64B15-14.0076: Requirement for Osteopathic Physician Office Registration; Inspection or Accreditation
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The proposed amendment is intended to clarify that the registration application to perform office surgery shall be submitted to the Department of Health rather than the Board.
SUMMARY: The proposed rule specifies that the physicians who provide office surgery shall be required submit the application to the Department rather than the Board.
SUMMARY OF STATEMENT OF ESTIMATED REGULATORY COSTS: No Statement of Estimated Regulatory Cost was prepared. The Board has determined that the proposed rule amendments will not have an impact on small business.
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: 459.005(1), (2) FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 456.069, 459.005(2) 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: Christy Robinson, Acting Executive Director, Board of Osteopathic Medicine/MQA, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin #C06, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3256
THE FULL TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE IS:
64B15-14.0076 Requirement for Osteopathic Physician Office Registration; Inspection or Accreditation.
(1) Registration.
(a) Every Florida licensed osteopathic physician who holds an active Florida license and performs Level II surgical procedures in Florida with a maximum planned duration of five (5) minutes or longer or any Level III office surgery, as fully defined in Rule 64B15-14.007, F.A.C., shall register with the Department of Health Board of Osteopathic Medicine on the following form which may be obtained from the Board office at 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin #C06, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3256 or by calling (850)245-4161: Florida Board of Osteopathic Medicine Office Surgery Registration Program, DH-MQA 1071, 1/03, effective 11/20/03. It is the osteopathic physician’s responsibility to ensure that every office in which he or she performs Levels II or III surgical procedures as described above is registered, regardless of whether other physicians are practicing in the same office or whether the office is non-physician owned.
(b) through (d) No change.
(2) through (3) No change.
Rulemaking Authority 459.005(1), (2) FS. Law Implemented 456.069, 459.005(2) FS. History–New 2-12-02, Amended 11-20-03, 6-4-09,________.