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Florida Administrative Code › 64 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › 64B - Division of Medical Quality Assurance › Chapter 64B-3 - MISCELLANEOUS › Section 64B-3.001 - Definitions

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) "Legible Medical Records" means medical
				records that can be read, deciphered, and understood.
(2) "Current Mailing Address" means an
				address acceptable to the United States postal service where the licensee shall
				be served with notices pertaining to licensure.
(3) "Place of Practice" means the street
				address of the primary place of practice for those licensees who are
				practicing.
(4) "Anticipated costs"
				means the projected direct and indirect costs and administrative overhead of a
				board based upon the current fiscal year's legislative appropriation enactment
				and other anticipated initiatives.
(5) "Reasonable cash balance" means a
				positive cash balance which must exist at the end of each fiscal year, plus and
				minus the department's projections of revenue and expenditures of the board for
				the next 24-month period.
(6)
				"Projection" means the department's projected cash balance for a board based
				upon a board's projected revenues including license fees, application fees,
				examination fees, and fines, and the department's projected anticipated costs
				for the board.
Rulemaking Authority
					 456.004(5),
					 456.035,
					 458.331(1)(m),
					 459.015 FS. Law Implemented
					 456.025(3),
					 456.035,
					 458.331(1)(m),
					 459.015
					 FS.
New 9-29-98, Amended 9-29-10,
					 12-21-15.
Florida Administrative Code › 64 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › 64B - Division of Medical Quality Assurance › Chapter 64B-3 - MISCELLANEOUS › Section 64B-3.002 - Criminal Background Checks (Repealed)

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Rulemaking Authority
					 458.311(1)(g),
					 458.3313(1)(a),
					 458.319,
					 459.0055(1)(i),
					 459.008,
					 460.406(1)(g),
					 460.407,
					 461.006(1)(e),
					 461.007 FS. Law Implemented
					 456.039(4),
					 458.311(1)(g),
					 458.3115,
					 458.3124,
					 458.313(1)(a),
					 458.319,
					 459.0055(1)(i),
					 459.008,
					 460.406(1)(g),
					 460.407,
					 461.006(1)(e),
					 461.007
					 FS.
New 11-3-98, Repealed
					 3-2-14.
Florida Administrative Code › 64 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › 64B - Division of Medical Quality Assurance › Chapter 64B-3 - MISCELLANEOUS › Section 64B-3.004 - Diagnostic Testing (Repealed)

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Rulemaking Authority
					 627.736(5) FS.
					 Law Implemented 627.736(5)
					 FS.
New 1-7-04, Repealed
					 12-11-07.
Florida Administrative Code › 64 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › 64B - Division of Medical Quality Assurance › Chapter 64B-3 - MISCELLANEOUS › Section 64B-3.005 - Counterfeit-Proof Prescription Pads and Blanks for Controlled Substance Prescribing

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) A practitioner
				authorized in this state to prescribe prescription drugs (hereinafter referred
				to as "prescribing practitioner") must use a counterfeit-proof prescription pad
				or blank produced by a vendor approved by the department when writing
				prescription(s) for controlled substances listed in chapter 893, F.S.
(2) Any person or entity desiring to produce
				counterfeit-proof prescription pads or blanks for use by prescribing
				practitioners shall apply to the department for approval. The application shall
				be made on incorporated by reference form DH-MQA 1250 (05/18), Application for
				Counterfeit-Proof Prescription Pad Vendor, which can be obtained at
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-09939
,
				or from the department at Department of Health, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin
				BCO-01, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3260, or online at
http://www.doh.state.fl.us/mqa/counterfeit-proof.html
.
				To obtain approval, the counterfeit-proof prescription pad or blank must
				contain the following security features:
(a)
				The background color must be blue or green and resist reproduction;
(b) The pad or blank must be printed on
				artificial watermarked paper;
(c)
				The pad or blank must resist erasures and alterations; and,
(d) The word "void" or "illegal" must appear
				on any photocopy or other reproduction of the pad or blank. This language shall
				not obstruct or render illegible any portion of the drug name, quantity or
				directions for use.
Florida Administrative Code › 64 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › 64B - Division of Medical Quality Assurance › Chapter 64B-3 - MISCELLANEOUS › Section 64B-3.006 - Diagnostic Testing

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
For the purposes of Section
				  627.736(5)
				  (b)2., F.S., the Department of Health, in consultation with the appropriate
				  licensing boards, adopts the following list of diagnostic tests, when not used
				  during a surgical procedure, based on the lack of demonstrated medical value
				  and level of general acceptance by the provider community:
(1) Spinal ultrasound, also known as
				sonography, ultrasonography, and echography, is deemed not to be medically
				necessary for use in the diagnosis and treatment of persons sustaining bodily
				injury covered by personal injury protection benefits.
(2) Somatosensory Evoked Potential is deemed
				not to be medically necessary for use in the diagnosis of radiculopathy or
				distal nerve entrapment when treating persons sustaining bodily injury covered
				by personal injury protection benefits.
(3) Dermatomal Evoked Potential is deemed not
				to be medically necessary for use in the diagnosis and treatment of persons
				sustaining bodily injury covered by personal injury protection
				benefits.
Rulemaking Authority
					 627.736(5) FS.
					 Law Implemented 627.736(5) FS.
New 11-26-08.
Florida Administrative Code › 64 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › 64B - Division of Medical Quality Assurance › Chapter 64B-3 - MISCELLANEOUS › Section 64B-3.007 - Social Work - Title Protection

