MQA Annual Report 2019-2020

Appendix II continued COVID-19 Emergency Rules Issued By Regulatory Boards Board Rule Contents Chiropractic Emergency Hardship Temporarily removes the 40-CE requirement from Medicine Exemption from Continuing upcoming renewal, which is extended until 01/01/2021. Education Requirements for Ch 460 Licensure Renewal Chiropractic 64B2ER20-30 Allows Florida licensed Chiropractors to attain their continuing Medicine education hours by any means, live, virtual live, or synchronous or asynchronous online. Clinical Social 64B4ER20-24 Authorizes registered interns who are working under the Work, Marriage and direction of a qualified supervisor, with a written telehealth Family Therapy and protocol and safety plan in effect to provide mental health Mental Health services by telehealth methods to any client. The newly Counseling promulgated emergency rule removed the requirement that the client have an existing therapeutic relationship with the registered intern. Hearing Aid 64B6ER20-25 Permits applicants and licensed specialists to complete training Specialists requirements on-line. Massage Therapy 64B7ER20-22 Allows Massage Therapy to teach some subjects through distance learning. Massage Therapy 64B7ER20-29 It is the same subject matter and effect as 64B7ER20-22 and the pending regular rule making and was promulgated to cover the gap between the first emergency rule and the effective date of the regular rule. Nursing Home 64B10ER20-27 Allows clear and active licensees to complete their CE Administrators hours online. Opticianry 64B12ER20-28 Permits continuing education courses to be provided to licensees by distance learning methods with a restriction of no more than 50 participants, and that the course be conducted in such a way that permits interaction between the student and instructor. Osteopathic 64B15ER20-18 Allows CEs normally required to be in person to be Medicine completed using distance learning. Pharmacy 64B16ER20-21 Waives the requirement that off-site consultant pharmacists conduct in-person inspections and on-site consultations. Podiatric Medicine 64B18ER20-19 Allows licensees to complete continuing education entirely on-line. Speech-Language, 64B20ER20-23 Allows Speech Language Pathology Assistants (SLPAs) to practice Pathology and under a protocol agreement without direct supervision. This allowed Audiology SLPAs to deliver services through telehealth. 53 Annual Report 2019-2020