RULE NO: RULE TITLE
64B32-6.006: AIDS Education and Medical Error Prevention Education
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The Board proposes to amend the rule to add language regarding Aids Education and Medical Error Prevention Education requirements.
SUMMARY: The rule amendment implements statutory change in Section 456.033, F.S. for HIV courses.
SUMMARY OF STATEMENT 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: 456.033 FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 456.013(7), 456.033 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: Susie Love, Executive Director, Board of Respiratory Care, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin #C05, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3255

THE FULL TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE IS:

64B32-6.006 AIDS Education and Medical Error Prevention Education.

Pursuant to Section 456.033, Florida Statutes, any Category I, American Medical Association (AMA) continuing medical education course, any Category I or Category III, American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC) continuing education course offered by an AMA approved respiratory therapy program and any courses approved by any board within the Division of Medical Quality Assurance of the Department of Health pursuant to Section 456.033, Florida Statutes, which includes topics on the transmission, infection control procedures, clinical management and prevention of Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, shall satisfy the requirements of Section 456.033, Florida Statutes, as part of the first renewal of the license ~~as part of biennial relicensure or recertification~~. Such course shall include information on current Florida law on acquired immune deficiency syndrome and its impact on testing, confidentiality of test results, treatment of patients, and any protocols and procedures applicable to human immunodeficiency virus counseling and testing, reporting, the offering of HIV testing to pregnant women, and partner notification issues pursuant to Sections 381.004 and 384.25, Florida Statutes.

(1) The required AIDS education can be completed with one course divided in incremental blocks of time, as long as each increment is at least one contact hour in length and the cumulative total equals a minimum of 3 contact hours, and all of the topics stated above are covered; or by one course which is at least 3 contact hours in length and covers all of the topics stated above; or by multiple courses which are each at least 1 contact hour in length and each cover all of the topics stated above. New licensees must complete three contact hours taken within the last five years prior to either initial licensure or first renewal ~~but only one contact hour shall be necessary for biennial renewal~~.

(2) An appropriate course as described above may be used to fulfill up to 3 5 hours of a licensee’s continuing education requirement for the first ~~biennial~~ renewal.

(3) No change.

(4) Each applicant and all licensees shall take ~~attend and certify attending~~ a Board approved 2-hour continuing education course relating to the prevention of medical errors. The 2-hour course shall count toward the total number of continuing education hours required for each license renewal. The course shall include medication errors, including missed treatments, documentation errors, equipment errors, patient errors and communication errors.

Specific Authority 456.033 FS. Law Implemented 456.013(7), 456.033 FS. History–New 6-20-89, Amended 7-28-92, Formerly 21M-38.006, Amended 1-2-94, Formerly 61F6-38.006, 59R-75.006, 64B8-75.006, Amended 4-27-00, 7-22-02,________.