Florida Administrative Code › 64 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › 64B1 - Board of Acupuncture › Chapter 64B1-6 - CONTINUING EDUCATION › Section 64B1-6.005 - Standards for Approval of Continuing Education Credit

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) A continuing education program must
				contribute to the advancement, extension or enhancement of the licensee's
				skills and knowledge related to the practice of acupuncture and oriental
				medicine. Programs should concern the history and theory of acupuncture,
				acupuncture diagnosis and treatment techniques, techniques of adjunctive
				therapies, acupuncturist-patient communication and professional ethics. All
				continuing education courses are subject to evaluation and approval by the
				Board to determine that the continuing education course meets the criteria
				established by the Board which has final determination as to the number of
				hours of acceptable credit that will be awarded for each program.
(2) Each program offered for continuing
				education credit must be presented or taught by a person who at a minimum holds
				a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university or a
				post-secondary education institution licensed by the State of Florida, with a
				major in the subject matter to be presented; or has graduated from a school of
				acupuncture, or has completed a tutorial program which has a curriculum
				equivalent to the requirements in this state and was approved by a state
				licensing authority, a nationally recognized acupuncture/oriental medicine
				association or a substantially equivalent accrediting body, and has completed
				three (3) years of professional experience in the licensed practice of
				acupuncture; and has a minimum of two (2) years teaching experience in the
				subject matter to be presented, or has taught the same program for which
				approval is sought a minimum of three (3) times in the past two (2) years
				before a professional convention, professional group or at any acupuncture
				school, or has completed specialized training in the subject matter of the
				program and has a minimum of two (2) years of practical experience in the
				subject.
(3) In order to meet the
				continuing education requirements, the continuing education program submitted
				by the licensee must meet the criteria established by the Board.
(4) No credit will be given for programs
				which are primarily devoted to administrative or business management aspects of
				acupuncture practice.
(5) To
				receive credit for programs on HIV/AIDS at the licensee's first renewal, the
				program must be, at a minimum, three (3) hours in length and must address the
				areas mandated in Section
				456.033, F.S. The Board accepts
				HIV/AIDS programs presented or conducted by the Department of Health and
				programs approved by other professional regulatory boards for the health
				professions.
(6) Continuing
				education programs related to biomedical sciences shall be designed to provide
				course content on the clinical relevance of such programs while advancing,
				extending or enhancing the licensee's skills and knowledge in biomedical
				sciences.
Rulemaking Authority
					 456.013(9),
					 456.033,
					 457.104,
					 457.107(3) FS.
					 Law Implemented 456.013(9),
					 456.033,
					 457.107(3)
					 FS.
New 2-24-88, Amended 8-6-89, Formerly 21AA-6.005,
					 61F1-6.005, Amended 3-18-97, Formerly 59M-6.005, Amended 6-1-99, 1-7-03,
					 5-2-10.