64B8-4.009: Applications
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The proposed rule amendment is intended to address removal of the requirement for HIV/AIDS and domestic violence continuing medical education at the time of initial licensure.
SUMMARY: The proposed rule amendments delete the requirements for HIV/AIDS and domestic violence continuing medical education at the time of initial licensure.
SUMMARY OF ESTIMATED REGULATORY COSTS: No Statement of Estimated Regulatory Cost was prepared.
Any person who wishes to provide information regarding a statement of estimated regulatory costs, or provide a proposal for a lower cost regulatory alternative must do so in writing within 21 days of this notice.
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 120.53, 456.031, 456.033, 458.309, 458.311, 458.3137 FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 120.53, 456.013(7), 456.031, 456.033, 458.311, 458.3124, 458.313, 458.3145, 458.315, 458.316, 458.3165, 458.317 FS.
IF REQUESTED WITHIN 21 DAYS OF THE DATE OF THIS NOTICE, A HEARING WILL BE SCHEDULED AND ANNOUNCED IN FAW.
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE IS: Larry McPherson, Jr., Executive Director, Board of Medicine/MQA, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin #C03, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3253.
THE FULL TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE IS:
64B8-4.009 Applications.
(1) through (7) No change.
(8) The applicant must submit a statement statements attesting to the following:
(a) Completion of three hours of Continuing Medical Education which includes the topics of Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome: the disease and its spectrum of clinical manifestations; epidemiology of the disease; related infections including TB; treatment, counseling, and prevention; transmission from healthcare worker to patient and patient to healthcare worker; universal precautions and isolation techniques; and legal issues related to the disease including current Florida Law. Continuing medical education offered 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 are hereby deemed approved by the Board as are home study courses offered by the above agencies. If the applicant has not already completed the required continuing medical education, upon submission of an affidavit of good cause, the applicant will be allowed six months to complete this requirement.
(b) Completion of one hour of continuing medical education on 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. Home study courses approved by the above agencies will be acceptable. If the applicant has not already completed the required continuing medical education, upon submission of an affidavit of good cause, the applicant will be allowed six months to complete this requirement.
(c) 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. 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. The course must include information relating to the five most mis-diagnosed conditions during the previous biennium, as determined by the Board. The following areas have been determined as the five most mis-diagnosed conditions: wrong-site/patient surgery; cancer; cardiac; timely diagnosis of surgical complications and failing to diagnose pre-existing conditions prior to prescribing contraindicated medications.
(9) No change.
Specific Authority 120.53, 456.031, 456.033, 458.309, 458.311, 458.3137 FS. Law Implemented 120.53, 456.013(7), 456.031, 456.033, 458.311, 458.3124, 458.313, 458.3145, 458.315, 458.316, 458.3165, 458.317 FS. History–New 3-31-80, Amended 12-4-85, Formerly 21M-22.09, Amended 9-7-88, 3-13-89, 1-1-92, 2-21-93, Formerly 21M-22.009, Amended 11-4-93, Formerly 61F6-22.009, Amended 11-15-94, 2-15-96, Formerly 59R-4.009, Amended 7-10-01, 1-31-02, 5-10-04, 5-20-04, 6-13-06,_________.