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Florida Administrative Code › 64 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › 64B8 - Board of Medicine › Chapter 64B8-14 - REVIEW PROCEDURE AND METHODOLOGY FOR CERTIFICATION OF FOREIGN MEDICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS › Section 64B8-14.005 - Effect of LCME Accreditation

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Any foreign medical school which has been approved and
				  accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) and which holds
				  such accreditation in good standing at the time its application for
				  certification is pending with the Department shall be deemed to have satisfied
				  the standards for certification set forth in Rule Chapter 64B8-15, F.A.C.,
				  pursuant to Section 458.314, F.S., and shall be
				  automatically certified by the Department on that basis.
Rulemaking Authority
					 458.309,
					 458.314(4) FS.
					 Law Implemented 458.314
					 FS.
New 8-24-87, Formerly 21M-41.005, 61F6-41.005,
					 59R-14.005.
Florida Administrative Code › 64 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › 64B8 - Board of Medicine › Chapter 64B8-15 - STANDARDS FOR CERTIFICATION OF FOREIGN MEDICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS › Section 64B8-15.001 - Abbreviations and Definitions

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
As used in this chapter:
(1) "ACGME" means Accreditation Council for
				Graduate Medical Education.
(2)
				"Applicant" means a foreign medical school which applies to the Department for
				certification.
(3) "Board" means
				State of Florida Board of Medicine.
(4) "Clinical Clerkship" means an organized
				supervised educational experience involving the examination and care of
				patients in the practice of medicine, which is an integral part of the clinical
				component of the medical curriculum and which takes place in a teaching
				hospital or an acceptable equivalent health care facility.
(5) "Dean" means a university or college
				administrative official acting as chief academic officer in the supervision of
				a school or faculty.
(6)
				"Department" means State of Florida Department of Health.
(7) "Foreign Medical School" means a medical
				school outside the United States.
(8) "M.D. Degree" means an abbreviation for
				Medicine Doctor, Doctor of Medicine, an academic degree conferred by a
				college/university on one having satisfactorily completed a medical school
				curriculum established for preparation for the practice of medicine. Other
				degrees (example M.B.) are used as equivalent in some
				countries.
Rulemaking Authority
					 458.309,
					 458.314(4) FS.
					 Law Implemented 458.314
					 FS.
New 8-24-87, Formerly 21M-42.001, 61F6-42.001, 59R-15.001,
					 Amended 7-13-22.
Florida Administrative Code › 64 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › 64B8 - Board of Medicine › Chapter 64B8-15 - STANDARDS FOR CERTIFICATION OF FOREIGN MEDICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS › Section 64B8-15.002 - Introduction

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
In order to determine reasonable comparability between the
				  medical education programs of foreign medical schools seeking certification and
				  accredited medical schools in the United States, the Department shall employ
				  the standards published by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME),
				  known as
Functions and Structure of a Medical School,
(October
				  2021) which is hereby incorporated by reference and available at
https://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-14415
,
https//lcme.org/publications/
, as a
				  basis for Florida's certification program.
Rulemaking Authority
					 458.309,
					 458.314(4) FS.
					 Law Implemented 458.314
					 FS.
New 8-24-87, Formerly 21M-42.002, 61F6-42.002, 59R-15.002,
					 Amended 3-3-13, 7-13-22.
Florida Administrative Code › 64 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › 64B8 - Board of Medicine › Chapter 64B8-15 - STANDARDS FOR CERTIFICATION OF FOREIGN MEDICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS › Section 64B8-15.003 - The Meaning of Certification (Repealed)

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Rulemaking Authority
					 458.309,
					 458.314(4) FS.
					 Law Implemented 458.314
					 FS.
New 8-24-87, Formerly 21M-42.003, 61F6-42.003, 59R-15.003,
					 Repealed 7-13-22.
Florida Administrative Code › 64 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › 64B8 - Board of Medicine › Chapter 64B8-15 - STANDARDS FOR CERTIFICATION OF FOREIGN MEDICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS › Section 64B8-15.004 - Objectives

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) An essential objective of a program in
				medical education leading to the Doctor of Medicine degree, or its equivalent,
				must be to meet the standards herein described for certification that its
				graduates will be prepared to enter and complete a program of graduate
				education, to qualify for licensure, to provide competent medical care and to
				have the educational background necessary for lifelong learning. A medical
				program may establish additional objectives consistent with its available
				resources. Objectives must be defined in writing and made known to faculty and
				students. While recognizing the existence and appropriateness of diverse
				institutional missions and educational objectives, the Florida Department of
				Health and the Board of Medicine subscribe to the proposition that local
				circumstances do not justify certification of a program that fails to meet the
				standards as set forth in this rule chapter.
(2) Certification is awarded on the basis of
				evidence of an appropriate balance between the size of the enrollment in each
				class and the total resources of the program, including the faculty, physical
				facilities, curricular time and methods of instruction, and the budget. If
				there is to be substantial change in any of the above functions, the Florida
				Department of Health must be notified in writing so that reevaluation may be
				instituted.
Rulemaking Authority
					 458.309,
					 458.314(4) FS.
					 Law Implemented 458.314
					 FS.
New 8-24-87, Formerly 21M-42.004, 61F6-42.004,
					 59R-15.004.
Florida Administrative Code › 64 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › 64B8 - Board of Medicine › Chapter 64B8-15 - STANDARDS FOR CERTIFICATION OF FOREIGN MEDICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS › Section 64B8-15.005 - Governance

