Section 69K-17.0042 - Approval of Continuing Education Courses(1) A continuing education course shall be approved for a maximum of two (2) years by the Board and issued a course number if the materials submitted are complete and demonstrate that the course covers approved subject matter.(2) The course provider must submit to the Board, in writing, notice of any changes in the information provided in the initial request for course approval. This notification must be made within 30 days following the date the change is effective.(3) Approved subject matter includes, as appropriate to the scope of practice of the licensee to whom credit shall be awarded.(a) Basic theory and practice of funeral directing, embalming, or direct disposal services.(b) Technical subjects including mortuary sciences, skill and technique development, scientific applications, and other topics specific to the overall practice of funeral directing, embalming, or direct disposal of human remains.(c) Communicable diseases including transmission, sterilization techniques, risk education methods in practice of professional services.(d) Public health and safety subjects including grief management, stress management, risk management, biohazardous and hazardous waste, and pathology.(e) Subjects dealing with licensees' legal and ethical responsibilities, including the laws and rules governing the practice.(4) Approved continuing education providers shall submit to the Board, an application for approval of each continuing education course on the form referenced in Rule 69K-14.007, F.A.C.(5) No retroactive credit shall be granted if a provider improperly offers a course prior to approval, even if the course is subsequently approved.(6) The application shall include the total number of continuing education hours, the course syllabus, a detailed outline or synopsis of the contents of the course, and the name and qualification of the instructors or authors.(7) Continuing education courses which appropriately relate to the practice of embalming, funeral directing and direct disposition and which contain sufficient education content to improve the skills, competency and knowledge of the laws and rules which govern the professional duties of licensees, shall be approved.Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 69K-17.0042
Rulemaking Authority 497.103, 497.147 FS. Law Implemented 497.147, 497.162, 497.368(1)(e), 497.369(1)(c), 497.373(1)(e), 497.374(1)(c), 497.378(1), 497.379(1), 397.602(3)(c), 497.603(2) FS.
New 4-10-94, Amended 3-14-95, 7-25-95, 9-25-95, 10-30-01, Formerly 61G 8-17.0042, Amended 3-8-12.New 4-10-94, Amended 3-14-95, 7-25-95, 9-25-95, 10-30-01, Formerly 61G8-17.0042, Amended 3-8-12.