64B8-4.009: Applications
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The Board proposes the development of a rule amendment to address the five most mis-diagnosed conditions for purposes of the medical errors course required for initial licensure.
SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Subject matter of the medical errors course required for initial licensure.
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 456.031, 456.033, 458.309, 458.311, 458.3137 FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 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 IN WRITING AND NOT DEEMED UNNECESSARY BY THE AGENCY HEAD, A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE NOTICED IN THE NEXT AVAILABLE FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE WEEKLY.
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Larry McPherson, Jr., Executive Director, Board of Medicine/MQA, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin #C03, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3253
THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS:
64B8-4.009 Applications.
(1) through (7) No change.
(8) The applicant must submit a statement attesting to the following: 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 misdiagnosed conditions during the previous biennium, as determined by the Board. The following areas have been determined as the five most misdiagnosed conditions: wrong-site/patient surgery; cancer; cardiac; acute abdomen; timely diagnosis of surgical complications; and failing to identify pregnancy or stage of pregnancy before beginning treatment or surgery and failing to diagnose pre-existing conditions prior to prescribing contraindicated medications.
(9) No change.
Rulemaking Authority 456.031, 456.033, 458.309, 458.311, 458.3137 FS. Law Implemented 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, 12-26-06, 1-18-09, 3-17-09, 10-7-09, _________.