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Final authority and responsibility for
				the operation of the medical school should reside in a governing body. Members
				of the governing body should be persons who have no monetary interest or other
				conflict of interest in the operation of the school, its associated hospitals,
				or any related enterprises. Terms of governing body members should be
				overlapping and sufficiently long to permit the members to become thoroughly
				knowledgeable of the programs of the school in order to develop policy in the
				interests of the school and the public.
(2) Preferably a medical school should be a
				component of a university that has other graduate and professional degree
				granting programs. The environment of a university fosters intellectual
				challenge, the spirit of inquiry, the seeking of new knowledge and the habit of
				lifelong learning. This environment for a medical education is usually best
				created in a medical school that is a not-for-profit institution, whether a
				part of a university or independently chartered by a government
				agency.
(3) The medical school
				should be listed in one or more of the generally accepted resource volumes in
				international education, and its program must be legally recognized and
				approved for the training of physicians by the appropriate civil authorities of
				the country in which it is located.
Rulemaking Authority
					 458.309,
					 458.314(4) FS.
					 Law Implemented 458.314
					 FS.
New 8-24-87, Formerly 21M-42.005, 61F6-42.005,
					 59R-15.005.
Florida Administrative Code › 64 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › 64B8 - Board of Medicine › Chapter 64B8-15 - STANDARDS FOR CERTIFICATION OF FOREIGN MEDICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS › Section 64B8-15.006 - Administration

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) General.
(a) Administrative officers and members of a
				medical school faculty must be appointed by, or on the authority of, the
				governing body of the medical school.
(b) If the medical school is part of a
				university, the dean must have ready access to the university chief executive
				officer and to such other university officials as may be necessary to fulfill
				the dean's responsibilities. If the medical school is not part of a university,
				the dean must have ready access to the chief officer of the governing
				body.
(c) The dean must be
				qualified by education and experience to provide leadership in medical
				education, in scholarly activity and research, and in the care of patients. The
				dean should have the assistance of such professional associates and staff as
				are necessary for administration of admissions, student affairs, academic
				affairs, hospital relationships, business affairs, physical facilities and
				other activities normally associated with the office of the dean.
(d) The manner in which the medical school is
				organized, including the responsibilities and privileges of administrative
				officers, faculty, students and committees must be formally set forth in
				writing. It is through committee structure and function that faculty and at
				times students and others become involved in decisions concerning admissions,
				promotions, curriculum, library, research, etc. The number and composition of
				committees may vary among medical schools.
(e) In determining the most effective
				organization, emphasis should be placed on the importance of effective
				relationships among faculty members concerned with undergraduate medical
				education (basic sciences and clinical sciences) and graduate and continuing
				education. The chief official of the medical school should give consideration
				to the commitments of faculty members who have multiple responsibilities so as
				to assure each educational program adequate faculty resources.
(f) A budget, showing available revenue
				sources and expenditures must be prepared for the medical school at regular and
				specified periods. To facilitate effective planning, each department and/or
				division of the medical school should know in advance a reasonable estimate of
				its available operating resources.
Florida Administrative Code › 64 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › 64B8 - Board of Medicine › Chapter 64B8-15 - STANDARDS FOR CERTIFICATION OF FOREIGN MEDICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS › Section 64B8-15.008 - Medical Students

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Admissions.
(a) As noted previously, students in the
				United States are selectively admitted to the study of medicine after a period
				of preparation which includes study of the biological, physical and behavioral
				sciences, and general education subjects such as mathematics, history and
				language. Admission is competitive as there are more applicants than places
				available in the entering classes of the medical schools. But once admitted a
				very high proportion complete the requirements for the professional
				degree.
(b) It is recognized this
				pattern of entry varies among foreign medical schools. In final analysis no one
				system of medical education should be required world-wide. Nevertheless, there
				are basic principles concerning the making of a competent, compassionate, and
				above all safe physician that must be adhered to.
(c) Whether the graduates of a medical
				institution are carefully selected on the basis of aptitude and achievement
				prior to beginning medical studies or promoted on the basis of achievement in
				medical school, they should possess demonstrable intelligence, integrity and
				personal and emotional characteristics generally perceived necessary to become
				effective physicians.
(d) Selection
				is a responsibility of the faculty, both for entry into the medical education
				program and to be graduated from it. Persons or groups external to the medical
				school may assist in the evaluation of applicants, but the final responsibility
				must not be delegated outside the medical faculty. The faculty should develop
				criteria and procedures for the selection, promotion and graduation of
				students. The faculty should make known through written documents its standards
				for admission and progress through the medical studies. It must be made
				abundantly clear that outside influences, financial or political, are
				unacceptable.
Florida Administrative Code › 64 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › 64B8 - Board of Medicine › Chapter 64B8-30 - PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT › Section 64B8-30.001 - Definitions