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
When the department or the Board of Clinical Social Work,
				  Marriage and Family Therapy, and Mental Health Counseling receives a complaint,
				  information, or otherwise has reason to believe that a person has been or is
				  using the title of social worker or holding himself or herself out to the
				  public as a social worker in violation of Section
				  491.016, F.S., the available
				  information shall be transmitted to the unlicensed activity office for
				  investigation and any authorized, appropriate action in accordance with Section
				  456.065, F.S.
Rulemaking Authority
					 491.016 FS. Law Implemented
					 491.016
					 FS.
New 2-23-09.
Florida Administrative Code › 64 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › 64B - Division of Medical Quality Assurance › Chapter 64B-3 - MISCELLANEOUS › Section 64B-3.008 - Board Expert or Technical Advice

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
The department shall contact the appropriate board for expert
				  or technical advice as follows:
(1)
				The board or its designated probable cause panel shall be asked to review
				expert or technical credentials and shall approve all new expert witnesses with
				whom the department intends to enter into an agreement to provide services to
				support its investigations and prosecutions.
(2) As needed by the department, the board
				shall be asked to recommend an expert or experts for the department to consider
				for inspections, enforcement investigations, deposition or hearing testimony,
				or in other areas where the department determines a need for substantive expert
				or technical advice.
Rulemaking Authority
					 456.004 FS. Law Implemented
					 456.004(6),
					 456.073
					 FS.
New 1-10-10.
Florida Administrative Code › 64 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › 64B - Division of Medical Quality Assurance › Chapter 64B-3 - MISCELLANEOUS › Section 64B-3.009 - Request for Waiver from Electronic Prescribing Requirement

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) A practitioner authorized in this state
				to prescribe medicinal drugs that maintains a system of electronic health
				records or who prescribes medicinal drugs as an owner, employee or contractor
				of a licensed health care facility or practice that maintains such a system may
				request a waiver of the electronic prescribing requirement on form
				DH5042-MQA-10/2019, Request for Waiver Electronic Prescribing Requirement,
				incorporated by reference and available at
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-12148
,
				or from the department at Department of Health, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin
				C-11, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1708.
(2) Waivers, if granted, cannot exceed one
				year in duration.
Rulemaking Authority
					 456.042(3)(h)
					 FS. Law Implemented 456.042(3)(c)
					 FS.
New 10-12-20.
Florida Administrative Code › 64 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › 64B - Division of Medical Quality Assurance › Chapter 64B-4 - FEES › Section 64B-4.001 - Certification of Public Records Fee Rule

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
The fee for certification of a public record shall be
				  $25.
Rulemaking Authority
					 456.004(5),
					 456.025(11) FS.
					 Law Implemented 456.025(11)
					 FS.
New 11-9-98, Amended
					 9-10-14.
Florida Administrative Code › 64 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › 64B - Division of Medical Quality Assurance › Chapter 64B-4 - FEES › Section 64B-4.002 - Office Surgery Inspection Fee

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
An inspection fee of $1500 shall be paid annually for each
				  practice location required to be inspected, pursuant to Rule
				  64B8-9.0091 or
				  64B15-14.0076, F.A.C. Each
				  practice location will be assessed the above referenced fee at the time of
				  inspection regardless of the number of physicians who share this office
				  location.
Specific Authority
					 456.004 FS. Law Implemented
					 458.309(3),
					 459.005(2)
					 FS.
New 2-8-01, Amended
					 6-6-05.
Florida Administrative Code › 64 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › 64B - Division of Medical Quality Assurance › Chapter 64B-4 - FEES › Section 64B-4.003 - Office Surgery Registration Requirements, Fees

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Every office performing surgery as
				defined in Sections 458.328 and
				459.0138, F.S., that is not
				licensed as a facility under Chapter 390 or 395, F.S., must register with the
				Department of Health by submitting Form #DH-MQA 1031, Office Surgery
				Registration Application, effective 6/2020, incorporated by reference and
				available at
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-12412
.
(2) The registration fee shall be
				$145.00.
(3) The changed of
				ownership fee shall be $145.00.
(4)
				The change of location fee shall be $145.00.
(5) The change in office surgery name fee
				shall be $25.00.
(6) There is no
				fee for registering a new designated physician, notifying the department of a
				change in inspection or accreditation, requesting to withdraw or close a
				registration, or reporting a change in the facility's professional liability
				coverage.
Rulemaking Authority
					 456.004,
					 458.328(1),
					 459.0138(1) FS.
					 Law Implemented 456.0635,
					 458.328(1)(a)-(c),
					 (i),
					 459.0138(1)(a)-(c),
					 (i)
					 FS.
New 7-12-04, Amended 5-16-06, 5-12-10, 5-9-12, 11-2-15,
					 3-24-20, 12-8-20.
Florida Administrative Code › 64 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › 64B - Division of Medical Quality Assurance › Chapter 64B-4 - FEES › Section 64B-4.004 - Certification Fees For Foreign Dental Educational Institutions

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) The applicant for certification shall pay
				an initial nonrefundable registration fee of $1, 000.
(2) The fee for review of the certification
				application is $40, 000. At the end of the certification process, if any
				portion of this fee exceeds the documented reasonable costs and expenses
				actually used in reviewing and evaluating the application, the excess amount
				shall be refunded to the applicant.
(3) The fee for renewing a certification
				seven years after it was provisionally or fully granted by the department is
				$500.
Specific Authority
					 466.008 FS. Law Implemented
					 456.025,
					 466.008
					 FS.
New 12-22-08.
Florida Administrative Code › 64 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › 64B - Division of Medical Quality Assurance › Chapter 64B-4 - FEES › Section 64B-4.005 - Pain Management Clinic Inspection Fee (Repealed)

