Current through Reg. 50, No. 187; September 24, 2024
(1) An anesthesiologist assistant must renew
his licensure on a biennial basis. Upon request by the Board or Department, the
licensee must submit satisfactory documentation of compliance with the
requirements set forth below.
(2)
Requirements for Renewal.
(a) Completion of
the anesthesiologist assistant licensure renewal application on the appropriate
form provided by the Department.
(b) Submission of a signed, sworn statement
of no felony convictions in the previous two years.
(c) Submission of a written statement
attesting to completion of 40 hours of Continuing Medical Education in the
previous two years, or provide documentation of current certification issued by
the NCCAA.
(d) As part of every
third biennial renewal licensure period, all licensees shall complete two (2)
hours of training in domestic violence which includes information on the number
of patients in that professional's practice who are likely to be victims of
domestic violence and the number who are likely to be perpetrators of domestic
violence, screening procedures for determining whether a patient has any
history of being either a victim or a perpetrator of domestic violence, and
instruction on how to provide such patients with information on, or how to
refer such patients to, resources in the local community, such as domestic
violence centers and other advocacy groups, that provide legal aid, shelter,
victim counseling, batterer counseling, or child protection services, and which
is approved by any state or federal government agency, or nationally affiliated
professional association, or any provider of Category I or II American Medical
Association Continuing Medical Education or American Osteopathic Association
approved Category I-A continuing education related to the practice of
osteopathic medicine or under osteopathic auspices. Home study courses approved
by the above agencies will be acceptable.
(e) Upon a licensee's first renewal of
licensure, the licensee must document the completion of one hour of Category I
American Medical Association Continuing Medical Education or American
Osteopathic Association approved Category I-A continuing education related to
the practice of osteopathic medicine or under osteopathic auspices, which
includes the topics of Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Acquired Immune
Deficiency Syndrome; the modes of transmission, including transmission from
healthcare worker to patient and patient to healthcare worker; infection
control procedures, including universal precautions; epidemiology of the
disease; related infections including TB; clinical management; prevention; and
current Florida law on AIDS and its impact on testing, confidentiality of test
results, and treatment of patients. Any hours of said CME may also be counted
toward the CME license renewal requirement. In order for a course to count as
meeting this requirement, licensees practicing in Florida must clearly
demonstrate that the course includes Florida law on HIV/AIDS and its impact on
testing, confidentiality of test results, and treatment of patients. Only
Category I hours shall be accepted.
(f) Completion of two hours of continuing
medical education relating to prevention of medical errors which includes a
study of root cause analysis, error reduction and prevention, and patient
safety, and which is approved by any state or federal government agency, or
nationally affiliated professional association, or any provider of Category I
or II American Medical Association Continuing Medical Education or American
Osteopathic Association approved Category I-A continuing education related to
the practice of osteopathic medicine or under osteopathic auspices. One hour of
a two hour course which is provided by a facility licensed pursuant to Chapter
395, F.S., for its employees may be used to partially meet this
requirement.
(3)
Reactivation of Inactive License. To reactivate an inactive license, the
licensee must:
(a) Submit to the Department
the original inactive license;
(b)
Provide the Department with licensure verification from each state in which the
licensee is licensed to practice as an anesthesiologist assistant, or a
statement that the licensee is licensed only in Florida;
(c) Provide to the Department a statement of
medical activities from the date the licensee became inactive to the present;
or, if the licensee has not practiced as an anesthesiologist assistant for at
least 2 of the 4 years preceding application for reactivation, the licensee
must either:
1. Demonstrate completion of the
Nova Southeastern University Anesthesia Competency Assessment or an equivalent
anesthesia assessment program approved by the Board, or
2. Re-take and successfully complete the
NCCAA certification examination.
(d) Submit to the Department a statement of
any criminal or disciplinary actions pending in any jurisdiction;
(e) Submit proof of completion of 40 hours of
continuing medical education for each biennium in which the licensee was
inactive;
(f) Submit proof of
completion of the continuing medical education requirements in compliance with
paragraphs 64B15-7.007(2)(c), (d), (e), and
(f), F.A.C., for each biennium in which the
license was inactive;
(g) Submit
the protocol as set forth in Rule
64B15-7.005, F.A.C.;
(h) Demonstrate financial responsibility as
set forth in Rule 64B15-7.006, F.A.C.;
and,
(i) Pay the appropriate fees,
as set forth in Rule 64B15-7.012,
F.A.C.