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) The term "Primary Supervising Physician"
				as herein used refers to a physician licensed pursuant to Chapter 458 or 459,
				F.S., who assumes responsibility and legal liability for the services rendered
				by the physician assistant(s) at all times the physician assistant is not under
				the supervision and control of an alternate supervising physician.
(2) The term "Alternate Supervising
				Physician" as herein used refers to the physician(s) licensed pursuant to
				Chapter 458 or 459, F.S., who assumes responsibility and legal liability for
				the services rendered by the physician assistant while the physician assistant
				is under his or her supervision and control.
(3) The term "responsible supervision" as
				used herein refers to the ability of the supervising physician to responsibly
				exercise control and provide direction over the services of the physician
				assistant. In providing supervision, the supervising physician shall
				periodically review the physician assistant's performance. It requires the easy
				availability or physical presence of the supervising physician to the physician
				assistant. In determining whether supervision is adequate, the following
				factors should be considered:
(a) The
				complexity of the task;
(b) The
				risk to the patient;
(c) The
				background, training and skill of the physician assistant;
(d) The adequacy of the direction in terms of
				its form;
(e) The setting in which
				the tasks are performed;
(f) The
				availability of the supervising physician;
(g) The necessity for immediate attention;
				and,
(h) The number of other
				persons that the supervising physician must supervise.
Florida Administrative Code › 64 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › 64B8 - Board of Medicine › Chapter 64B8-30 - PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT › Section 64B8-30.002 - Application for Licensure (Repealed)

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Rulemaking Authority
					 458.309,
					 458.347 FS. Law Implemented
					 458.347
					 FS.
New 4-28-76, Amended 2-14-79, 9-3-85, 10-20-85, Formerly
					 21M-17.02, Amended 5-13-87, 1-9-92, Formerly 21M-17.002, 61F6-17.002,
					 59R-30.002, Amended 6-7-98, 7-30-03, Repealed
					 10-21-15.
Florida Administrative Code › 64 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › 64B8 - Board of Medicine › Chapter 64B8-30 - PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT › Section 64B8-30.003 - Physician Assistant Licensure

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1)
				Requirements for Licensure.
(a) All applicants
				for licensure as physician assistants shall apply on Form DH-MQA 2000, entitled
				"Physician Assistant Application for Licensure, " (revised 12/2021), hereby
				adopted and incorporated by reference, and can be obtained from the website at
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-14269
,
				or
http://flboardofmedicine.gov/licensing/physician-assistant-licensure/
.
(b) Applicants who have been granted a
				temporary license pursuant to Section
				458.347(6)(d)
				or 459.022(6)(d),
				F.S., are eligible to seek an extension of the temporary license by submitting
				Form DH-MQA 1076, entitled "Application for Extension of Temporary Physician
				Assistant Licensure, " (Rev. 06/21), hereby adopted and incorporated by
				reference, and can be obtained from the website at
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-13885
,
				or
http://flboardofmedicine.gov/licensing/physician-assistant-licensure/
.
Florida Administrative Code › 64 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › 64B8 - Board of Medicine › Chapter 64B8-30 - PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT › Section 64B8-30.004 - Change in Employment Status (Repealed)

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Rulemaking Authority
					 458.309,
					 458.347 FS. Law Implemented
					 458.347
					 FS.
New 5-13-87, Formerly 21M-17.0031, 61F6-17.0031, Amended
					 9-8-94, 7-25-95, 3-25-96, Formerly 59R-30.004, Amended 6-7-98, Repealed
					 12-6-21.
Florida Administrative Code › 64 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › 64B8 - Board of Medicine › Chapter 64B8-30 - PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT › Section 64B8-30.006 - Dispensing Drugs

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Only those physician assistants authorized by law and rule to
				  prescribe shall be permitted to dispense sample drugs to patients. Dispensing
				  of sample drugs to patients shall be permitted only when no charge is made to
				  the patient or a third party for the service or the drugs and if the sample
				  being dispensed could otherwise have been legally prescribed by the physician
				  assistant. This rule shall not be construed to prohibit a physician assistant
				  employed in a county health department from ordering and providing patients
				  with prepackaged and prelabeled drugs in accordance with Section
				  154.04(1)(c),
				  F.S.
Rulemaking Authority
					 458.309,
					 458.347 FS. Law Implemented
					 458.347
					 FS.
New 7-25-95, Formerly 59R-30.006, Amended
					 3-26-06.
Florida Administrative Code › 64 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › 64B8 - Board of Medicine › Chapter 64B8-30 - PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT › Section 64B8-30.007 - Requirements and Limitations of Prescribing Privileges (Repealed)

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Rulemaking Authority
					 458.309,
					 458.347 FS. Law Implemented
					 458.347
					 FS.
New 9-21-93, Formerly 61F6-17.0037, Amended 5-6-96,
					 Formerly 59R-30.007, Amended 5-12-98, 7-30-03, Repealed
					 7-23-19.
Florida Administrative Code › 64 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › 64B8 - Board of Medicine › Chapter 64B8-30 - PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT › Section 64B8-30.008 - Formulary

