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).
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 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 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 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 Board of Education prior to adopting any changes to training requirements relating to entry into the profession or occupation. This consultation must allow the educational board to provide advice regarding the impact of the Any board, or the department when there is no board, that requires student completion of a specific number of clock hours of classroom instruction for initial licensure purposes shall establish the minimal competencies that such students must demonstrate in order to be licensed. 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
(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.
456.028—Consultation with Postsecondary Education Boards Prior to Adoption of Changes to Training Requirements proposed changes in terms of the length of time necessary to complete the training program and the fiscal impact of the changes. The educational board must be consulted only when an institution offering the training program falls under its jurisdiction. History.—s. 49, ch. 97-261; s. 35, ch. 98-421; s. 57, ch. 2000-160; s. 72, ch. 2004-5; s. 14, ch. 2004-41; s. 54, ch. 2007-217. Note.—Former s. 455.554. 456.029—Education; Substituting Demonstration of Competency for Clock-Hour Requirements
demonstration of such competencies may be substituted for specific classroom clock-hour requirements established in statute or rule which are related to instructional programs for licensure purposes. Student demonstration of the established minimum competencies shall be certified by the
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