Florida Administrative Code › 64 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › 64B13 - Board of Optometry › Chapter 64B13-7 - PROBATION GUIDELINES › Section 64B13-7.006 - Description of Supervision

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
The following description shall govern respondents ordered to
				  work under supervision as a term of probation.
(1) Indirect Supervision is supervision by a
				monitoring optometrist that does not require that the monitor practice on the
				same premises as the Respondent; however, the monitor shall practice within a
				reasonable geographic proximity to Respondent, which shall be within 20 miles
				unless otherwise provided by the Board and shall be readily available for
				consultation.
(2) Direct
				Supervision is supervision by a supervising optometrist that requires the
				supervisor and Respondent work on the same premises.
(3) The following provisions shall govern all
				supervised or monitored optometrists:
(a)
				Supervisor/monitors must be approved by the Board or the Probation Committee.
				Prior to approval of the monitoring optometrist, respondent shall submit to the
				Probation Committee chairman a current curriculum vitae and description of the
				current practice from the proposed monitoring optometrist. Said materials shall
				be received in the Board office no later than fourteen days before respondent's
				first scheduled probation appearance.
(b) Following issuance of the Final Order,
				the respondent shall appear at the next meeting of the Board or Probation
				Committee with his/her proposed supervisor or monitor unless otherwise
				ordered.
(c) Respondent shall be
				responsible for ensuring that the monitoring optometrist submits the required
				reports.
(d) The supervisor/monitor
				shall be furnished with copies of the Administrative Complaint, Final Order,
				Stipulation (if applicable), and other relevant orders.
(e) After the Respondent's supervisor/monitor
				has been approved the Respondent shall not practice without a
				supervisor/monitor unless otherwise ordered by the Board.
(f) If for any reason the approved
				supervisor/monitor is unwilling or unable to serve, respondent shall
				immediately notify the Executive Director of the Board and cease practice until
				a temporary supervisor/monitor is approved. The Chairman of the Board or
				Probation Committee may approve a temporary supervisor/monitor who may serve in
				that capacity until the next meeting of the Probation Committee at which time
				the Committee shall accept or reject a new proposed supervisor/monitor. If the
				proposed supervisor/monitor is rejected, respondent shall cease practice until
				a new supervisor/monitor is approved by the Committee or temporarily approved
				by the Chairman of the Committee.
(g) The supervisor/monitor must be a licensed
				practitioner under Chapter 463, F.S., in good standing and without restriction
				or limitation on his/her license. In addition, the Board or Committee may
				reject any proposed supervisor/monitor on the basis that he/she has previously
				been subject to any disciplinary action against his/her optometry license in
				this or any other jurisdiction. The Board or Committee may also reject any
				proposed supervisor/monitor for good cause shown.