pay for the expenses incurred on behalf of another profession, except that the Board of Nursing must pay for any costs incurred in the regulation of certified nursing assistants. The department shall maintain adequate records to support its allocation of agency expenses. The department shall provide any board with reasonable access to these records upon request. On or before October 1 of each year, the department shall provide each board an annual report of revenue and direct and allocated expenses related to the operation of that profession. The board shall use these reports and the department’s adopted long-range plan to determine the amount of license fees. A condensed version of this information, with the department’s recommendations, shall be included in the annual report to the Legislature prepared under s. 456.026. (9) The department shall provide a management report of revenues and expenditures, performance measures, and recommendations to each board at least once a quarter. (10) If a duplicate license is required or requested by the licensee, the board or, if there is no board, the department may charge a fee as determined by rule not to exceed $25 before issuance of the duplicate license. (11) The department or the appropriate board shall charge a fee not to exceed $25 for the certification of a public record. The fee shall be determined by rule of the department. The department or the appropriate board shall assess a fee for duplicating a public record as provided in s. 119.07(4). (8) A description of any effort by the department to reduce or otherwise close any investigation or disciplinary proceeding not before the Division of Administrative Hearings under chapter 120 or otherwise not completed within 1 year after the initial filing of a complaint under this chapter. (9) The status of the development and implementation of rules providing for disciplinary guidelines pursuant to s. 456.079. (10) Such recommendations for administrative and statutory changes necessary to facilitate efficient and cost- effective operation of the department and the various boards. History.—s. 75, ch. 97-261; s. 56, ch. 2000-160; s. 4, ch. 2002-254. Note.—Former s. 455.644. United States Department of Education, or an accrediting agency recognized by the board, or the department when there is no board. History.—s. 48, ch. 97-261; s. 57, ch. 2000-160. Note.—Former s. 455.551.
education providers shall provide information on course attendance to the department necessary to implement the electronic tracking system. The department shall, by rule, specify the form and procedures by which the information is to be submitted. (8) All moneys collected by the department from fees or fines or from costs awarded to the agency by a court shall be paid into a trust fund used by the department to implement this chapter. The Legislature shall appropriate funds from this trust fund sufficient to carry out this chapter and the provisions of law with respect to professions regulated by the Division of Medical Quality Assurance within the department and the boards. The department may contract with public and private entities to receive and deposit revenue pursuant to this section. The department shall maintain separate accounts in the trust fund used by the department to implement this chapter for every profession within the department. To the maximum extent possible, the department shall directly charge all expenses to the account of each regulated profession. For the purpose of this subsection, direct charge expenses include, but are not limited to, costs for investigations, examinations, and legal services. For expenses that cannot be charged directly, the department shall provide for the proportionate allocation among the accounts of expenses incurred by the department in the performance of its duties with respect to each regulated profession. The regulation by the department of professions, as defined in this chapter, shall be financed solely from revenue collected by it from fees and other charges and deposited in the Medical Quality Assurance Trust Fund, and all such revenue is hereby appropriated to the department. However, it is legislative intent that each profession shall operate within its anticipated fees. The department may not expend funds from the account of a profession to The department is directed to prepare and submit a report to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives by November 1 of each year. In addition to finances and any other information the Legislature may require, the report shall include statistics and relevant information, profession by profession, detailing: (1) The revenues, expenditures, and cash balances for the prior year, and a review of the adequacy of existing fees. (2) The number of complaints received and investigated. (3) The number of findings of probable cause made. (4) The number of findings of no probable cause made. (5) The number of administrative complaints filed. (6) The disposition of all administrative complaints. (7) A description of disciplinary actions taken. 456.027—Education; Accreditation Notwithstanding any other provision of law, educational programs and institutions which are required by statute to be accredited, but which were accredited by an agency that has since ceased to perform an accrediting function, shall be recognized until such programs and institutions are accredited by a qualified successor to the original accrediting agency, an accrediting agency recognized by the
History.—s. 49, ch. 92-33; s. 23, ch. 93-129; s. 58, ch. 97-261; s. 80, ch. 99-397; s. 55, ch. 2000-160; ss. 32, 164, ch. 2000-318; s. 73, ch. 2001-62; s. 6, ch. 2001-277; s. 12, ch. 2003416; s. 45, ch. 2004-335; s. 149, ch. 2010-102. Note.—Former s. 455.220; s. 455.587. 456.026—Annual Report Concerning Finances, Administrative Complaints, Disciplinary Actions, and Recommendations
456.028—Consultation with Postsecondary Education Boards Prior to Adoption of Changes to Training Requirements
Any state agency or board that has jurisdiction over the regulation of a profession or occupation shall consult with
the Commission for Independent Education, the Board of Governors of the State University System, and the State
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