Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 64B10-15.001 - Continuing Education for Licensure Renewal
(1) Every person licensed pursuant to Chapter
468, Part II, F.S. shall be required to obtain continuing education which
contributes to increasing or enhancing the licensee's professional skill or
which enables the licensee to keep abreast of changes that affect the field of
nursing home administration. For the first renewal period after initial
licensure, the licensee shall complete two (2) hours of medical errors and one
(1) hour of HIV/AIDS. The licensee of otherwise exempt during the first renewal
period from the continuing education requirements stated in subsection (2) of
this rule. Continuing education hours not specified as medical errors or
HIV/AIDS are recorded as general credit and, when applicable, for domains of
practice.
(2) For each subsequent
renewal period, to satisfy the requirements of this rule, in each biennium a
licensee shall have a minimum of forty (40) contact hours of continuing
education credit. A contact hour shall consist of fifty (50) clock minutes. In
any biennium after the first renewal period:
(a) A licensee shall have a minimum of twenty
(20) contact hours of continuing education credits that include personal
attendance at a live presentation or, as specified in subsection (3) of this
section, completion of classroom attended college course(s) taught with live
lectures.
(b) A licensee is allowed
a maximum of twenty (20) contact hours of continuing education credits for any
combination of web-based, video or audio-transmitted, home-study, on-line
interactive instruction programs or, as specified in subsection (3) of this
section, completion of on-line college courses(s).
(c) A licensee shall complete two (2) contact
hours of continuing education relating to the prevention of medical
errors.
(3) Three contact
hours of continuing education credit shall be granted for each college credit
hour in the domains of practice specified in Rule
64B10-16.005, F.A.C.
successfully completed during the biennium. The licensee shall identify the
domain of practice and the delivery method of instruction applicable to the
college course(s) submitted for continuing education credit. The college
transcript shall be accepted as proof of attendance.
(4) Administrator certification or
re-certification by the American College of Health Care Administrators shall be
accepted as satisfying the total continuing education requirement for license
renewal for the biennium in which certification is completed. Verification of
certification shall be accepted as proof of attendance.
(5) Any licensee who acts as a preceptor for
an Administrator-in-Training (AIT) and completes such preceptorship within any
biennium shall be allowed ten (10) contact hours of continuing education credit
for precepting one (1) AIT or fifteen (15) contact hours of continuing
education credit for precepting two (2) AITs, not to exceed a total of 15
contact hours per biennium if combined with continuing education credits earned
pursuant to subsection (6) of this rule. Continuing education earned pursuant
to this subsection shall be accepted no more than 30 days after the close of
the biennium during which the credit was earned and applied solely to the
biennium during which the credit was earned.
(6) Any licensee who acts as a preceptor for
an internship as described in subparagraph
64B10-11.002(2)(b)
1., F.A.C., and completes such preceptorship within any biennium shall be
allowed five (5) contact hours of continuing education credit per internship,
not to exceed 10 contact hours per biennium, and not exceed a total of 15
contact hours per biennium if combined with continuing education credits earned
pursuant to subsection (5) of this rule.
(7) A licensee who attends a meeting of a
national association involved in the establishment of standards of practice or
the regulation of nursing home administrators may apply to the Board for
continuing education credit. In order to receive approval, the licensee must
submit a written statement to the Board within sixty (60) days of attendance or
participation in said meeting, stating the name of the organization, dates of
attendance, and a brief statement as to how attendance at the meeting
contributed to the enhancement of the licensee's skills. The Board may approve
up to five (5) contact hours of continuing education per year under this
subsection.
(8) A licensee may
obtain up to three (3) contact hours of continuing education credit per
biennium in the area of risk management by attending an official business
meeting of the full Board held in person, by telephone conference, or by video
conference. For virtual and telephonic meetings, the licensee shall announce
their presence at the beginning of the meeting, remain for the duration of the
meeting, and be available for a roll call confirmation at the close of the
meeting. For meetings held in person, the licensee shall sign in with the Board
staff before the meeting, remain in continuous attendance, and sign out with
the Board staff at the end of the meeting. The Board chair or designee will
announce the number of continuing education credit earned at the conclusion of
the meeting.
(9) A licensee who
serves as a volunteer expert witness for the department in a disciplinary case
shall receive three (3) contact hours of continuing education credit in the
area of risk management.
(10)
Former Board members who serve on probable cause panels shall receive three (3)
contact hours of continuing education credit per meeting up to a maximum of
twelve (12) contact hours of continuing education credit, in the area of risk
management, for each full or partial biennium served on the probable cause
panel.
(11) Any licensee presenting
a continuing education course shall earn the same amount of contact hours as
the course attendees up to a maximum of twelve (12) contact hours per
biennium.
(12) Board members shall
receive twelve (12) contact hours of continuing education credit for each full
or partial biennium served on the Board.
Notes
Rulemaking Authority 456.033, 456.013(6), (7), 468.1685(1), 468.1715 FS. Law Implemented 456.033, 456.013, 468.1715(3) FS.
New 12-11-80, Amended 2-20-83, 5-2-84, Formerly 21Z-15.01, Amended 12-31-86, 2-26-89, 11-19-91, Formerly 21Z-15.001, 61G12-15.001, Amended 9-4-96, 10-20-96, 7-21-97, Formerly 59T-15.001, Amended 5-15-00, 11-4-02, 5-7-06, 4-8-07, 10-24-07, 10-11-10, 8-8-13, 2-10-14, 1-31-16, 10-3-16, 11-21-18, 7-4-19, 12-3-19, 10-18-20, 11-23-21, 2-26-24.
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