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Subject to the requirements of this rule,
				Sections 456.44,
				458.347,
				458.3265,
				459.022 and
				459.0137, F.S., and the rules
				enacted thereunder, a supervising physician may delegate to a physician
				assistant with prescribing authority the ability to procure, prescribe, or
				dispense only those medicinal drugs as are used in the supervising physician's
				practice, except those listed in subsection (2).
(2) Physician assistants prescribing,
				dispensing or procuring medicinal drugs under the provisions of Section
				458.347(4)(e)
				or 459.022(4)(e),
				F.S., are not authorized to prescribe, dispense or procure the following
				medicinal drugs, in pure form or combination:
(a) General, spinal or epidural
				anesthetics.
(b) Radiographic
				contrast materials.
Florida Administrative Code › 64 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › 64B8 - Board of Medicine › Chapter 64B8-30 - PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT › Section 64B8-30.009 - Requirements for Approval of Training Programs

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Any Physician Assistant program wishing
				to be approved and recognized by the State of Florida must have been accredited
				by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant
				or its successor entity or, for programs before 2001, from the Committee on
				Allied Health, Education, and Accreditation. For those allopathic Physician
				Assistant training programs graduating Physician Assistants prior to February
				1973, any graduate is deemed eligible to be licensed as a Physician Assistant
				in the State of Florida, provided the graduate has been recognized by the
				National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants as a formally
				trained Physician Assistant. For those osteopathic Physician Assistant training
				programs graduating Physician Assistants prior to 1974, any graduate is deemed
				eligible to be licensed as a Physician Assistant in the State of Florida,
				provided the graduate has been recognized by the National Commission on
				Certification of Physician Assistants as a formally trained Physician
				Assistant.
(2) The Council shall
				maintain a list of all accredited programs published by the Committee on Allied
				Health, Education, and Accreditation and the Commission on Accreditation or its
				Allied Health Education Programs or its successor.
Rulemaking Authority
					 458.309,
					 458.347 FS. Law Implemented
					 458.347
					 FS.
New 4-28-76, Amended 11-15-78, 12-5-79, 7-1-80, 10-23-80,
					 5-26-85, 12-4-85, Formerly 21M-17.05, Amended 5-13-87, 5-22-88, Formerly
					 21M-17.005, 61F6-17.005, 59R-30.009, Amended 6-7-98, 3-28-99,
					 12-6-21.
Florida Administrative Code › 64 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › 64B8 - Board of Medicine › Chapter 64B8-30 - PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT › Section 64B8-30.011 - Advertising

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Advertising by physician assistants is
				permitted so long as such information is in no way false, deceptive, or
				misleading.
(2) Physician assistant
				advertisements shall disclose the name of the primary supervising physician of
				the physician assistant advertising his or her services.
(3) Physician assistants may not claim any
				type of specialty board certification.
(4) Only physician assistants certified by
				the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) may
				claim certification and employ the abbreviation "PA-C" next to his or her
				name.
(5) No person licensed
				pursuant to Section 458.347, F.S., shall disseminate
				or cause the dissemination of any advertisement or advertising that contains
				the licensee's name without clearly identifying the licensee as a physician
				assistant (P.A.).
(6) Failure to
				abide by the provisions of this rule shall constitute a violation of Sections
				458.331(1)(d),
				(nn) and
				456.072(1)(dd),
				F.S.
Rulemaking Authority
					 458.347(13) FS.
					 Law Implemented 456.072(1)(t),
					 458.331(1)(d)
					 FS.
New 9-25-03, Amended
					 7-11-07.
Florida Administrative Code › 64 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › 64B8 - Board of Medicine › Chapter 64B8-30 - PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT › Section 64B8-30.0111 - Disclosure of Licensure Status

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
All persons licensed pursuant to Section
				  458.347, F.S., and not exempt
				  pursuant to Section 456.072(1)(t),
				  F.S., shall identify the license under which he or she practices in one of the
				  following manners:
(1) The wearing of
				a name tag which identifies the licensee as a physician assistant
				(P.A.);
(2) The wearing of an
				article of clothing on the upper body which identifies the licensee as a
				physician assistant (P.A.);
(3) By
				orally disclosing to the patient, upon the licensee's initial in-person contact
				with the patient, that the licensee is a physician assistant;
(4) By providing, upon the licensee's initial
				in-person contact with the patient, a business card or similar document which
				identifies the licensee as a physician assistant (P.A.);
(5) By placing notification in the lobby or
				waiting area of the location where the licensee practices, which contains a
				photo of the licensee and which identifies the licensee as a physician
				assistant (P.A.).
Rulemaking Authority
					 458.347,
					 456.072(1)(t)
					 FS. Law Implemented 456.072(1)(t)
					 FS.
New 7-11-07.
Florida Administrative Code › 64 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › 64B8 - Board of Medicine › Chapter 64B8-30 - PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT › Section 64B8-30.012 - Physician Assistant Performance

