Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 64B14-5.003 - Continuing Education Course Criteria
(1) To be eligible for credit toward the
licensee's continuing education requirement, a continuing education course
shall be designed to enhance the learning and promote the continued development
of knowledge and skills of the individual licensee's professional practice. The
course content shall be relevant to the practice of orthotics, prothetics, or
pedorthics and specifically designed to the stated level and learning needs of
the participants.
(2) Each course
must have stated learning objectives which describe expected learner outcomes
in behavioral terms, can be evaluated, are attainable, and are relevant to
current professional practice. The objectives shall determine the content,
teaching methodology and plan for evaluation.
(3) The course faculty shall demonstrate
academic preparation and/or experience in the subject matter of the
course.
(4) Course length shall be
sufficient to provide meaningful education in the subject matter presented.
Courses must include 25 minutes for one- half credit hour of didactic
instruction or 50 minutes of lab/clinical experience for each hour of credit
awarded.
(5) Distance learning
courses, which include home study, correspondence, computer interactive, video
cassette and audio cassette courses must meet all the requirements of this rule
and must include a testing mechanism on which a passing score must be attained
by the licensee prior to the issuance of continuing education credit.
Videocassette courses shall not exceed 5 hours per subject.
(6) Currency and accuracy of the content of
the course shall be documented by references and/or bibliography.
(7) Each course shall include a certificate
of attendance given to each participant, provider, the name of the course,
which shall be the same as the name submitted to the Board, the provider number
assigned by the Board, the name of the participant, the date the course was
taken; the number of hours of continuing education credit awarded; and the
signature of the provider, official representative or instructor.
(8) Each licensee attending a course must be
required to sign in and must attend all of the course in order to be awarded
continuing education credit.
Notes
Rulemaking Authority 456.013, 468.802, 468.806 FS. Law Implemented 468.806 FS.
New 5-18-00, Amended 11-11-02, 10-24-04, 3-13-14.
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