New and updated rules for Conintuing Education. READ THIS 64B7-28.009 Continuing Education. (1) During each biennium, each licensee shall complete a minimum of one classroom hour of continuing education from a Board-approved provider for each month the license is active. Graduates of a Board-approved massage therapy school who are renewing their license for the first time shall complete a course of two classroom hours on prevention of medical errors that meets the requirements of Section 456.013(7), F.S. If the prevention of medical errors course completed during the course of study at the Board-approved massage school meets the requirements of Section 456.013(7), F.S., that course will satisfy the requirement of this rule. (2) The continuing education shall include the following: (a) At least one half of the classroom hours of instruction must be relevant to and focus on massage therapy techniques, must be in the presence of the instructor, must include hands-on participation by the licensee and/or demonstration by the instructor, and may include: 1. History of massage therapy, 2. Human anatomy, 3. Human physiology, 4. Human kinesiology, or 5. Human pathology. (b) Two classroom hours of instruction on prevention of medical errors that meet the requirements of Section 456.013(7), F.S. (c) Two classroom hours of instruction in professional ethics. (d) Two classroom hours of instruction on Chapters 456 and 480 of the Florida Statutes and the rules promulgated by the Board. This requirement may be satisfied by attending four continuous hours of a meeting of the Board, provided the licensee does not have a disciplinary or licensure matter on the agenda and the licensee signs in and out of the meeting to demonstrate compliance. (3) The remaining classroom hours may be satisfied by completing instruction in: (a) Communications with clients and other professionals. (b) Insurance relating to third party payment or reimbursement for services. (c) Psychological dynamics of the client-therapist relationship. (d) Risk management including charting, documentation and record keeping. (e) Infection control. (f) Practice management. (g) Cardio-pulmonary resuscitation if the course is instructed by persons certified by the American Red Cross, the American Heart Association or the American Safety and Health Institute. Rulemaking Authority 456.013(7), (8), (9), 480.035(7), 480.0415 FS. Law Implemented 456.013(7), (8), (9), 480.0415 FS. History–New 4-21-86, Amended 2-25-88, 8-29-88, 1-30-90, 10-2-90, Formerly 21L-28.009, Amended 8-16-94, 6-5-95, 2-12-97, Formerly 61G11-28.009, Amended 8-16-98, 3-15-99, 9-20-99, 11-28-02, 2-13-05, 3-1-07, 5-1-07, 1-2-14.
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