Section 64B9-4.020 - Autonomous Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) Registration(2) In order to renew a registration, a registered APRN shall be required to submit an updated Financial Responsibility document (as incorporated by reference above), as part of the APRN license renewal process.(3) Three graduate-level semester hours are equivalent to forty-five (45) Continuing Education credits offered by the entities set forth in Section 464.013(3)(b), F.S. and subsection 64B9-4.002(2), F.A.C.(a) The pharmacology course content must address the therapeutic uses and biological effects of drugs.(b) The differential diagnosis course content must address advanced health assessment, differential diagnosis, critical thinking, or diagnostic reasoning.(c) The continuing education credits must be earned within five (5) years prior to registration.(4) For registration renewal, an autonomous APRN must complete ten (10) additional graduate-level continuing education credits from a professional or national nursing specialty board listed in subsection 64B9-4.002(2), F.A.C.Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 64B9-4.020
Rulemaking Authority 464.0123 FS. Law Implemented 464.0123 FS.
Adopted by Florida Register Volume 46, Number 190, September 29, 2020 effective 10/14/2020, Amended by Florida Register Volume 47, Number 007, January 12, 2021 effective 1/25/2021.New 10-14-20, Amended 1-25-21.