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) A
				supervising physician shall delegate only tasks and procedures to the physician
				assistant which are within the supervising physician's scope of practice. The
				physician assistant may work in any setting that is within the scope of
				practice of the supervising physician's practice. The supervising physician's
				scope of practice shall be defined for the purpose of this section as "those
				tasks and procedures which the supervising physician is qualified by training
				or experience to perform."
(2) The
				decision to permit the physician assistant to perform a task or procedure under
				direct or indirect supervision is made by the supervising physician based on
				reasonable medical judgment regarding the probability of morbidity and
				mortality to the patient. Furthermore, the supervising physician must be
				certain that the physician assistant is knowledgeable and skilled in performing
				the tasks and procedures assigned.
(3) All tasks and procedures performed by the
				physician assistant must be documented in the appropriate medical
				record.
(4) In a medical emergency
				the physician assistant will act in accordance with his or her training and
				knowledge to maintain life support until a licensed physician assumes
				responsibility for the patient.
Rulemaking Authority
					 458.309,
					 458.347(4)(a),
					 (13) FS. Law Implemented
					 458.347(2), (3), (4),
					 (13)
					 FS.
New 5-13-87, Amended 7-7-87, 11-15-88, 9-15-92, Formerly
					 21M-17.012, Amended 11-4-93, Formerly 61F6-17.012, 59R-30.012, Amended
					 10-13-98, 3-28-99, 11-17-03, 2-2-10,
					 7-19-16.
Florida Administrative Code › 64 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › 64B8 - Board of Medicine › Chapter 64B8-30 - PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT › Section 64B8-30.0151 - Standard Terms Applicable to Orders

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Unless otherwise approved by the Board or its designee, or
				  addressed by the Final Order, the following are the terms applicable to all
				  Final Orders rendered by the Board in disciplinary proceedings.
(1) Payment of the fines and costs. All fines
				and costs shall be paid by check or money order made payable to the Board and
				sent to DOH/Client Services, P. O. Box 6320, Tallahassee, Florida 32314-6320,
				within 30 days of the filing of the Order.
(2) Addresses. Respondent must keep current
				residence and practice addresses on file with the Board. Respondent shall
				notify the Compliance Office, in writing, within 10 days of any changes of
				those addresses. Furthermore, if the Respondent's license is on probation, the
				Respondent shall notify the Compliance Office within 10 days in the event that
				Respondent leaves the active practice of medicine in Florida.
(3) Compliance Address. All reports,
				correspondence and inquiries shall be sent to: DOH, Client Services Unit, 4052
				Bald Cypress Way, Bin #C01, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3251, Attn: Medical
				Compliance Officer.
(4) Continuity
				of Practice.
(a) Tolling Provisions. In the
				event the Respondent leaves the State of Florida for a period of 30 days or
				more or otherwise does not or may not engage in the active practice of medicine
				in the State of Florida, then certain provisions of the requirements in the
				Board's Order shall be tolled and shall remain in a tolled status until
				Respondent returns to the active practice of medicine in the State of Florida.
				Respondent shall notify the Compliance Officer 10 days prior to his/her return
				to practice in the State of Florida. The following requirements shall be tolled
				until the Respondent returns to active practice:
1. The time period of probation shall be
				tolled.
2. The provisions regarding
				direct supervision and required reports from the supervisor shall be
				tolled.
3. The requirement for
				quality assurance review of Respondent's practice shall be tolled.
4. Any provisions regarding community service
				shall be tolled.
5. Any
				requirements regarding lectures shall be tolled.
Florida Administrative Code › 64 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › 64B8 - Board of Medicine › Chapter 64B8-30 - PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT › Section 64B8-30.016 - Mediation

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) For purposes of Section
				456.078, F.S., the Board
				designates as being appropriate for mediation, violations of the following
				provisions:
(a) Failing to comply with the
				requirements of Sections
				381.026 and
				381.0261, F.S., to provide
				patients with information about their patient rights and how to file a patient
				complaint;
(b) Negligently failing
				to file a report or record required by state or federal law;
(c) Failing to comply with the requirements
				for profiling and credentialing.
Florida Administrative Code › 64 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › 64B8 - Board of Medicine › Chapter 64B8-30 - PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT › Section 64B8-30.019 - Fees Regarding Physician Assistants

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
The following fees are prescribed by the Council and adopted
				  by the Boards:
(1) The application fee
				for a person applying to be licensed as a physician assistant shall be
				$100.00.
(2) The initial licensure
				fee for any person who is issued a physician assistant license as provided in
				Section 458.347 or
				459.022, F.S., shall be
				$200.00.
(3) All persons obtaining
				licensure or re-licensure as a physician assistant shall pay an unlicensed
				activity fee of $5.00 in addition to the fee in Rule
				64B8-3.009, F.A.C.
(4) The biennial renewal fee for an active or
				inactive physician assistant licensed pursuant to Section
				458.347 or
				459.022(7),
				F.S., shall be $275.00. Licenses not renewed at the end of a biennial period
				shall automatically become delinquent.
(5) Physician assistants with prescribing
				authority shall pay an additional biennial renewal fee of $150. This additional
				biennial renewal fee is reduced to $10 through January 31, 2026.
(6) The reactivation fee for an inactive or
				retired status physician assistant license shall be $100. Reactivation shall
				require payment of all the applicable renewal fees and the reactivation
				fee.
(7) The duplicate license fee
				shall be $25.00.
(8) Any licensed
				physician assistant who fails to renew his/her licensure by the end of the
				biennium shall pay a delinquent fee of $100.00 upon application for either
				active or inactive status.
(9) The
				fee for processing any changes in the licensure status at any time other than
				the biennial renewal period shall be $100.00.
(10) The fee for a retired status license
				shall be $50.00 for a physician assistant.
Rulemaking Authority
					 456.036,
					 458.309,
					 458.347 FS. Law Implemented
					 456.036(3), (5),
					 (7),
					 458.347
					 FS.
New 8-11-98, Amended 7-30-03, 7-27-04, 12-6-04, 11-11-07,
					 8-25-10, 1-27-13, 3-22-23.
Florida Administrative Code › 64 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › 64B8 - Board of Medicine › Chapter 64B8-31 - ANESTHESIOLOGIST ASSISTANTS › Section 64B8-31.002 - Examination for Licensure

