Notice of Development of Rulemaking Board
of Physical Therapy Practice
RULE NO.: RULE TITLE:
64B17-9.001
Continuing Education
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The Board proposes to add a
subsection to address continuing education credit hours earned by taking and
passing the
SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Continuing Education.
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 486.025
FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 456.013(6)
FS., 486.109(2) FS.
IF REQUESTED IN WRITING AND NOT DEEMED UNNECESSARY BY
THE AGENCY HEAD, A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE NOTICED IN THE NEXT
AVAILABLE
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE
DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT IS: Susan Love, Executive
Director, Board of Physical Therapy Practice/MQA,
THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT
IS:
64B17-9.001 Continuing Education.
(1) Every person licensed pursuant to Chapter 486, Florida
Statutes, shall be required to complete twenty-four contact hours of continuing
education courses approved by the Board in the twenty-four months preceding
each biennial renewal period as established by the Department. However,
applicants who become licensed in the second half of the biennium are exempt
from this continuing education requirement for their first renewal.
(2) through (5) No change.
(6) The Board approves for continuing education
credit:
(a) through (e) No change
(f) Licensees who take and pass the Florida laws and
rules examination shall receive two (2) hours of continuing education per
biennium. The continuing education credit shall be awarded only for the
biennium in which the examination was taken and passed. Continuing education
credit shall not be awarded to licensees that take and pass the examination as
a result of a disciplinary proceeding or as a board ordered condition of
initial licensure, re-activation or reinstatement.
(7) through (8) No change.
Specific
Authority 486.025 FS. Law Implemented 456.013(6), 486.109(2) FS. History–New