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*Section 456.013(7), Florida Statutes, now requires completion of a 2-hour
course relating to prevention of medical errors as part of the renewal
process.
The Board has amended rule 64B19-13.003, Florida Administrative Code (F.A.C.),
to include this requirement (see subsection (3) below).
64B19-13.003 Continuing Psychological Education Credit.
(1) Continuing psychological education credit will be granted for:
(a) Completion of graduate level courses approved for credit by sponsors
approved by the American Psychological Association;
(b) Completion of graduate level courses in psychology provided by a
university or professional school which is regionally accredited, except
that no more than ten (10) hours of continuing psychological education
credit may be obtained for each semester hour;
(c) Completion of a colloquium, a presentation, a workshop or a symposium
offered for continuing education credit by a doctoral psychology program or
an internship which is part of a psychology program that is accredited by
the American Psychological Association;
(d) Full attendance at workshops/seminars offered by providers approved by
the American Psychological Association or any of its affiliates, or
providers approved by the Board. A list of Board approved providers is
available from the Board office upon request;
(e) Simple attendance at a state, regional or national psychology convention
or conference. Only four (4) credits will be allowed each biennium
regardless of how many state, regional or national conventions or
conferences are attended during that biennium;
(f) Attainment of diplomate status in a specialty area from the American
Board of Professional Psychology, for which thirty-nine (39) continuing
psychological education credits, not including the one-hour continuing
education course on domestic violence required by Section 456.031, Florida
Statutes, will be allowed only during the biennium during which the diplomate is first awarded;
(g) Presenting or moderating for the first time only a continuing
psychological education program sponsored by a provider approved by the
Board, except that credit will be limited to the number of credits allowed
by the program;
(h) Each hour of attendance at a Board meeting or Board committee meeting.
Only one credit will be granted for each hour of full attendance and only
ten (10) credits will be allowed each biennium regardless of how many hours
are attended during the biennium. Attendance at a Board or committee meeting
shall also satisfy, hour by hour, the requirement of professional ethics and
legal issues credit set out in subsection (3) of this rule.
(i) Continuing education courses approved by any Board within the Division
of Medical Quality Assurance of the Department of Health, provided that such
courses enhance the psychological skills and/or psychological knowledge of
the licensee.
(2) No continuing psychological education credit may be earned for:
(a) Regular work activities as a psychologist;
(b) Membership, office in, or participation on boards or committees of
professional organizations;
(c) Independent, unstructured or self-structured learning;
(d) Personal psychotherapy or personal growth experience;
(e) Authoring or editing books or articles;
(f) Obtaining or providing supervision or consultation from or under a
psychologist or other professional who is not a Board approved continuing
psychological education provider;
(g) Home study except from providers approved by the American Psychological
Association or any of its affiliates.
(3) As a condition of biennial licensure renewal, each licensee must
complete forty (40) hours of continuing psychological education. One (1) of
the forty (40) hours must be on domestic violence or on end of life and
palliative health care consistent with Chapter 456.031(1)(a), Florida
Statutes, and three (3) of the forty (40) hours must be on professional
ethics and Florida statutes and rules affecting the practice of psychology.
Two (2) of the forty (40 hours must relate to prevention of medical errors,
including a study of root-cause analysis, error reduction and prevention,
and patient safety. If the course is offered by a facility licensed pursuant
to chapter 395 for its employees, the Board will approve up to one (1) hour
of the two (2) hour course to be specifically related to error reduction and
prevention methods used in that facility. Passage of the laws and rules
examination of the Board constitutes forty (40) hours of continuing
education credit, including credit for professional ethics and Florida
Statutes and rules affecting the practice of psychology. Passage of the laws
and rules examination, however, does not satisfy the requirement for one (1)
credit of continuing education on domestic violence, nor the requirement for
two (2) hours relating to prevention of medical errors.
(4) The licensee shall maintain, and make available upon request,
documentation to substantiate continuing psychological education credit
required by the Board. The licensee shall retain such documentation for two
(2) years following the renewal period for which the continuing
psychological education credit was obtained.
Approved Medical Errors Courses
In order to receive credit for medical errors courses, psychologists must
take courses that have been approved by the Board of Psychology. The
following providers offer medical errors courses approved by the Board. As
courses are approved the Web page will be updated.
- Association of Black Psychologists, South Florida Chapter, Inc. - (954)
296-5395
- Baptist Hospital of Miami – (786) 596-2398 – www.baptisthealth.net/meded
- Carlos Albizu University
305-593-1123, ext. 120
website: http://www.mia.albizu.edu
e-mail:croca@albizu.edu
- CE-Classes.com
954-290-8446
website: http://www.ce-classes.com
e-mail:tdidona@bellsouth.net
- Citrus Health Network – (305) 825-0300
- Coastal Behavioral Health, Inc. – (941) 927-8900 x3342
- Florida Association of School Psychologists - (407) 851-2741 www.fasp.org
- Florida Psychological Association * – (850) 656-2222- www.flapsych.com
- Lakeview Center, Inc. – (850) 469-3870 (course typically offered for
employees only)
- Michael Freeny Associates * – (407) 884-6553 - www.clinicalCE.com
- Nova Southeastern University/CPS (954) 262-5826 - http://cps.nova.edu
- Professional Development Resources, Inc. * – (904) 346-0098
- Professional Resource Exchange/Press * - (941) 343-9601 - www.prpress.com
- Program Services * – (305) 223-9612 – www.programservices.org
- South FL Society for Trauma Based Disorders
954-600-6070
e-mail:SarahDiPerna@aol.com
- T.W.I.C.E. Educational Services, Inc. - (941) 377-7399 – e-mail:twicesrq@aol.com
- University of South Florida - (813) 974-0474 - fax (813) 974-4617 (in-house training only)
- University of Florida Department of Clinical Health & Psychology, 352-273-6556 - e-mail: rbauer@phhp.ufl.edu
- Vista Continuing Education
805-822-2317
website: www.vistaceus.com
e-mail: info@getceusnow.com; res1dykt@verizon.net
*Offer medical errors course and domestic violence courses via home-study.
A list of approved continuing education providers is available at www.CEBroker.com
Medical Errors Course Providers
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