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Rulemaking Authority
					 456.004,
					 458.3265,
					 459.0137 FS. Law Implemented
					 458.3265,
					 459.0137
					 FS.
New 1-5-10, Repealed
					 4-4-16.
Florida Administrative Code › 64 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › 64B - Division of Medical Quality Assurance › Chapter 64B-4 - FEES › Section 64B-4.006 - Pain Management Clinic Fees (Repealed)

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Rulemaking Authority
					 456.004,
					 458.3265(4),
					 459.0137(4) FS.
					 Law Implemented 458.3265,
					 459.0137
					 FS.
New 1-5-10, Amended 12-6-10, Repealed
					 3-8-16.
Florida Administrative Code › 64 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › 64B - Division of Medical Quality Assurance › Chapter 64B-4 - FEES › Section 64B-4.007 - Military Spouse Temporary Professional License Fee

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
The application fee shall be $65.00.
Rulemaking Authority
					 456.024(3) FS.
					 Law Implemented 456.024,
					 456.065(3)
					 FS.
New 3-18-12.
Florida Administrative Code › 64 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › 64B - Division of Medical Quality Assurance › Chapter 64B-5 - CONTINUING EDUCATION › Section 64B-5.001 - Definitions

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
For the purposes of this rule chapter, the following
				  definitions will apply:
(1) "Approved
				provider" means a person approved by a board, or the department when there is
				no board, to provide continuing education or whose continuing education program
				has been approved by a board, or the department when there is no board.
"Approved provider" also means an institution of higher
				  learning or a school approved by a board, or the department when there is no
				  board, to provide continuing education or whose continuing education program
				  has been approved by a board, or the department when there is no
				  board.
(2) "Continuing
				education (CE) tracking system" means the Department of Health designated
				electronic system through which approved providers and licensees submit
				necessary information on program attendance.
(3) "Program" includes a class, seminar,
				lecture, presentation, symposium, convention at which continuing education is
				presented by a professional trade association, self-study or home-study hours,
				or other activity offered for the purpose of complying with continuing
				education requirements established in statute or rule approved by the board or
				the department when there is no board.
(4) "Electronically" refers to the submission
				of information and data via the Internet.
(5) "Maximum Allowable" refers to the total
				number of hours that a licensee can possibly earn for attending an approved
				provider program.
(6) "Hours
				Earned" refers to the total number of hours that a licensee is awarded during
				the approved provider program.
(7)
				"Mandatory Hours" refers to those specific hours, which are designated by law
				or by board rule, or by rule of the department when there is no board, as
				mandatory.
Rulemaking Authority
					 456.004(1),
					 (5),
					 456.025(7) FS.
					 Law Implemented 456.013(9),
					 456.025(7)
					 FS.
New 3-15-05.
Florida Administrative Code › 64 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › 64B - Division of Medical Quality Assurance › Chapter 64B-5 - CONTINUING EDUCATION › Section 64B-5.002 - Responsibility of the Continuing Education Provider and Licensee

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
For the purposes of implementing and maintaining the CE
				  tracking system, the following requirements apply:
(1) Provider submission of program
				information. Unless otherwise provided by rule of a board or the department
				when there is no board, prior to the date a program is to be offered, all
				approved providers must electronically submit the following program information
				through the CE tracking system: the provider name, the name of the program,
				when the program is being offered, and the maximum allowable credit hours
				approved by the board or the department when there is no board according to
				procedures set forth in the rules of each board or by the department when there
				is no board. Upon receipt of such information the CE tracking system will
				assign a program number for the purpose of tracking each continuing education
				program, or at an approved provider's request, the CE tracking system can use a
				program number convenient to and assigned by the approved provider or a board.
				Program information can be updated, as necessary, by the approved provider up
				until the day the program is offered.
(2) Provider submission of licensee program
				completion.
(a) All Florida Board approved
				providers shall submit licensee program completion data through the CE tracking
				system within thirty (30) days of program completion. Required information
				includes the provider number, the program name, the number for the program
				assigned by the CE tracking system or the number provided to the CE tracking
				system by the approved provider or a board, the date the program was completed
				and the license numbers of licensees who participated in the program. The
				approved provider may submit the total hours earned during the program by each
				licensee without specifically delineating the individual courses or lectures
				constituting the total. The approved provider shall specifically list the
				licensee's completion of any subject hours mandated by law.
(b) Licensee program completion data shall be
				submitted electronically through the CE tracking system by using either the
				designated spreadsheet format, the designated text file format, entering the
				data directly to the CE tracking system or using a compatible format to the
				following internet address:
https://www.cebroker.com
.
(c) Approved providers not currently offering
				courses shall notify the Department by logging into their provider account in
				the CE tracking system. At the time the provider has a course to offer they
				will login to the provider account and update their status.
Florida Administrative Code › 64 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › 64B - Division of Medical Quality Assurance › Chapter 64B-5 - CONTINUING EDUCATION › Section 64B-5.003 - Electronic Forms to be Used to Submit Data to the Continuing Education Tracking System

