Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 64B3-11.001 - Continuing Education
(1) In order to
renew a clinical laboratory personnel license, a minimum of 24 hours of
continuing education shall be earned during each biennium including a minimum
of one hour for each of the categories in which the individual is licensed, and
one hour of continuing education on HIV/AIDS. Also, as a part of the 24
continuing education hours, each licensee shall take a Board approved 2-hour
course relating to the prevention of medical errors, which shall include
root-cause analysis, error reduction and prevention, and patient safety, as it
relates to the practice of clinical laboratory personnel. Directors and
supervisors are required to obtain one hour of continuing education in
administration and supervision. As part of the minimum of 24 hours of
continuing education, each licensee shall be required to take a one hour course
on Florida laws and rules governing clinical laboratory personnel. Continuing
education credit is not awarded for attending a telephone conference call
meeting of the Board.
(2) A
licensee may choose to surrender licensure in a given category by submitting a
written request to the Board at the time of renewal.
(3) The licensee shall retain the original
continuing education certificates of attendance received from approved
providers for a minimum of four years.
(4) Applicants initially licensed (first time
ever) are exempt from the continuing education requirements for that biennium,
with the exception of completing any statutorily mandated courses. Licensees
adding a category to an existing license are exempt from the required 1 hour of
continuing education in that category.
(5) A licensee intending to use a course
offered by a state or federal government agency or a regionally accredited
educational institution is responsible for maintaining documentation to verify
the date, location, attendance, and subject matter of such course.
(6) In order to count for continuing
education credit, courses taken at a regionally accredited college or
university must be:
(a) Documented by an
official transcript.
(b)
Successfully completed.
(c) In the
subject matter areas specified in subsection
64B3-11.002(1),
F.A.C.
(d) One semester hour equals
15 continuing education hours and one quarter hour equals 10 continuing
education hours.
(7)
Licensed clinical laboratory personnel who teach Board approved continuing
education may claim three hours of continuing education credit for each hour of
prepared lecture. These hours, however, may be claimed only once per biennium
during which the person teaches the program. Continuing education credit shall
not be claimed by school faculty for regular teaching assignments.
(8) In addition to the continuing education
credits authorized herein, former Board members will receive eight hours of
credit per biennium for annual service on a Probable Cause
Panel.
Notes
Rulemaking Authority 483.805(4) FS. Law Implemented 456.013, 483.821, 483.823 FS.
New 2-22-94, Amended 7-13-94, Formerly 61F3-11.001, Amended 12-11-94, 3-28-95, 12-4-95, 7-1-97, Formerly 59O-11.001, Amended 3-19-98, 12-13-99, 3-20-01, 10-13-02, 3-18-03, 2-24-04, 6-17-09, 3-18-14, 9-19-16.
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