Florida Administrative Code › 64 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › 64B18 - Board of Podiatric Medicine › Chapter 64B18-17 - CONTINUING EDUCATION › Section 64B18-17.001 - Continuing Education Required for License Renewal

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) All actively
				licensed podiatric physicians shall obtain continuing education that
				contributes to the reduction of risk in the practice of podiatric medicine and
				the advancement, extension or enhancement of professional skill and knowledge
				in the field of podiatric medicine and the licensee's understanding of the
				regulatory law and rules which govern the practice of podiatric medicine. The
				continuing education that contributes to the advancement, extension or
				enhancement of professional skill and knowledge in the field of podiatric
				medicine, shall focus on subjects that are primarily scientific in nature and
				of significant benefit to the podiatric physician on a post-graduate level. No
				commercial laboratories will be approved for continuing education credit
				because those laboratories are designed primarily to demonstrate equipment and
				procedures for the purpose of making a sale.
(2) All licensees who seek to renew the
				active status of their licensure must demonstrate that they have completed,
				during the previous two years, at least forty (40) hours of continuing
				education.
(a) Within each license renewal
				biennium, a licensed podiatric physician shall complete a minimum of 32 hours
				via live in-person, or live interactive virtual events of professional
				continuing education, according to the criteria set forth in these rules. A
				maximum of 8 hours of continuing professional education may be earned from
				courses involving home study or anytime courses.
(b) At least one (1) of the forty (40) hours
				must concern the topic of risk management.
(c) At least one (1) of the forty (40) hours
				must be on the subject of laws and rules to bring the licensee up to date on
				laws and rules of the Board and the regulatory agency under which the Board
				operates.
(d) At least one 2-hour
				course must be on the subject of prevention of medical errors pursuant to
				section  456.013(7),
				F.S.
(e) At least two (2) of the
				forty (40) hours must be on the safe and effective prescribing of controlled
				substances, as required by section
				 461.007, F.S.
(f) For active licensees in good standing, up
				to ten (10) hours of pro bono service may be counted toward the required
				continuing education for the biennium in which the service was provided. Pro
				bono service, however, must be performed under the auspices of a nonprofit
				agency or in clinics serving the indigent or otherwise underserved populations
				in areas of critical need within the state. Proof of such service on the
				agency's or clinic's letterhead and signed by the director of the agency or
				clinic must be provided upon audit of the licensee's continuing education
				credit hours.
(g) Licensees may
				complete up to three hours of continuing education per biennium in the area of
				practice management. Providership of any such hours must be approved in advance
				by the Continuing Education Committee. Such approval shall be granted pursuant
				to the requirements of Rule
				 64B18-17.002, F.A.C. Practice
				management is defined as the development or mechanics of establishing and
				managing an office, including enhancement of patient care, insurance issues,
				and working with managed care programs. It does not include methods of
				increasing business profits, marketing of podiatric services, investments, or
				financial management.
(h) Licensees
				may complete one board-approved continuing education course in the area of
				anti-discriminatory practice per biennium, not to exceed 2 credit
				hours.
(i) Active board members,
				for each full or partial biennium served on the Board, or former Board members
				participating in annual service on a Probable Cause Panel, shall receive
				thirteen hours of continuing education credit per biennium that may be used to
				satisfy the required hours for laws and rules, risk management, prevention of
				medical errors or other general continuing education requirements.
(j) All 40 hours may be earned through live
				in-person or live interactive virtual events as defined in paragraph
				 64B18-17.002(8)(b),
				F.A.C., but a maximum of only eight (8) hours may be obtained through home
				study or anytime courses as defined in paragraph
				 64B18-17.002(8)(a),
				F.A.C.