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Approved providers submitting required continuing education
				  information and licensees who go online to self-submit continuing education
				  information pursuant to Rule
				  64B-5.002, F.A.C., shall use the
				  following forms effective May 2006, which are adopted and incorporated herein
				  by reference, found at
www.cebroker.com
or may be obtained from the Division of Medical Quality Assurance at 4052 Bald
				  Cypress Way, Bin C01, Tallahassee, Florida 32399:
(1) Apply to be CE Provider - form
				DH-MQA-CEB-1, May 2006.
(2) Add
				Course - form DH-MQA-CEB-2, May 2006.
(3) Publish Course - form DH-MQA-CEB-3, May
				2006.
(4) Add Location - form
				DH-MQA-CEB-4, May 2006.
(5) Submit
				Course Completion Outline - form DH-MQA-CEB-5, May 2006.
(6) Upload Course Completion - form
				DH-MQA-CEB-6, May 2006.
(7)
				Generate Scan Cards - form DH-MQA-CEB-7, May 2006.
(8) Renew CE Providership - form
				DH-MQA-CEB-8, May 2006.
(9)
				Licensee Self-Submit - form DH-MQA-CEB-9, May 2006.
(10) Add Instructor - form DH-MQA-CEB-10, May
				2006.
Rulemaking Authority
					 456.004(1),
					 (5),
					 456.025(7) FS.
					 Law Implemented 456.013(9),
					 456.025(7)
					 FS.
New 1-3-08.
Florida Administrative Code › 64 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › 64B - Division of Medical Quality Assurance › Chapter 64B-6 - UNLICENSED ACTIVITY › Section 64B-6.001 - Citations (Repealed)

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Rulemaking Authority
					 456.065 FS. Law Implemented
					 456.065
					 FS.
New 10-5-04, Repealed
					 9-10-14.
Florida Administrative Code › 64 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › 64B - Division of Medical Quality Assurance › Chapter 64B-6 - UNLICENSED ACTIVITY › Section 64B-6.002 - Issuance of Citations

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) In addition to
				the remedies available to the Department under Section
				456.065(2)(a),
				F.S., the Department may impose by citation an administrative penalty for
				violations of Chapter 456, F.S., or the applicable practice acts, or rules
				promulgated pursuant thereto.
(2)
				Multiple violations of Chapter 456, F.S., the applicable professional practice
				acts or the rules promulgated thereto may be contained in a single citation or
				a separate citation may be issued for each violation or per each
				incident.
Rulemaking Authority
					 456.065 FS. Law Implemented
					 456.065
					 FS.
New 10-5-04, Amended
					 9-10-14.
Florida Administrative Code › 64 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › 64B - Division of Medical Quality Assurance › Chapter 64B-6 - UNLICENSED ACTIVITY › Section 64B-6.003 - Penalties

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
For the purposes of this rule only, the following violations
				  with accompanying penalty may be disposed of by citation:
(1) Violations that form the basis of a
				misdemeanor in the second degree shall result in a penalty of $500 for the
				first offense, $1, 000 for a second offense, and $5, 000 for a third offense or
				more.
(2) Violations that form the
				basis of a misdemeanor in the first degree shall result in a penalty of $750
				for the first offense, $1, 500 for a second offense, and $5, 000 for a third
				offense or more.
(3) Violations
				that form the basis of a felony in the third degree shall result in a penalty
				of $1, 000 for the first offense, $2, 000 for the second offense, and $5, 000
				for a third offense or more.
(4)
				Violations that form the basis of a felony in the second degree shall result in
				a penalty of $5, 000 per incident or violation.
Rulemaking Authority
					 456.065 FS. Law Implemented
					 456.065
					 FS.
New 10-5-04, Amended
					 9-10-14.
Florida Administrative Code › 64 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › 64B - Division of Medical Quality Assurance › Chapter 64B-7 - PAIN MANAGEMENT CLINICS › Section 64B-7.001 - Pain Management Clinic Registration Requirements; Exemption Certificates; Inspection and Registration Fees

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1)
				Every clinic location, unless exempt under Section
				458.3265(1) or
				459.0137(1),
				F.S., must designate a physician and register with the Department on
				Application to Register Pain Management Clinic, form #DH-MQA 1219 (revised
				6/2020), incorporated by reference and available at
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-13188
.
				Clinics claiming an exemption from the registration requirement must apply for
				a certificate of exemption on Application for Exemption from Pain Management
				Clinic Registration, form DH-MQA 5031 (6/2020), incorporated by reference and
				available at
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-13189
.
(2) The clinic's designated physician must
				have a full, active, clear and unencumbered license as a medical doctor or
				osteopathic physician under Chapter 458 or 459, F.S.
(3) The registration fee shall be $150. The
				fee for change of physical location or change of ownership shall be
				$150.
(4) The annual inspection fee
				shall be $1, 500. Each clinic location will be assessed the fee at the time of
				inspection regardless of the number of physicians who share the
				location.
Rulemaking Authority
					 456.004(5),
					 458.3265(5),
					 459.0137(5) FS.
					 Law Implemented 456.037,
					 456.0635,
					 458.3265,
					 459.0137
					 FS.
New 11-24-11, Amended 11-5-14, 11-2-15, 1-10-19,
					 6-14-21.
Florida Administrative Code › 64 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › 64B - Division of Medical Quality Assurance › Chapter 64B-9 - LICENSURE › Section 64B-9.002 - Physician and Physician Assistant Survey Procedures

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
At time of licensure renewal, each medical doctor,
				  osteopathic physician, and physician assistant who renews his or her license
				  online at
www.FLHealthSource.com
must fully complete online all applicable portions of the workforce survey.
				  Medical doctors and osteopathic physicians must complete form DH MQA 1119
				  (07/19), Physician Workforce Survey, incorporated by reference and available at
https://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-11309
.
				  Physician assistants must complete form DH MQA 5025 (07/17), Physician
				  Assistant Workforce Survey, incorporated by reference and available at
https://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-08803
.
Rulemaking Authority
					 458.3191(4),
					 458.347(7),
					 459.0081(4),
					 459.022(7) FS.
					 Law Implemented 381.4018,
					 459.022(7),
					 458.3191,
					 458.347(7),
					 459.0081
					 FS.
New 4-21-08, Amended 10-20-08, 9-30-09, 1-23-12, 9-10-14,
					 12-3-17, 10-16-18, 12-8-19.
Florida Administrative Code › 64 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › 64B - Division of Medical Quality Assurance › Chapter 64B-9 - LICENSURE › Section 64B-9.003 - Military Spouse Temporary License

