Florida Administrative Code › 64 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › 64B15 - Board of Osteopathic Medicine › Chapter 64B15-14 - PRACTICE REQUIREMENTS › Section 64B15-14.0076 - Requirement for Osteopathic Physician Office Surgery Registration; Inspection or Accreditation

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1)
				Registration.
(a) Office Registration. An
				office in which a physician performs liposuction procedures where more than 1,
				000 cubic centimeters of supernatant fat is removed, a Level II office surgery,
				or a Level III office surgery shall register with the Department of Health
				(Department) unless the office is licensed as facility under Chapter 390 or
				395, F.S. The office must notify the Department within 10 calendar days after
				the termination of a designated physician relationship and must notify the
				Department of the designation of another physician to serve as the designated
				physician.
(b) Designated
				Physician. Each office registered in paragraph (1)(a) must designate a
				physician who is responsible for office's compliance with the health and safety
				requirements of Section
				 459.0138, F.S., Rule
				 64B15-14.007, F.A.C., and this
				rule, including any changes to the office registration in paragraph (1)(a)
				above. The designated physician is required to update within 10 days any
				modifications to the office surgery registration application regarding the
				recovery personnel and persons on the surgical team along with supporting
				documentation if said person is not a physician.
(c) Physician Registration. Each physician
				practicing at a registered office shall notify the Board in writing within 10
				calendar days after beginning or ending his or her practice at a registered
				office. The physician must comply with the requirements and qualifications of
				Section  459.0138, F.S., Rule
				 64B15-14.007, F.A.C., and this
				rule. The written notification for beginning office surgery practice requires
				the physician to provide and document the following information:
1. Financial Responsibility. All physicians
				practicing at a registered office must meet the financial responsibility
				requirements of Sections
				 458.320 and
				 459.0085, F.S., as applicable,
				and notify the Board of the option he or she elects.
2. For surgeons:
a. The level of surgery the physician intends
				to perform;
b. The types of
				procedures the physician intends to perform at this registered
				office;
c. Whether the physician
				holds current certification of eligiblity with a specialty board approved by
				the Florida Board of Osteopathic Medicine and if so, to submit a copy of the
				certificate or board-eligibility letter with the notification;
d. If the physician does not hold current
				certification or board eligibility, the physician must provide documentation to
				establish comparable background, training, and experience;
e. If the physician does not hold current
				certification or board eligibility or provide documentation to establish
				comparable background, training, and experience, submission of a letter of good
				standing and a copy of the delineation of staff privileges as set forth in
				subparagraph 64B15-14.007
				(4)(b) 2., F.A.C.;
f. If the physician does not provide a letter
				of good standing and a copy of the delineation of staff privileges as set forth
				in subparagraph  64B15-14.007(4)(b) 
				2., F.A.C., the physician must provide a copy of a current transfer agreement
				with a licensed hospital within 30 minutes transport time from the surgery
				facility as set forth in subparagraph
				 64B15-14.007(4)(b) 
				1., F.A.C.;
g. Submit a copy of the
				physician's current Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification;
				and
h. List the dates of attendance
				and specialty areas of all residency, fellowship, background experience, and
				additional training.
3.
				For physicians who are anesthesia providers, submission of a current copy of
				the ACLS card or Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) card (if appropriate),
				and
4. For assistants to the
				surgeon, submission of a current copy of the Basic Life Support (BLS)
				card.
(d) In order to
				register at an office for office surgery, the physician must comply with the
				Department's Rule  64B-4.003, F.A.C., and provide
				documentation to support compliance with Rule
				 64B15-14.007, F.A.C., and this
				rule.
(e) The registration shall be
				posted in the office.