| 1 | Representative(s) Bowen offered the following: |
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| 3 | Amendment to Amendment (871967) |
| 4 | Remove line(s) 78-140 and insert: |
| 5 | (1) The following requirements apply to appropriate board |
| 6 | shall require each person licensed or certified under chapter |
| 7 | 457; chapter 458; chapter 459; chapter 460; chapter 461; chapter |
| 8 | 463; part I of chapter 464; chapter 465; chapter 466; part II, |
| 9 | part III, part V, or part X of chapter 468; or chapter 486: |
| 10 | (1) Each person shall be required by the appropriate board |
| 11 | to complete no later than upon first renewal a continuing |
| 12 | educational course, approved by the board, on human |
| 13 | immunodeficiency virus and acquired immune deficiency syndrome |
| 14 | as part of biennial relicensure or recertification. The course |
| 15 | shall consist of education on the modes of transmission, |
| 16 | infection control procedures, clinical management, and |
| 17 | prevention of human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immune |
| 18 | deficiency syndrome. Such course shall include information on |
| 19 | current Florida law on acquired immune deficiency syndrome and |
| 20 | its impact on testing, confidentiality of test results, |
| 21 | treatment of patients, and any protocols and procedures |
| 22 | applicable to human immunodeficiency virus counseling and |
| 23 | testing, reporting, the offering of HIV testing to pregnant |
| 24 | women, and partner notification issues pursuant to ss. 381.004 |
| 25 | and 384.25. |
| 26 | (2) Each person such licensee or certificateholder shall |
| 27 | submit confirmation of having completed the said course required |
| 28 | under subsection (1), on a form as provided by the board, when |
| 29 | submitting fees for first each biennial renewal. |
| 30 | (3) The board shall have the authority to approve |
| 31 | additional equivalent courses that may be used to satisfy the |
| 32 | requirements in subsection (1). Each licensing board that |
| 33 | requires a licensee to complete an educational course pursuant |
| 34 | to this section may count the hours required for completion of |
| 35 | the course included in the total continuing educational |
| 36 | requirements as required by law. |
| 37 | (4) Any person holding two or more licenses subject to the |
| 38 | provisions of this section shall be permitted to show proof of |
| 39 | having taken one board-approved course on human immunodeficiency |
| 40 | virus and acquired immune deficiency syndrome, for purposes of |
| 41 | relicensure or recertification for additional licenses. |
| 42 | (5) Failure to comply with the above requirements shall |
| 43 | constitute grounds for disciplinary action under each respective |
| 44 | licensing chapter and s. 456.072(1)(e). In addition to |
| 45 | discipline by the board, the licensee shall be required to |
| 46 | complete the course. |
| 47 | (6) The board shall require as a condition of granting a |
| 48 | license under the chapters and parts specified in subsection (1) |
| 49 | that an applicant making initial application for licensure |
| 50 | complete an educational course acceptable to the board on human |
| 51 | immunodeficiency virus and acquired immune deficiency syndrome. |
| 52 | An applicant who has not taken a course at the time of licensure |
| 53 | shall, upon an affidavit showing good cause, be allowed 6 months |
| 54 | to complete this requirement. |
| 55 | (7) The board shall have the authority to adopt rules to |
| 56 | carry out the provisions of this section. |