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
To obtain a temporary license to practice in Florida for 12
				  months in any health care profession, an eligible spouse of any active duty
				  member of the Armed Forces must complete a criminal history check, hold a valid
				  license in another jurisdiction, establish eligibility to take the appropriate
				  examination and entitlement to full licensure under the appropriate practice
				  act, and otherwise comply with Section
				  456.024(3),
				  F.S., by submitting a completed "Temporary License for Spouses of Active Duty
				  Members of the Armed Forces Application" on the incorporated by reference form
				  DH-MQA 1251, 08/13, at
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-03888
,
				  which also may be obtained from the Department at
http://doh.state.fl.us/mqa/app_temp_Lic_Military_Spouses.pdf
or by writing to the Department of Health, Division of Medical Quality
				  Assurance, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin C-01, Tallahassee, FL
				  32399.
Rulemaking Authority
					 456.004(5),
					 456.024(3) FS.
					 Law Implemented 456.024(3)
					 FS.
New 4-15-12, Amended
					 3-19-14.
Florida Administrative Code › 64 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › 64B - Division of Medical Quality Assurance › Chapter 64B-9 - LICENSURE › Section 64B-9.004 - License Fee Waiver for Veterans and Spouses

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
All persons seeking a fee waiver pursuant to Section
				  456.013(13),
				  F.S., shall submit to the Department a completed Military Veteran and Spouse
				  Fee Waiver Request, Form DH-MQA 2129 (5/14), which is incorporated by reference
				  and available at
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-04823
.
Rulemaking Authority
					 456.013(13) FS.
					 Law Implemented 456.013(13)
					 FS.
New 1-5-15.
Florida Administrative Code › 64 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › 64B - Division of Medical Quality Assurance › Chapter 64B-9 - LICENSURE › Section 64B-9.005 - Active Duty Military, Spouse of Active Duty Military or Veteran Licensure

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Active duty military and veterans seeking licensure pursuant
				  to Section 456.024(3),
				  F.S., shall submit to the Department a completed Florida Department of Health
				  Active Military or Veterans Licensure Application, Form DH5000-MQA (07/2016),
				  incorporated by reference and available at
https://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-07724
.
				  Spouses of active duty military seeking licensure pursuant to Section
				  456.024(3),
				  F.S., shall submit to the Department a completed Florida Department of Health
				  Active Military Spouse Licensure Application, Form DH5015-MQA (07/2016),
				  incorporated by reference and available at
https://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-07725
.
Rulemaking Authority
					 456.024(3) FS.
					 Law Implemented 456.0135,
					 456.024(3),
					 456.048,
					 456.0635
					 FS.
New 1-5-15, Amended
					 1-10-17.
Florida Administrative Code › 64 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › 64B - Division of Medical Quality Assurance › Chapter 64B-9 - LICENSURE › Section 64B-9.006 - Massage Establishment Licensure; Ownership Information

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
For purposes of complying with Section
				  480.043(2),
				  F.S., a massage establishment must submit the following documentation as proof
				  of having more than $250, 000 of business assets in this state:
(1) A formal opinion letter from a Florida
				licensed certified public accountant confirming the corporation had more than
				$250, 000 of business assets during the previous tax year, or
(2) A copy of the corporation's Florida
				Corporate income/Franchise Tax Return (form F-1120) from the previous tax
				year.
Rulemaking Authority
					 480.043(2) FS.
					 Law Implemented 480.043(2)
					 FS.
New 10-27-15.
Florida Administrative Code › 64 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › 64B - Division of Medical Quality Assurance › Chapter 64B-9 - LICENSURE › Section 64B-9.007 - Temporary Certificate for Active Duty Military Health Care Practitioners Application

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
All persons seeking licensure pursuant to Section
				  456.0241, F.S., shall submit to
				  the Department a non-refundable application fee of $50 and a completed Florida
				  Department of Health Temporary Certificate for Active Duty Military Health Care
				  Practitioners Application, Form DH5016-MQA (05/2020), incorporated by reference
				  and available at
https://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-12639
.
				  Temporary certificates expire after 6 months and may be renewed using Form
				  DH5017-MQA (05/2020), Temporary Certificate for Active Duty Military Health
				  Care Practitioners Renewal Application, incorporated by reference and available
				  at
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-12658
.
				  Renewal applications must be accompanied by a renewal fee of $50.00 and
				  evidence that the military health care practitioner continues to be a military
				  platform participant.
Rulemaking Authority
					 456.0241 FS. Law Implemented
					 456.0241
					 FS.
New 1-10-17, Amended
					 2-22-21.
Florida Administrative Code › 64 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › 64B - Division of Medical Quality Assurance › Chapter 64B-9 - LICENSURE › Section 64B-9.008 - Out-of-State Telehealth Provider Registration