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
The Board hereby approves the examination administered
				  through the National Commission on Certification of Anesthesiologist Assistants
				  (NCCAA) as the proficiency examination required for licensure as an
				  anesthesiologist assistant.
Rulemaking Authority
					 458.309,
					 458.3475 FS. Law Implemented
					 458.3475
					 FS.
New 8-2-05.
Florida Administrative Code › 64 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › 64B8 - Board of Medicine › Chapter 64B8-31 - ANESTHESIOLOGIST ASSISTANTS › Section 64B8-31.003 - Application for Licensure and Licensure Requirements for Anesthesiologist Assistants

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Application for
				Licensure.
(a) All persons applying for
				licensure as an anesthesiologist assistant shall submit an application to the
				Department. The application shall be made on Form DH-MQA 1087, entitled
				"Anesthesiologist Assistant Application for Licensure, " (revised 12/20),
				hereby adopted and incorporated by reference, and can be obtained from
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-13161
,
				or
https://www.doh.state.fl.us/DOHInitialApp/CreateAccount.aspx?Board=8015&Procde=1515
.
(b) The application may not be used for more
				than one year from the date of original submission of the application and fee.
				Fees are found in Rule
				64B8-31.012, F.A.C. After one
				year from the date that the original application and fee have been received in
				the Board office, a new application and fee shall be required from any
				applicant who desires licensure as an anesthesiologist
				assistant.
Florida Administrative Code › 64 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › 64B8 - Board of Medicine › Chapter 64B8-31 - ANESTHESIOLOGIST ASSISTANTS › Section 64B8-31.004 - Requirements for Approval of Training Programs

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Anesthesiologist assistant programs approved and recognized
				  by the State of Florida must hold full accreditation or provisional (initial)
				  accreditation from the Committee on Accreditation of Allied Health Education
				  Programs (CAAHEP).
Rulemaking Authority
					 458.309,
					 458.3475 FS. Law Implemented
					 458.3475
					 FS.
New 8-2-05.
Florida Administrative Code › 64 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › 64B8 - Board of Medicine › Chapter 64B8-31 - ANESTHESIOLOGIST ASSISTANTS › Section 64B8-31.005 - Anesthesiologist Assistant Protocols and Performance

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Every anesthesiologist or group of
				anesthesiologists, upon entering into a supervisory relationship with an
				anesthesiologist assistant must file with the Board a written protocol, to
				include, at a minimum, the criteria set forth in Section
				458.3475(2)(b),
				F.S.
(2) Anesthesiologist
				assistants may perform duties set forth in Section
				458.3475(3)(a),
				F.S., under the direct supervision of an anesthesiologist and as set forth in
				the protocol required by subsection (1), above. The protocol shall be set forth
				on form DH-MQA 1090, entitled "Anesthesiologist Assistant Protocol, " (Rev.
				4/16), which is hereby incorporated by reference and available from
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-07279
,
				or from the Board's website at
http://flboardofmedicine.gov/licensing/anesthesiologist-assistant-licensure/
.
(3) The supervising anesthesiologist shall
				delegate only tasks and procedures to the anesthesiologist assistant which are
				within the supervising physician's scope of practice. The anesthesiologist
				assistant may work in any setting that is within the scope of practice of the
				supervising anesthesiologist's practice. The supervising anesthesiologist may
				supervise up to four (4) anesthesiologist assistants.
(4) Continuity of supervision in practice
				settings requires the anesthesiologist assistant to document in the anesthesia
				record any change in supervisor.
(5) All tasks and procedures performed by the
				anesthesiologist assistant must be documented in the appropriate medical
				record.
Rulemaking Authority
					 458.309,
					 458.3475 FS. Law Implemented
					 458.331(1)(m),
					 458.3475
					 FS.
New 8-2-05, Amended 4-21-09, 3-17-15,
					 8-15-16.
Florida Administrative Code › 64 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › 64B8 - Board of Medicine › Chapter 64B8-31 - ANESTHESIOLOGIST ASSISTANTS › Section 64B8-31.0051 - Disclosure of Licensure Status

