RULE NO: RULE TITLE
64B6-5.002: Continuing Education Programs
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: Amend to include requirement that continuing education programs approved by International Institute of Hearing Instrument Studies are to be contact hours. Amend to clarify the certain dually-licensed persons are only required to take one HIV/AIDS CE course. Amend to clarify that licensees who are licensed under certain other professions are only required to take one medical errors course.
SUMMARY: Proposal clarifies that certain CE programs are to be contact hours, clarifies that certain dually-licensed persons are only required to take one HIV/AIDs CE course, and adds that certain licensees are only required to take one medical errors CE course.
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: 456.013(6)-(9), 484.044, 484.047(4) FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 456.013(6)-(9), 484.047(4) 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: Sue Foster, Executive Director, Board of Hearing Aid Specialists, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin #C06, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3253

THE FULL TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE IS:

64B6-5.002 Continuing Education Programs.

(1) Programs approved by the International Institute of Hearing Instrument Studies shall automatically be approved for continuing education credit, provided they are contact hours.

(2) through (7) No change.

(8) Effective for the biennium beginning in 2001, each Hearing Aid Specialist shall attend and certify attending two hours and may take up to four (4) hours per biennium of continuing education which includes the topics of Human Immunodeficiency Virus, Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, and other communicable illness to protect both the recipient and dispenser; modes of transmission, infection control procedures, clinical management, and prevention of any communicable illness. Such continuing education shall be accepted by the Board toward the continuing education requirement prescribed in Rule 64B6-5.001, F.A.C. Up to four hours of continuing education relating to these topics shall be accepted for the 1999-2001 biennium. Dually-licensed individuals, under Ch. 456, F.S., shall only be required to take one HIV/AIDS course to satisfy the continuing education requirements for this Board.

(9) Each Hearing Aid Specialist shall attend and certify attending a Board approved two hour continuing education course relating to the prevention of medical errors. Licensees who are licensed under other professions regulated by Ch. 456, F.S., shall only be required to take one medical errors course to satisfy the continuing education requirements for this Board. The 2-hour course shall count toward the total number of continuing education hours required for license renewal.

Specific Authority 456.013(6)-(9), 484.044, 484.047(4) FS. Law Implemented 456.013(6)-(9), 484.047(4) FS. History–New 4-1-85, Formerly 21JJ-15.002, Amended 8-5-87, 2-16-89, 6-21-89, 1-10-90, 8-19-91, 10-21-91, Formerly 21JJ-5.006, Amended 11-20-95, Formerly 61G9-5.006, Amended 9-23-99, 11-9-00, 3-24-02, 11-18-02, .