Current through Reg. 50, No. 187; September 24, 2024
(1)
Individuals must first receive Agency approval as a Validation Trainer before
validating or offering to validate the competency of a MAP or MAP applicant to
provide either:
(a) Basic medication
administration assistance; or
(b)
Prescribed enteral formula administration.
(2) Validation Trainer Eligibility: To be
eligible for approval as a Validation Trainer, individuals must:
(a) Be licensed or authorized to practice:
1. Nursing in the State of Florida pursuant
to chapter 464, F.S.; or
2.
Medicine as a physician in the State of Florida pursuant to chapter 458 or 459,
F.S.
(b) Apply on a
"Validation Trainer Application Form, " APD Form, APD Form
65G-7.0035 A, effective December
2018, adopted and incorporated herein, which may be obtained at
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-10593.
The application must include the full address, email address, and telephone
number of the applicant, and his or her name, professional license number, and
expiration date. Applicants who wish to validate the competency of MAPs or MAP
applicants to provide prescribed enteral formula administration must clearly
indicate so on the Validation Trainer Application Form.
(c) Complete the validation requirements
overview required in subsection (5). The application for training is not
considered complete until the Validation Trainer Application Form indicates
that the validation requirements overview has been successfully completed by
the MCM providing the overview course.
(3) If the Agency denies an application to
offer Validation training, it will identify the reasons for the denial in
writing in a notice to the applicant. This notice shall include a statement of
the applicant's due process rights to a hearing pursuant to sections
120.569 and
120.57, F.S.
(4) All Validation Trainers must:
(a) Submit proof of professional license
renewal to their Regional Office within 30 days of renewal to maintain approval
for training. The proof of professional license renewal may be submitted via
email, by mail or other delivery, or in person;
(b) Inform the Regional Office within 30 days
of occurrence when a Validation Trainer's professional license is revoked or
loses the authority to practice nursing or medicine in the State of Florida. If
the Validation Trainer's professional license is revoked or the Trainer
otherwise loses the authority to practice medicine or nursing in the State of
Florida, the Validation Trainer shall immediately be removed from any training
he or she may be scheduled to provide;
(c) Notify the Regional Office within 30 days
of any changes to contact information, including telephone number, email
address, or mailing address;
(d)
Make provision for Agency MCMs or other Agency employees to observe the
Validation Trainer's validation training upon request.
(5) All Validation Trainers must attend:
(a) An initial validation requirements
overview provided by a Regional Office MCM before their application to provide
validation is approved. Information on how to contact the Regional office can
be found at
http://apdcares.org/region/.
Medication Administration Trainers who have been approved by the Agency to
provide Basic Medication Administration Training may provide Validation
Training without attending an initial validation requirements overview, but
must comply with all other requirements of this rule;
(b) A for-cause follow-up review of
validation requirements upon notification by a Regional office MCM. A for-cause
follow-up review may be requested by an MCM in the case of a complaint
submitted to or discovered by the Agency, or a statutory or regulatory
amendment.
(6) The Agency
shall assign a Validation Trainer Number to each Approved Validation Trainer
that the Validation Trainer must display on all materials used in connection
with the validations completed. The individual who has obtained a Validation
Trainer Number is authorized to validate medication administration, prescribed
enteral formula administration, or both throughout the State of
Florida.
(7) The Agency shall deny
a Validation Trainer's application for failure to comply with application or
qualification requirements or for any of the following:
(a) Obtaining or attempting to obtain
approval through fraud, deceit, false statements, or misrepresentation of
material facts, whether such statements are made knowingly or
negligently;
(b) Failing to provide
complete and accurate information in the initial application for approval or in
any request for information from the Agency during the application
process;
(c) Failing to notify the
Agency within 30 days of a change in the information required for provider
approval, including contact and address information;
(d) Failing to provide information regarding
the applicant's eligibility requirements or providing information indicating
that the applicant does not meet eligibility requirements. Professional
licenses in current but inactive status must be updated to active status before
an approval may be provided.
(8) Failure to comply with section
393.506, F.S., or any provision
of chapter 65G-7, F.A.C., shall subject the Validation Trainer's approval to
disciplinary action, including use of a corrective action plan, suspension, or
revocation of the Validation Trainer's approval. If revoked, the Validation
Trainer shall not subsequently be approved to provide validation training. The
Agency shall take action against a Validation Trainer's approval for any of the
following actions or omissions:
(a) Obtaining
or attempting to obtain approval through fraud, deceit, false statements, or
misrepresentation of material facts, whether such statements are made knowingly
or negligently;
(b) Failing to
provide complete and accurate information in the initial application for
approval or in any notification of change in information, including contact
information and address;
(c)
Failing to notify the Agency within 30 days of a change in the information
required for approval;
(d)
Falsifying any records;
(e) Failing
to attend any required overview or review through a Regional Office;
(f) Failing to maintain any required records
regarding the validation of competency;
(g) Permitting Validation Trainers who are
not currently actively licensed or authorized to practice nursing or medicine
by the State of Florida to validate competency for MAPs or MAP
applicants;
(h) Permitting
individuals who have not been approved by the Agency to validate competency for
MAPs or MAP applicants;
(i)
Permitting individuals to provide validation training after their approval has
been revoked;
(j) Providing
validation while not currently licensed or authorized to practice nursing or
medicine by the State of Florida or providing validation after the professional
license or authorization has been revoked or otherwise acted upon by the State
of Florida.
(9) Training
Certifications:
(a) Certificate Requirements
for Validation Trainers: Upon successful completion of the initial overview,
the Agency shall issue the Validation Trainer a completed Certificate of
Completion. Validation Trainers who have successfully completed the initial
overview must maintain the original Certificate indicating successful
completion and provide it to the Agency upon request.
(b) Certificate Requirements for MAP
Applicants:
1. Upon successful completion of
the on-site validation, the Validation Trainers shall complete the Basic
Medication Administration Validation Certificate, APD Form
65G-7.003 C, effective April
2019, adopted in rule
65G-7.003, F.A.C.
2. Upon successful completion of the on-site
validation completed during the Prescribed Enteral Formula Administration
validation, the Validation Trainers shall issue the examinee a completed
Prescribed Enteral Formula Administration Validation Certificate, APD Form
65G-7.0035 B, effective December
2018, adopted and incorporated herein, which may be obtained at
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-10594.
3. The Certificate(s) shall contain the
following:
a. Medication Administration
Trainer's name and Trainer Number;
b. Validation Trainer's name, Trainer Number,
and signature;
c. Validation
Trainer's nursing or physician licensing number and date of
expiration;
d. Date(s) of
validation(s);
e. Name of the
student; and
f. All routes
validated.
4. Validation
Trainers shall not substitute a different form for the certificate forms listed
in paragraph (8)(b).
5. If the
Validation Trainer provides subsequent validations for a MAP who has previously
been validated on other routes, the Validation Trainer shall document the
subsequent successful validations on the MAP's original Validation Certificate,
in the space provided.
Rulemaking Authority
393.501,
393.506 FS. Law Implemented
393.506
FS.
New 7-1-19.
