors, as required by subsection
61G4-18.007(2),
F.A.C.
(m) Failing to resolve
course attendance reporting problems.
(n) Failing to comply with all duties imposed
on providers in Section
455.2178,
F.S.
(6) A course
provider who has had a certificate of registration revoked may not reapply for
two (2) years from the date of revocation.
Rulemaking Authority
455.213(6),
455.2179,
489.108,
489.115 FS. Law Implemented
455.213,
455.2178,
455.2179,
489.115
FS.
New 12-2-93, Amended 1-18-95, 6-5-95, 8-10-95, 11-25-97,
4-15-99, 3-25-01, 7-7-05, 5-15-08,
12-13-09.