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
All persons licensed pursuant to Section
				  458.3475, F.S., and not exempt
				  pursuant to Section 456.072(1)(t),
				  F.S., shall identify the license under which he or she practices in one of the
				  following manners:
(1) The wearing of
				a name tag which identifies the licensee as an anesthesiologist assistant
				(A.A.);
(2) The wearing of an
				article of clothing on the upper body which identifies the licensee as an
				anesthesiologist assistant (A.A.);
(3) By orally disclosing to the patient, upon
				the licensee's initial in-person contact with the patient, that the licensee is
				an anesthesiologist assistant;
(4)
				By providing, upon the licensee's initial in-person contact with the patient, a
				business card or similar document which identifies the licensee as an
				anesthesiologist assistant (A.A.);
(5) By placing notification in the lobby or
				waiting area of the location where the licensee practices, which contains a
				photo of the licensee and which identifies the licensee as an anesthesiologist
				assistant (A.A.).
Rulemaking Authority
					 458.3475,
					 456.072(1)(t)
					 FS. Law Implemented 456.072(1)(t)
					 FS.
New 7-25-07.
Florida Administrative Code › 64 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › 64B8 - Board of Medicine › Chapter 64B8-31 - ANESTHESIOLOGIST ASSISTANTS › Section 64B8-31.006 - Financial Responsibility

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Pursuant to Section
				  456.048, F.S., all
				  anesthesiologist assistants shall carry malpractice insurance or demonstrate
				  proof of financial responsibility. Any applicant for licensure shall submit
				  proof of compliance with Section
				  456.048, F.S., or submit proof
				  that the applicant meets the criteria to be granted an exemption to the Board
				  office prior to licensure. All licensees shall submit such proof as a condition
				  of biennial renewal or reactivation. Acceptable proof of financial
				  responsibility shall include:
(1)
				Professional liability coverage of at least $100, 000 per claim with a minimum
				annual aggregate of at least $300, 000 from an authorized insurer under Section
				624.09, F.S., a surplus lines
				insurer under Section
				626.914(2),
				F.S., a joint underwriting association under Section
				627.351(4),
				F.S., a self-insurance plan under Section
				627.357, F.S., or a risk
				retention group under Section
				627.942, F.S., or
(2) An unexpired irrevocable letter of credit
				as defined by Chapter 675, F.S., which is in the amount of at least $100, 000
				per claim with a minimum aggregate availability of at least $300, 000 and which
				is payable to the anesthesiologist assistant as beneficiary. Any person
				claiming exemption from the financial responsibility law pursuant to Section
				456.048(2),
				F.S., must timely document such exemption at initial certification, biennial
				renewal, and reactivation.
(3) A
				licensee seeking to renew a license, reactivate an inactive license or update a
				previously filed financial responsibility disclosure must complete form DH-MQA
				1088, Anesthesiologist Assistant Financial Responsibility, (Rev. 4/16), which
				is hereby adopted and incorporated by reference and can be obtained from the
				website at
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-07280
,
				or from the Board's website at
http://flboardofmedicine.gov/licensing/anesthesiologist-assistant-licensure/
.
				The licensee may also obtain the form by contacting the Board of Medicine at
				4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin #C03, Tallahassee, FL
				32399-3253.
Rulemaking Authority
					 456.048,
					 458.309,
					 458.3475 FS. Law Implemented
					 456.048,
					 458.3475
					 FS.
New 8-2-05, Amended
					 8-15-16.
Florida Administrative Code › 64 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › 64B8 - Board of Medicine › Chapter 64B8-31 - ANESTHESIOLOGIST ASSISTANTS › Section 64B8-31.0101 - Standard Terms Applicable to Orders

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Unless otherwise approved by the Board or its designee, or
				  addressed by the Final Order, the following are the terms applicable to all
				  Final Orders rendered by the Board in disciplinary proceedings.
(1) Payment of Fines and Costs. All fines and
				costs shall be paid by check or money order made payable to the Board and sent
				to DOH/Client Services, P.O. Box 6320, Tallahassee, Florida 32314-6320, within
				30 days of the filing of the Order.
(2) Addresses. Respondent must keep current
				residence and practice addresses on file with the Board. Respondent shall
				notify the Compliance Office, in writing, within 10 days of any changes of
				those addresses. Furthermore, if the Respondent's license is on probation, the
				Respondent shall notify the Compliance Office within 10 days in the event that
				Respondent leaves the active practice as an anesthesiologist assistant in
				Florida.
(3) Compliance Address.
				All reports, correspondence and inquiries shall be sent to: DOH, Client
				Services Unit, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin #C01, Tallahassee, Florida
				32399-3251, Attn: Medical Compliance Officer.
(4) Continuity of Practice.
(a) Tolling Provisions. In the event the
				Respondent leaves the State of Florida for a period of 30 days or more or
				otherwise does not or may not engage in practice as an anesthesiologist
				assistant in the State of Florida, then certain provisions of the requirements
				in the Board's Order shall be tolled and shall remain in a tolled status until
				Respondent returns to the active practice in the State of Florida. Respondent
				shall notify the Compliance Officer 10 days prior to his/her return to practice
				in the State of Florida. The following requirements shall be tolled until the
				Respondent returns to active practice:
1. The
				time period of probation shall be tolled.
2. The provisions regarding supervision by
				the probation supervisor, and required reports from the probation supervisor
				shall be tolled.
3. Any provisions
				regarding community service shall be tolled.
4. Any requirements regarding lectures shall
				be tolled.
Florida Administrative Code › 64 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › 64B8 - Board of Medicine › Chapter 64B8-31 - ANESTHESIOLOGIST ASSISTANTS › Section 64B8-31.0102 - Probation Variables

