The Florida Senate

395.10974  Health care risk managers; qualifications, licensure, fees.--

(1)  Any person desiring to be licensed as a health care risk manager shall submit an application on a form provided by the agency. In order to qualify, the applicant shall submit evidence satisfactory to the agency which demonstrates the applicant's competence, by education or experience, in the following areas:

(a)  Applicable standards of health care risk management.

(b)  Applicable federal, state, and local health and safety laws and rules.

(c)  General risk management administration.

(d)  Patient care.

(e)  Medical care.

(f)  Personal and social care.

(g)  Accident prevention.

(h)  Departmental organization and management.

(i)  Community interrelationships.

(j)  Medical terminology.

The agency may require such additional information, from the applicant or any other person, as may be reasonably required to verify the information contained in the application.

(2)  The agency shall not grant or issue a license as a health care risk manager to any individual unless from the application it affirmatively appears that the applicant:

(a)  Is 18 years of age or over;

(b)  Is a high school graduate or equivalent; and

(c)1.  Has fulfilled the requirements of a 1-year program or its equivalent in health care risk management training which may be developed or approved by the agency;

2.  Has completed 2 years of college-level studies which would prepare the applicant for health care risk management, to be further defined by rule; or

3.  Has obtained 1 year of practical experience in health care risk management.

(3)  The agency shall issue a ¹license to practice health care risk management to any applicant who qualifies under this section and submits an application fee of not more than $75, a fingerprinting fee of not more than $75, and a license fee of not more than $100. The agency shall by rule establish fees and procedures for the issuance and cancellation of licenses.

(4)  The agency shall renew a health care risk manager ²license upon receipt of a biennial renewal application and fees. The agency shall by rule establish a procedure for the biennial renewal of licenses.

History.--ss. 38, 53, ch. 85-175; s. 4, ch. 86-287; s. 33, ch. 88-166; s. 184, ch. 90-363; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 29, ch. 98-89; s. 75, ch. 98-199.

¹Note.--As amended and transferred to its present location by s. 29, ch. 98-89. The amendment by s. 75, ch. 98-199, added the words "and an appointment" following the word "license."

²Note.--As amended and transferred to its present location by s. 29, ch. 98-89. The amendment by s. 75, ch. 98-199, substituted the word "appointment" for the word "license."

Note.--Former s. 626.944.