(4) Licensure
Renewal or Reactivation.
(a) Application for
renewal as a licensed anesthesiologist assistant must be made upon a form
supplied by the Department.
(b)
Renewal application forms submitted to the Board must be complete in every
detail and must be typed or legibly printed in black ink.
(c) Application for reactivation shall be
made in writing and in accordance with Section
456.036,
F.S.
(5) The renewal and
reactivation fees are found in Rule
64B15-7.012, F.A.C.
(6) The failure of any license holder to
either renew the license or elect inactive status before the license expires
shall cause the license to become delinquent.
(a) The delinquent status licensee must
affirmatively apply for active or inactive status during the licensure cycle in
which the license becomes delinquent. The failure by the delinquent status
licensee to cause the license to be reactivated or made inactive before the
expiration of the licensure cycle in which the license became delinquent shall
render the license null and void without further action by the Board or the
Department.
(b) The delinquent
status licensee who applies for license reactivation or inactive status shall:
1. File with the Department the completed
application for inactive status as required by Section
456.036, F.S., or apply for
licensure reactivation as required by Section
456.036, F.S.,
2. Pay to the Board either the license
reactivation fee or the inactive status fee, the delinquency fee, and if
applicable, the processing fee; and,
3. If reactivation is elected, demonstrate
compliance with the continuing education requirements found in Rule
64B15-7.007,
F.A.C.
(7)
Licensees who are spouses of members of the Armed Forces of the United States
shall be exempt from all licensure renewal provisions for any period of time
which the licensee is absent from the State of Florida due to the spouse's
duties with the Armed Forces. The licensee must document the absence and the
spouse's military status to the Board in order to obtain the exemption. Upon
the licensee's return to Florida, the licensee must inform the Department of
his or her return within 30 days.
(8) Reactivation of a retired status license.
To reactivate the license of a retired status licensee whose license has been
on retired status for more than five (5) years or a licensee from another state
who has not been in the active practice of medicine within the past five (5)
years shall be required to appear before the Board and establish the ability to
practice with the care and skill sufficient to protect the health, safety, and
welfare of the public. At the time of such appearance, the anesthesiologist
assistant must:
(a) Surrender to the
Department the original retired status license;
(b) Provide the Department with licensure
verification from each state in which the licensee is licensed to practice as
an anesthesiologist assistant, or a statement that the licensee is licensed
only in Florida;
(c) Provide to the
Department a statement of medical activities from the date the licensee entered
retired status to the present;
(d)
Provide documentation of successful completion of the 16 credit hour Graduate
Clerkship offered by Nova Southeastern University Anesthesia Assistant Program
or an equivalent program approved by the Board;
(e) Submit proof of completion of 40 hours of
continuing medical education for each biennium in which the licensee was
inactive;
(f) Submit proof of
completion of the continuing medical education requirements in compliance with
paragraphs 64B15-7.007(2)(c)
-(f), F.A.C., for each biennium in which the license was inactive;
and,
(g) Pay the appropriate fees
set forth in Section 456.036(4)(b),
F.S., and subsections
64B15-7.012(4) and
(8), F.A.C.
(h) In lieu of proof of completion of the
Graduate Clerkship or the equivalent, the licensee may submit proof of
recertification by NCCAA.
(9) The Department shall refuse to reactivate
the license of a retired status anesthesiologist assistant who is under
investigation or prosecution in any jurisdiction for an action that would
constitute a violation of this chapter or the professional practice acts
administered by the department and the boards, until 15 days after the
Department receives the final results of the investigation or
prosecution.
Rulemaking Authority
456.013, 456.031(2), 459.005,
459.023 FS. Law Implemented 456.013,
456.031(1),
456.033,
456.036,
459.023
FS.
New 6-27-06, Amended
6-7-07.
