Section 61-31.505 - Approval of Continuing Education Courses(1) Education courses shall be valid for purposes of the licensure and education requirements only if such courses have received prior approval from the Mold-Related Services Licensing Program.(2) The Department's approval of an education course will be valid for two years when the following requirements are met:(a) An application must be submitted using form DBPR MRS 0704, "Application for Continuing Education Course Approval or Renewal, effective April 2013, incorporated herein by reference. The form may be obtained by contacting the Department of Business and Professional Regulation, 2601 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0783 or at http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-03683.(b) The course provider shall submit to the Department the following for approval before the course is offered: the application adopted in paragraph (a), a detailed course outline describing the course's content and subject matter, and a written statement that explains in detail how the course relates to the practice of assessing or remediating mold as defined in Section 468.8411, F.S.(c) The application shall include the total number of classroom or interactive distance learning hours, the course syllabus, and the name and qualifications of all instructors.(3) A course provider making application to offer interactive distance learning must submit documents indicating the following:(a) The means by which the course will demonstrate interactivity between the student and course provider within a maximum of 24 hours, which promotes student involvement, and demonstrates that the course measures learning and addresses comprehension of content at regular intervals.(b) The means by which the course provider is able to monitor student enrollment, participation and course completion.(c) The means by which the course provider will be able to satisfactorily demonstrate that stated course hours are consistent with the actual hours spent by each student to complete the course.(d) The means by which the provider will assure qualified instructor(s) will be available to answer questions and provide students with necessary support during the course.(e) That the student will be required to complete a statement at the beginning and end of the course indicating that he/she personally completed each module/session of instruction.(f) The means by which the course provider will verify student identification.(4) The following criteria shall be considered when approving continuing education courses: (a) Previous approval by the Construction Industry Licensing Board, the Board of Professional Engineers, the Board of Architecture and Interior Design, the Building Code Administrators and Inspectors Board, or the Electrical Contractors' Licensing Board, so long as the courses pertain to mold-related services;(b) For mold assessment continuing education courses, course topics concerning a process performed by a mold assessor that includes the physical sampling and detailed evaluation of data obtained from a building history and inspection to formulate an initial hypothesis about the origin, identity, location, and extent of amplification of mold growth of greater than 10 square feet, including water (moisture intrusion), mold and mold safety, and the standards of practice as set forth in Rules 61-31.701 and 61-31.702, F.A.C.;(c) For mold remediation continuing education courses, course topics concerning the removal, cleaning, sanitizing, demolition, or other treatment, including preventive activities, of mold or mold-contaminated matter of greater than 10 square feet that was not purposely grown at that location, including water (moisture intrusion), mold and mold safety, and the standards of practice as set forth in Rules 61-31.701 and 61-31.702, F.A.C.(5) Instructors: (a) All instructors must hold active or inactive licenses as mold assessors or mold remediators; and(b) Providers may not use instructors who are currently suspended or revoked due to disciplinary action against their license.(6) Education courses must address mold related subjects and shall not involve the promotion or sale of any products.(7) Any substantive changes made to approved courses must be approved by the Department before the changed course can be offered. Course approval shall be rescinded by the Department if such notification is not made or the changes fail to otherwise conform to this rule.(8) Course approvals shall be automatically rescinded if the provider status expires or is rescinded by disciplinary action or otherwise.Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 61-31.505
Rulemaking Authority 455.2035, 468.8424 FS. Law Implemented 455.213(6), 455.2178, 455.2179, 468.8413(3), 468.8416, 559.79 FS.