Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 61-6.010 - Random Audit of License Renewal Requirements
(1) No later than six (6) months after the
beginning of a licensure period, each board shall initiate a random audit of
licensees to determine their compliance with license renewal requirements. This
audit shall be conducted by the appropriate office of the Department of
Business and Professional Regulation.
(2) Each licensee randomly selected for audit
shall be so notified by email or regular mail, and each selected licensee shall
ensure that the Department receives all documentation specified by the
Department no later than twenty-one (21) days from the licensee's receipt of
notice.
(3) If notification is
returned to the Department because of an incorrect email or mailing address,
the Department shall attempt again to notify the licensee after making a
reasonable effort to determine the licensee's correct email or mailing address.
The licensee so notified shall ensure that the Department receives all
documentation specified by the Department no later than twenty-one (21) days
from the licensee's receipt of notice.
(4) If notification sent to the licensee by
regular mail is returned to the Department unclaimed or refused, the Department
shall by certified mail attempt to notify the licensee of the information
contained in the original mailing. The licensee so notified shall ensure that
the Department receives all documentation specified by the Department no later
than twenty-one (21) days from the licensee's receipt of notice.
(5) If a licensee's documentation of
compliance with the requirements for license renewal is not sufficient, the
Department shall notify the licensee, by email or regular mail, of the
deficiencies, and the licensee shall ensure that the Department receives all
documentation specified by the Department no later than twenty-one (21) days
from the licensee's receipt of notice.
(6) Commencing on the twenty-second (22) day
after a licensee selected for audit receives notice, the board may grant the
licensee up to thirty (30) additional days in which to obtain appropriate
documentation and supply that documentation to the Department if:
(1) the licensee's written request was
received by the board within twenty-one (21) days of the licensee's receipt of
notice of audit or receipt of documentation deficiency,
(2) the licensee's written request stated
with particularity the reasons an extension should be granted, and
(3) the board's written notification as to
the length of the extension granted was received by the Department office
conducting the audit no more than ten (10) days after the twenty-one (21) day
compliance period had lapsed.
(7) The Department may take whatever action
is appropriate against any licensee selected for audit who:
(a) Has not kept the Department informed of
an accurate mailing and email address,
(b) Does not cooperate in the audit,
or
(c) The audit reveals has not
met the requirements for license renewal.
Notes
Rulemaking Authority 455.203(5), 455.2177 FS. Law Implemented 455.203, 455.2177 FS.
New 2-10-93, Formerly 21-6.020, Amended 9-1-21.
State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will be added as we have more versions to compare.
No prior version found.