Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 69K-17.0042 - Approval of Continuing Education Courses
(1) A continuing education course shall be
approved for a maximum of two (2) years by the Board and issued a course number
if the materials submitted are complete and demonstrate that the course covers
approved subject matter.
(2) The
course provider must submit to the Board, in writing, notice of any changes in
the information provided in the initial request for course approval. This
notification must be made within 30 days following the date the change is
effective.
(3) Approved subject
matter includes, as appropriate to the scope of practice of the licensee to
whom credit shall be awarded.
(a) Basic theory
and practice of funeral directing, embalming, or direct disposal
services.
(b) Technical subjects
including mortuary sciences, skill and technique development, scientific
applications, and other topics specific to the overall practice of funeral
directing, embalming, or direct disposal of human remains.
(c) Communicable diseases including
transmission, sterilization techniques, risk education methods in practice of
professional services.
(d) Public
health and safety subjects including grief management, stress management, risk
management, biohazardous and hazardous waste, and pathology.
(e) Subjects dealing with licensees' legal
and ethical responsibilities, including the laws and rules governing the
practice.
(4) Approved
continuing education providers shall submit to the Board, an application for
approval of each continuing education course on the form referenced in Rule
69K-14.007, F.A.C.
(5) No
retroactive credit shall be granted if a provider improperly offers a course
prior to approval, even if the course is subsequently approved.
(6) The application shall include the total
number of continuing education hours, the course syllabus, a detailed outline
or synopsis of the contents of the course, and the name and qualification of
the instructors or authors.
(7)
Continuing education courses which appropriately relate to the practice of
embalming, funeral directing and direct disposition and which contain
sufficient education content to improve the skills, competency and knowledge of
the laws and rules which govern the professional duties of licensees, shall be
approved.
Notes
Rulemaking Authority 497.103, 497.147 FS. Law Implemented 497.147, 497.162, 497.368(1)(e), 497.369(1)(c), 497.373(1)(e), 497.374(1)(c), 497.378(1), 497.379(1), 397.602(3)(c), 497.603(2) FS.
New 4-10-94, Amended 3-14-95, 7-25-95, 9-25-95, 10-30-01, Formerly 61G8-17.0042, Amended 3-8-12.
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