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) A health care professional not licensed
				in this state who intends to provide health care services via telehealth to a
				patient located in this state must register with the appropriate board, or the
				department if there is no board, using form DH5037-MQA-11/2022, Application for
				Out-of-State Telehealth Provider Registration, incorporated by reference and
				available at
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-16084
.
(2) Out-of-state licenses must be verified by
				the issuing state, territory or District of Columbia using form
				DH5041-MQA-07/2019, License Verification Request Out-of-State Telehealth
				Provider, incorporated by reference and available at
https://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-11687
.
(3) Changes to the registered agent
				designated in the application must be reported to the department on form
				DH5038-MQA-07/2019, Change of Registered Agent and/or Registered Office
				Out-of-State Telehealth Provider, incorporated by reference and available at
https://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-11688
.
(4) Changes made to required financial
				responsibility coverage must be reported to the department on form
				DH5039-MQA-07/2019, Change of Financial Responsibility Form Out-of-State
				Telehealth Provider, incorporated by reference and available at
https://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-11689
.
Rulemaking Authority 456.004(5), 456.47(4)(b)1., (7) FS.
					 Law Implemented 456.47
					 FS.
New 12-12-16, Amended 3-16-20,
					 12-7-23.
Florida Administrative Code › 64 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › 64B - Division of Medical Quality Assurance › Chapter 64B-9 - LICENSURE › Section 64B-9.009 - Registration for Occupational Therapy Doctoral Capstone Experience Exemption

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) An occupational therapy doctoral capstone
				experience is a mentored and supervised advanced competency component of a
				study program for doctoral occupational therapy students at the end of the
				curriculum in which students are afforded opportunities to engage in practice
				and develop clinical and other skills.
(2) A person intending to fulfill an
				occupational therapy doctoral capstone experience must submit an application to
				the department to qualify for the exemption from licensure provision at least
				60 days prior to the capstone experience start date. Application for
				registration must be made on Form DH-MQA 5073, Application for Registration of
				Occupational Therapy Doctoral Capstone Experience, effective 05/2022, which is
				hereby incorporated by reference and available at
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-15559
or
http://www.floridaoccupationaltherapy.gov/applications/5073
.
(3) Registration expires at the conclusion of
				the capstone experience or one year from the date of issuance, whichever is
				sooner.
(4) If an occupational
				therapy doctoral capstone will be repeated for any reason, a new registration
				is required following the process outlined in subsection
				(2).
Rulemaking Authority
					 468.225(1)(e)
					 FS. Law Implemented 468.225(1)(e)
					 FS.
New 7-31-23
Florida Administrative Code › 64 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › 64B - Division of Medical Quality Assurance › Chapter 64B-10 - CITATIONS › Section 64B-10.001 - Citation Penalties for Certified Nursing Assistants (Repealed)

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Rulemaking Authority
					 456.077,
					 464.006 FS. Law Implemented
					 456.077
					 FS.
New 4-24-05, Repealed
					 4-27-17.
Florida Administrative Code › 64 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › 64B - Division of Medical Quality Assurance › Chapter 64B-11 - BIENNIAL RENEWAL OF CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT CERTIFICATION › Section 64B-11.001 - Certified Nursing Assistant Certification Renewal (Repealed)

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Rulemaking Authority
					 464.203 FS. Law Implemented
					 464.203
					 FS.
New 12-27-07, Repealed
					 3-5-18.
Florida Administrative Code › 64 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › 64B1 - Board of Acupuncture › Chapter 64B1-1 - ORGANIZATION › Section 64B1-1.003 - Other Business Involving the Board

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
For the purposes of Board member compensation under
				  subsection (4) of Section
				  456.011, F.S., "other business
				  involving the Board" is defined to include:
(1) Board meetings;
(2) Meetings of committees of the
				Board;
(3) Meetings of a Board
				member with Department staff or contractors of the Department at the Department
				or Board's request. Any participation or meeting of members noticed or
				unnoticed will be on file in the Board office;
(4) Probable cause panel meetings;
(5) All participation in board-authorized
				meetings with professional associations of which the board is a member or
				invitee. This would include, but not be limited to, all meetings of national
				associations of which the board is a member as well as board-authorized
				participation in meetings of national or professional associations or
				organizations involved in educating, regulating, or reviewing the profession
				over which the board has statutory authority; and,
(6) Conference calls for which licensing or
				disciplinary action is agendaed and which exceed four hours in duration; or
				which are called on an emergency basis.
Rulemaking Authority
					 456.011(4),
					 457.104 FS. Law Implemented
					 456.011(4)
					 FS.
New 4-5-84, Formerly 21AA-1.03, 21AA-1.003, Amended 7-4-94,
					 Formerly 61F1-1.003, Amended 2-19-96, Formerly 59M-1.003, Amended 11-13-97,
					 9-3-00, 11-3-19.
Florida Administrative Code › 64 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › 64B1 - Board of Acupuncture › Chapter 64B1-1 - ORGANIZATION › Section 64B1-1.0035 - Excused Absences

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Excused absences of board members are defined as absences
				  caused by:
(1) Illness or injury of
				the board member;
(2) Illness,
				injury or death of a board member's immediate family;
(3) Jury duty;
(4) State or federal military
				service.
Rulemaking Authority
					 456.011(3) FS.
					 Law Implemented 456.011(3)
					 FS.
New 11-4-99.
Florida Administrative Code › 64 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › 64B1 - Board of Acupuncture › Chapter 64B1-1 - ORGANIZATION › Section 64B1-1.008 - Public Comment

