Florida Administrative Code
64 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
64B24 - Council of Licensed Midwifery
Chapter 64B24-4 - TRAINING PROGRAMS
Section 64B24-4.001 - Definitions

(1) "Clinical expertise" means demonstrated proficiency in a specialized area of direct patient care.

(2) "Clinical learning experience" means faculty planned and supervised instruction of students during which students function in a midwifery capacity with patients.

(3) "Credit hour" means one hour of credit representing 15 hours of classroom teaching or 30 hours of clinical learned experience.

(4) "Facility" means any establishment or institution in which students in an approved program obtain clinical learning or observational experiences.

(5) "Faculty" means the teaching staff in an educational institution who are qualified by education and experience in the areas which they teach.

(6) "Observational experience" means learning experience planned and directed by program faculty during which students do not function in a midwife capacity.

(7) "Supervision" means the physical presence within the patient care unit of a preceptor as defined in Section 467.003(12), F.S., or faculty member, who assumes clinical responsibility for the practice of the student midwife being supervised, and who provides direction and consultation for the actions of such student midwife in the preceptor's or faculty member's area of clinical expertise.

(8) "Three year training program" means not less than 90 credit hours.

(9) "Two year reduced training program" means not less than 60 credit hours.

(10) "Four month pre-licensure course" means an approved program of not less than 15 credit hours which meets the requirements of these rules.

(11) "Approved program" means a midwifery school or a midwifery training program which is approved by the department pursuant to Section 467.205, F.S.