ATTENTION! Are you interested in serving on the Board of Occupational Therapy Practice? (pdf - 13kb)
The Florida Department of Health and the Florida Division of Emergency Management would like to encourage all DOH/MQA practitioners to discuss with their clients and patients:
DO YOU HAVE A PERSONAL EMERGENCY DISASTER PLAN? In any major disaster having a well thought-out plan of action for you and your family can go a long way toward reducing the damage from hurricanes, tornados, wildfires, severe thunderstorms and flooding that could strike the state of Florida. Download your the Family Preparedness Guide (pdf - 708kb) and visit www.FloridaDisaster.org for more information.
NEW! CE Broker
Information for Providers and
Licensees - Licensees may subscribe now and receive the
personal benefits of continuing education tracking through
February 28, 2007. The renewal of your license will be affected by
continuing education tracking through the CE Broker system
beginning with the March 1, 2005 through February 28, 2007
licensure cycle.
NEW! NBCOT Announces
Eligibility Criteria for OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST REGISTERED OTR®
Candidates Effective December 31, 2006 (pdf - 1.74mb)
http://www.nbcot.org/
Recent
Discipline Taken Against Practitioners
Health Care
Services Clinic Registration
Reporting Requirement - Section 456.063(3), Florida
Statutes (pdf), states: Licensed
health care practitioners shall report allegations of sexual misconduct to the department, regardless
of the practice setting in which the alleged sexual misconduct
occurred.
Do You Need to Change an
Address? - You may complete the Change of Address form (pdf - 95kb), print, and submit; or write a letter requesting the change and
include your name, license number, social security number, and
your old and new address.
Health
Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Information
Professional Assistance - The Professional Resource Network (PRN)
is available to provide assistance to those practitioners
regulated by the Department of Health. The Program’s purpose is to
ensure the public health and safety by assisting practitioners who
may suffer from one or more of the following: Chemical Dependency;
Psychiatric Illness; Psychosexual Illness - including Boundary
Violations; Neurological/Cognitive Impairment; Physical Illness;
HIV Infection/AIDS; and/or Behavioral Disorders. If you have
reason to believe that someone regulated by one of the Boards
under the Department of Health is impaired, be a friend, call PRN
(your anonymity will be protected), or have them call PRN, to
obtain help. Ignoring the problem supports their disease and not
their recovery. The toll free number to call is (800) 888-8776.
FL PRN |