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
The Board of Acupuncture invites and encourages all members
				  of the public to provide comment on matters or propositions before the Board or
				  a committee of the Board. The opportunity to provide comment shall be subject
				  to the following:
(1) Members of the
				public will be given an opportunity to provide comment on subject matters
				before the Board after an agenda item is introduced at a properly noticed board
				meeting.
(2) Members of the public
				shall be limited to five (5) minutes to provide comment. This time shall not
				include time spent by the presenter responding to questions posed by Board
				members, staff or board counsel. The chair of the Board may extend the time to
				provide comment if time permits.
(3) Members of the public shall notify board
				staff in writing of their interest to be heard on a proposition or matter
				before the Board. The notification shall identify the person or entity,
				indicate support, opposition, or neutrality, and identify who will speak on
				behalf of a group or faction of persons consisting of five (5) or more persons.
				Any person or entity appearing before the Board may use a pseudonym if he or
				she does not wish to be identified.
Rulemaking Authority
					 286.0114 FS. Law Implemented
					 286.0114
					 FS.
New 3-27-14.
Florida Administrative Code › 64 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › 64B1 - Board of Acupuncture › Chapter 64B1-2 - FEES › Section 64B1-2.001 - Fees

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) The initial application fee is
				$200.
(2) The initial license fee
				is $200.
(3) The biennial renewal
				fee for an active license is $275.
(4) The biennial renewal fee for an inactive
				license is $150.
(5) The
				application fee for inactive status is $200.
(6) The application fee for retired license
				is $50.
(7) The retired status fee
				is $50.
(8) Change of status fee
				for any time other than renewal is $200.
(9) The fee for reactivation of a license is
				$275.
(10) The deliquency fee is
				$200.
(11) The initial continuing
				education provider registration fee is $100.
(12) The biennial continuing education
				provider registration fee is $100.
(13) The fee for a duplicate wall certificate
				or license is $25.
Rulemaking Authority
					 456.025,
					 456.036,
					 457.104,
					 457.105(2)(d),
					 457.107(1),
					 (2),
					 457.108(2) FS.
					 Law Implemented 456.025,
					 456.036,
					 457.105,
					 457.107,
					 457.108
					 FS.
New 4-5-84, Amended 11-19-85, Formerly 21AA-2.01, Amended
					 12-21-87, 7-16-89, Formerly 21AA-2.001, 61F1-2.001, Amended 10-25-95, Formerly
					 59M-2.001, Amended 5-8-00, 9-23-03, 4-6-14,
					 4-26-16.
Florida Administrative Code › 64 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › 64B1 - Board of Acupuncture › Chapter 64B1-2 - FEES › Section 64B1-2.0015 - Delinquent Fee (Repealed)

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Rulemaking Authority
					 456.036 FS. Law Implemented
					 456.036
					 FS.
New 10-25-95, Amended 2-21-96, Formerly 59M-2.0015, Amended
					 6-8-00, Repealed 3-1-16.
Florida Administrative Code › 64 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › 64B1 - Board of Acupuncture › Chapter 64B1-2 - FEES › Section 64B1-2.004 - Application Fee (Repealed)

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Rulemaking Authority
					 457.104,
					 457.105(2)(d)
					 FS. Law Implemented 457.105(2)(d)
					 FS.
New 8-8-84, Amended 11-19-85, Formerly 21AA-2.04, Amended
					 12-21-87, Formerly 21AA-2.004, 61F1-2.004, 59M-2.004, Amended 4-6-14, Repealed
					 3-1-16.
Florida Administrative Code › 64 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › 64B1 - Board of Acupuncture › Chapter 64B1-2 - FEES › Section 64B1-2.005 - Examination Fee (Repealed)

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Rulemaking Authority
					 120.53(1),
					 457.104,
					 457.105(2)(d)
					 FS. Law Implemented 457.105(2)(d)
					 FS.
New 8-8-84, Amended 11-19-85, Formerly 21AA-2.05, Amended
					 12-21-87, 6-27-90, Formerly 21AA-2.005, 61F1-2.005, Amended 9-17-95, 11-21-95,
					 Formerly 59M-2.005, Amended 4-5-99, Repealed
					 3-1-16.
Florida Administrative Code › 64 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › 64B1 - Board of Acupuncture › Chapter 64B1-2 - FEES › Section 64B1-2.006 - Re-examination Fee (Repealed)

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Rulemaking Authority
					 457.104,
					 457.105(2)(d)
					 FS. Law Implemented 457.105(2)(d)
					 FS.
New 8-8-84, Formerly 21AA-2.06, Amended 2-2-86, 12-21-87,
					 3-11-92, Formerly 21AA-2.006, 61F1-2.006, Amended 9-17-95, 11-21-95, Formerly
					 59M-2.006, Amended 4-5-99, 1-1-04, Repealed
					 3-1-16.
Florida Administrative Code › 64 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › 64B1 - Board of Acupuncture › Chapter 64B1-2 - FEES › Section 64B1-2.009 - Initial Continuing Education Provider Registration Fee (Repealed)

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Rulemaking Authority
					 456.025,
					 457.104,
					 457.107(3) FS.
					 Law Implemented 456.025,
					 457.107(3)
					 FS.
New 5-12-87, Amended 9-15-92, Formerly 21AA-2.009,
					 61F1-2.009, 59M-2.009, Amended 3-21-04, Repealed
					 3-1-16.
Florida Administrative Code › 64 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › 64B1 - Board of Acupuncture › Chapter 64B1-2 - FEES › Section 64B1-2.0095 - Continuing Education Provider Registration Renewal Fee (Repealed)

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Rulemaking Authority
					 456.025,
					 457.104,
					 457.107(3) FS.
					 Law Implemented 456.025,
					 457.107(3)
					 FS.
New 3-21-04, Repealed
					 3-1-16.
Florida Administrative Code › 64 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › 64B1 - Board of Acupuncture › Chapter 64B1-2 - FEES › Section 64B1-2.010 - Fees for Inactive Status and Change to Active Status (Repealed)

