Florida Administrative Code › 64 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › 64B27 - Dental Laboratories › Chapter 64B27-1 - DENTAL LABORATORIES › Section 64B27-1.003 - Continuing Education Requirements

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1)
				On or after July 1, 2010, each registered dental laboratory owner/operator or a
				designated employee must complete 18 hours of continuing education (CE)
				biennially. The owner/operator or agent as listed on the registration has the
				responsibility to ensure that the CE provider has submitted or the owner has
				self-submitted course completion information within the CE tracking system in
				accordance with rule Chapter 64B-5, F.A.C. The records retained by the
				laboratory to document completion of the required CE shall either include
				evidence that the owner/operator completed the course hours or that the course
				hours were completed by a designated employee who worked at the laboratory for
				at least one full year during the biennium as documented by time cards, pay
				stubs, or federal W-2 forms.
(2)
				Organizations, schools, and agencies that meet the criteria set in Section
				 466.032, F.S., and in this rule
				shall apply and will be granted approval to develop and offer continuing
				education courses in accordance with Rule
				 64B5-12.017, F.A.C.
(3) As part of the hours required biennially,
				the owner/operator or designated employee must complete two hours of coursework
				relating to the prevention of medical errors including root-cause analysis,
				error reduction and prevention, patient safety, infection control, and/or
				standards on employee safety required by state or federal laws or
				regulations.
(4) As part of the
				hours required biennially, the owner/operator or designated employee must
				complete a one to three hour course on the laws and rules that govern dental
				laboratories and dental technicians.
(5) Attendance at lectures, study clubs,
				college courses, conventions, and research shall be included for fulfillment of
				the CE requirement if sponsored for dentists or dental technicians by an
				approved provider or if approved by the executive director for dental
				laboratories and the Board of Dentistry as meeting the content requirements
				specified by law. For an up-to-date report on approved providers contact the
				office regulating dental laboratories at 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin #C08,
				Tallahassee, Florida 32399, telephone number (850)245-4474.
(6) Owners or designated employees that are
				certified by the National Board for Certification in Dental Laboratory
				Technology as a Dental Laboratory Technician during the biennium can
				demonstrate compliance with the continuing education requirements of this rule
				by entering his or her Certified Dental Technician certification number and
				submitting a copy of his or her active certification card in the CE tracking
				system.
(7) As part of the hours
				required biennially, the owner/operator or designated employee may satisfy up
				to four hours by the performance of pro bono services to the indigent or to
				underserved populations or in areas of critical need provided that the
				prescribing dentist is serving these populations and the patient beneficiary
				falls within one of these categories.
(8) The CE requirement does not apply to a
				dental laboratory physically located within the office of a licensed
				dentist.
Rulemaking Authority
					 466.032,
					 466.038 FS. Law Implemented
					 456.013,
					 466.032
					 FS.
New 5-21-09, Amended
					 1-31-18.