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
In instances where a Respondent is placed on probation by the
				  Board, the Board shall determine the terms and conditions of Respondent's
				  probation. The following terms of probation are utilized by the Board to ensure
				  that Respondents are safely practicing as anesthesiologist assistants. Possible
				  terms of probation and restrictions on practice include, but are not limited
				  to:
(1) Appearances Required.
				Respondent shall appear before the Probationer's Committee at the first meeting
				after said probation commences, at the last meeting of the Probationer's
				Committee preceding termination of probation and either quarterly,
				semiannually, or annually as set forth in the final order. Respondent shall
				also be responsible for ensuring that the proposed probation supervisor is
				present at the first meeting before the Probationer's Committee following
				commencement of probation. Respondent shall be noticed by Board staff of the
				date, time and place of the Board's Probationer's Committee whereat
				Respondent's appearance is required. Failure of the Respondent to appear as
				requested or directed shall be considered a violation of the terms of
				probation, and shall subject the Respondent to disciplinary action.
(2)
(a) The
				responsibilities of a probation supervisor shall include:
(b) Submit quarterly reports, in affidavit
				form, which shall include:
1. Brief statement
				of why the anesthesiologist assistant is on probation.
2. Description of probationer's
				practice.
3. Brief statement of
				probationer's compliance with terms of probation.
4. Brief description of probationer's
				relationship with probation supervisor.
5. Detail any problems which may have arisen
				with probationer.
Florida Administrative Code › 64 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › 64B8 - Board of Medicine › Chapter 64B8-31 - ANESTHESIOLOGIST ASSISTANTS › Section 64B8-31.011 - Mediation

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) For purposes of Section
				456.078, F.S., the Board
				designates as being appropriate for mediation, violations of the following
				provisions:
(a) Failing to comply with the
				requirements of Sections
				381.026 and
				381.0261, F.S., to provide
				patients with information about their patient rights and how to file a patient
				complaint;
(b) Negligently failing
				to file a report or record required by state or federal
				law;
Florida Administrative Code › 64 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › 64B8 - Board of Medicine › Chapter 64B8-31 - ANESTHESIOLOGIST ASSISTANTS › Section 64B8-31.012 - Fees Regarding Anesthesiologist Assistants

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
The following fees are prescribed by the Board:
(1) The application fee for a person applying
				to be licensed as an anesthesiologist assistant shall be $300.
(2) The initial licensure fee for an
				anesthesiologist assistant shall be $500.
(3) The biennial renewal fee for an active or
				inactive anesthesiologist assistant licensed pursuant to Section
				458.3475 or
				459.023, F.S., shall be $500.
				Licenses not renewed at the end of a biennial period shall automatically become
				delinquent.
(4) The reactivation
				fee for an inactive or retired status anesthesiologist assistant licensure
				pursuant to Section 458.3475 or
				459.023, F.S., shall be $100.
				Reactivation shall require payment of the $500 renewal fee and the $100
				reactivation fee.
(5) The retired
				status fee shall be $50.00.
(6) The
				duplicate license fee shall be $25.00.
(7) Any licensed anesthesiologist assistant
				who fails to renew his/her licensure by the end of the biennium shall pay a
				delinquent fee of $100 upon application for either active or inactive
				status.
(8) The unlicensed activity
				fee for initial licensure and licensure renewal shall be $5.00.
(9) The following fee reductions shall remain
				in effect until February 1, 2027.
(a) The
				application fee shall be $150;
(b)
				The initial licensure fee shall be $100; and,
(c) The biennial renewal fee for an active or
				inactive license, including those who are reactivating licensure, shall be
				$200.
Florida Administrative Code › 64 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › 64B8 - Board of Medicine › Chapter 64B8-35 - ADVANCED REGISTERED NURSE PRACTITIONER › Section 64B8-35.001 - Purpose (Repealed)

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Rulemaking Authority
					 458.348(2),
					 458.309 FS. Law Implemented
					 458.348(2)
					 FS.
New 3-13-84, Formerly 21M-31.01, 21M-31.001, 61F6-31.001,
					 59R-35.001, Repealed 5-7-12.
Florida Administrative Code › 64 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › 64B8 - Board of Medicine › Chapter 64B8-35 - ADVANCED REGISTERED NURSE PRACTITIONER › Section 64B8-35.002 - Standards for Protocols (Repealed)

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Rulemaking Authority
					 458.348(2),
					 458.309 FS. Law Implemented
					 458.348
					 FS.
New 3-13-84, Formerly 21M-31.02, Amended 5-25-88, Formerly
					 21M-31.002, 61F6-35.002, 59R-35.002, Amended 5-6-13, 8-29-16, Repealed
					 11-8-17.
Florida Administrative Code › 64 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › 64B8 - Board of Medicine › Chapter 64B8-36 - PRESCRIPTIONS OF CERTAIN MEDICINAL DRUGS BY PHARMACISTS › Section 64B8-36.001 - Purpose and Effect (Repealed)

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Rulemaking Authority
					 465.186(2) FS.
					 Law Implemented 465.186
					 FS.
New 5-1-86, Formerly 21M-39.001, 61F6-39.001, 59R-36.001,
					 Repealed 10-14-15.