Current through Reg. 50, No. 187; September 24, 2024
(1)
As a condition of the biennial renewal of a license, each licensee shall
complete a minimum of 30 credit hours per biennium of continuing education that
meets the requirements of Section
457.107, F.S. and Rule
64B1-6.005, F.A.C., which shall
include:
(a) At least five hours of continuing
education credit in Biomedical Sciences as set forth in Rule
64B1-6.005, F.A.C.;
(b) Three hours of continuing education
credit on HIV/AIDS that meets the requirements of Section
456.033(2),
F.S., and subsection 64B1-6.005(5),
F.A.C. (initial renewal only);
(c)
Two hours of continuing education credit on prevention of medical errors that
meets the requirements of Section
456.013(7),
F.S.; and,
(d) Two hours of
continuing education credit on Chapters 456 and 457, F.S. and the rules
promulgated by this board (laws and rules).
(2) Alternate methods of obtaining continuing
education credit.
(a) Attendance at Board
meeting: Each licensee, who is not being disciplined, may satisfy the two
required laws and rules credits by attending a complete board meeting at which
another licensee is disciplined:
(b) Expert evaluation: Each licensee may
satisfy the two required laws and rule credits by providing an expert opinion,
without compensation, in a standard of care disciplinary case.
(c) Probable Cause: Each board member or
former board member may satisfy the two required laws and rule credits by
serving as a member of the probable cause panel.
(d) Teaching: Those persons who teach at
programs approved for continuing education credit may claim 3 hours of
continuing education credit for each hour of lecture, not to exceed nine hours
of continuing education credit per biennium. No continuing education credit
shall be granted to a school faculty member merely as credit for his regular
teaching assignments.
(e) Pro Bono
Services:
1. Up to 7 hours, per biennium, of
continuing education credit may be fulfilled by the performance of pro bono
services to the indigent or to underserved populations or in areas of critical
need within the state where the licensee practices.
2. For credit for pro-bono services a
licensee must apply for prior approval in order to receive credit. In the
request for approval, licensees shall disclose the type, nature and extent of
services to be rendered, the facility where the services will be rendered, the
number of patients expected to be served, and a statement indicating that the
patients to be served are indigent.
3. Service must be provided on a pro bono
basis through an organization offering humanitarian missions to:
a. Domestic and/or international victims in
an emergency situation or disaster area;
b. Low income population (no greater than
150% of the federal poverty level), as based on the Federal Poverty Income
Guidelines as published in Vol. 87 Fed. Reg. 3316-16 (Jan. 21, 2022),
incorporated by reference, a copy of which may be obtained from
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-14752;
or
c. United States military
personnel.
4. Unless
otherwise provided through Board order, no licensee who is subject to a
disciplinary action that requires additional continuing education as a penalty,
shall be permitted to use pro bono medical services as a method of meeting the
additional continuing education requirements.
(3) For the first renewal period after
initial licensure, the licensee is exempt from the continuing education
requirements of Rule 64B1-7.0015, F.A.C., except for
the continuing education hours mandated for medical errors and the 3-hour
HIV/AIDS course.
(4) Credit hours
are not retroactive or cumulative. All credit hours must be earned within the
biennium for which they are claimed.
Rulemaking Authority
456.013,
457.104,
457.107,
457.108 FS. Law Implemented
456.013,
456.033,
457.107,
457.108
FS.
New 3-18-97, Formerly 59M-7.0015, Amended 4-25-00, 4-3-01,
11-24-02, 5-18-04, 5-30-07, 5-11-09, 5-1-13,
10-4-22.