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Rulemaking Authority
					 456.036(3), (4),
					 (8),
					 457.104,
					 457.108(2) FS.
					 Law Implemented 456.036(3), (4),
					 (8),
					 457.108(2)
					 FS.
New 5-12-87, Amended 12-21-87, 8-6-89, Formerly 21AA-2.010,
					 61F1-2.010, Amended 10-25-95, Formerly 59M-2.010, Amended 5-8-00, 1-26-06,
					 Repealed 3-1-16.
Florida Administrative Code › 64 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › 64B1 - Board of Acupuncture › Chapter 64B1-2 - FEES › Section 64B1-2.011 - Initial Biennial License Fee (Repealed)

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Rulemaking Authority
					 457.104,
					 457.105(2)(d)
					 FS. Law Implemented 457.105(2)(d)
					 FS.
New 5-12-87, Amended 12-21-87, Formerly 21AA-2.011, Amended
					 10-17-93, Formerly 61F1-2.011, 59M-2.011, Amended 4-7-98, 4-6-14, Repealed
					 3-1-16.
Florida Administrative Code › 64 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › 64B1 - Board of Acupuncture › Chapter 64B1-2 - FEES › Section 64B1-2.012 - Endorsement Fee (Repealed)

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Rulemaking Authority
					 457.104,
					 457.105(2)(d)
					 FS. Law Implemented 457.105(2)(d)
					 FS.
New 10-1-89, Formerly 21AA-2.012, 61F1-2.012, 59M-2.012,
					 Repealed 3-1-16.
Florida Administrative Code › 64 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › 64B1 - Board of Acupuncture › Chapter 64B1-2 - FEES › Section 64B1-2.014 - Fee for Wall Certificate or Duplicate License (Repealed)

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Rulemaking Authority
					 456.025(2),
					 (10),
					 457.104 FS. Law Implemented
					 456.025(2), (7)
					 FS.
New 11-26-90, Amended 3-22-92, Formerly 21AA-2.014, Amended
					 10-17-93, Formerly 61F1-2.014, 59M-2.014, Amended 5-8-00, Repealed
					 3-1-16.
Florida Administrative Code › 64 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › 64B1 - Board of Acupuncture › Chapter 64B1-2 - FEES › Section 64B1-2.015 - Fee for Certification of a Public Record

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
The Board shall charge a fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00)
				  for the certification of a public record.
Rulemaking Authority
					 456.025(11) FS.
					 Law Implemented 456.025(5)
					 FS.
New 3-22-92, Formerly 21AA-2.015, 61F1-2.015,
					 59M-2.015.
Florida Administrative Code › 64 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › 64B1 - Board of Acupuncture › Chapter 64B1-2 - FEES › Section 64B1-2.016 - Unauthorized Practice Fee (Repealed)

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Rulemaking Authority
					 456.065 FS. Law Implemented
					 456.065
					 FS.
New 10-17-93, Formerly 61F1-2.016, 59M-2.016, Amended
					 10-15-97, 10-22-02, Repealed 3-1-16.
Florida Administrative Code › 64 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › 64B1 - Board of Acupuncture › Chapter 64B1-2 - FEES › Section 64B1-2.018 - Retired Status and Reactivation of Retired Status License; Fees (Repealed)

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Rulemaking Authority
					 456.036(15),
					 457.104,
					 457.108 FS. Law Implemented
					 456.036(2), (4),
					 (12),
					 457.108
					 FS.
New 1-26-06, Repealed
					 4-26-16.
Florida Administrative Code › 64 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › 64B1 - Board of Acupuncture › Chapter 64B1-3 - DEFINITION; EXAMINATION OF ACUPUNCTURISTS › Section 64B1-3.001 - Definitions

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Acupuncture means a form of primary
				health care based on traditional Chinese medical concepts, that employs
				acupuncture diagnosis and treatment, as well as adjunctive therapies and
				diagnostic techniques, for the promotion, maintenance, and restoration of
				health and the prevention of disease. Acupuncture shall include but not be
				limited to the insertion of acupuncture needles and the application of
				moxibustion to specific areas of the human body.
(2) Acupuncture shall include, but not be
				limited to:
(a) Auricular, hand, nose, face,
				foot and/or scalp acupuncture therapy;
(b) Stimulation to acupuncture points and
				channels by use of any of the following:
1.
				Needles, moxibustion, cupping, thermal methods, magnets, gwa-sha scraping
				techniques, acupatches, and acuform,
2. Manual stimulation including acutotement
				(which is defined as stimulation by an instrument that does not pierce the
				skin), massage, acupressure, reflexology, shiatsu, and tui-na,
3. Electrical stimulation including
				electro-acupuncture, percutaneous and transcutaneous electrical nerve
				stimulation,
4. Laser
				biostimulation in accordance with relevant federal law including Food and Drug
				Administration rules and regulations, providing written notice of such intended
				use together with proof of compliance with federal requirements are received by
				the Board of Acupuncture not less than 14 days prior to first time
				use.
Florida Administrative Code › 64 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › 64B1 - Board of Acupuncture › Chapter 64B1-3 - DEFINITION; EXAMINATION OF ACUPUNCTURISTS › Section 64B1-3.002 - Application for Examination, Who May Apply (Repealed)

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Rulemaking Authority
					 457.104,
					 457.105 FS. Law Implemented
					 457.105
					 FS.
New 8-13-84, Formerly 21AA-3.02, Amended 1-25-88, 9-3-89,
					 Formerly 21AA-3.002, 61F1-3.002, Amended 3-31-96, 8-12-96, Formerly 59M-3.002,
					 Repealed 10-15-97.