64B32-4.002, F.A.C.
64B32-4.002. Reactivation of Retired Status License
Cite as Fla. Admin. Code r. 64B32-4.002
64B32-4.002 Reactivation of Retired Status License.
(1) A retired status licensee for less than five years may change to active status provided:
(a) A licensee pay any renewal fees imposed on an active status license for all biennial licensure periods during which the licensee was on retired status.
(b) A licensee must provide evidence of licensure as either a Certified Respiratory Therapist (CRT) or a Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT), pursuant to Section 468.355, F.S.
(c) A licensee must meet the continuing educational requirements for Rule 64B32-6.001, F.A.C., for each biennium the licensee was in retired status.
(d) A licensee must take a medical errors course pursuant to Rule 64B32-6.007, F.A.C.
(2) A retired status licensee for five years or more may change to active status provided:
(a) A licensee pay any renewal fees imposed on an active status license for all biennial licensure periods during which the licensee was on retired status.
(b) A licensee must provide evidence of licensure as either a Certified Respiratory Therapist (CRT) or a Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT), pursuant to Section 468.358, F.S.
(c) A licensee must meet the continuing educational requirements for Rule 64B32-6.001, F.A.C., for each biennium the licensee was in retired status.
(d) A licensee is required to provide evidence of attendance of a Board-approved comprehensive review course, within six months prior to reactivation of license, in order to ensure that he or she has the sufficient skills to re-enter the profession.
(e) A licensee must take a medical errors course pursuant to Rule 64B32-6.007, F.A.C.
(3) Board-approved comprehensive review course means any course or courses which includes, at a minimum, fourteen (14) hours in the topics and number of hours as follows:
Patient assessment 3 hours Hemodynamics 2 hours Pulmonary function 1 hour Arterial blood gases 1 hour Respiratory equipment 2 hours Airway care 1 hour Mechanical ventilation 2 hours Emergency care/special procedures 1 hour General respiratory care (including medication) 1 hour Rulemaking Authority 456.036(7), (9), 468.353(1) FS. Law Implemented 456.036(7), (9) FS. History–New 4-19-07, Amended 7-27-08.