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The course shall consist of information on the number of patients in that professional鈥檚 practice who are likely to be victims of domestic violence and the number who are likely to be perpetrators of domestic violence, screening procedures for determining whether a patient has any history of being either a victim or a perpetrator of domestic violence, and instruction on how to provide such patients with information on, or how to refer such patients to, resources in the local community, such as domestic violence centers and other advocacy groups, that provide legal aid, shelter, victim counseling, batterer counseling, or child protection services.</span></div><div class="Paragraph"><span class="Number">(b) </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="Text Intro Justify">Each such licensee or certificateholder shall submit confirmation of having completed such course, on a form provided by the board, when submitting fees for every third biennial renewal.</span></div><div class="Paragraph"><span class="Number">(c) </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="Text Intro Justify">The board may approve additional equivalent courses that may be used to satisfy the requirements of paragraph (a). Each licensing board that requires a licensee to complete an educational course pursuant to this subsection may include the hour required for completion of the course in the total hours of continuing education required by law for such profession unless the continuing education requirements for such profession consist of fewer than 30 hours biennially.</span></div><div class="Paragraph"><span class="Number">(d) </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="Text Intro Justify">Any person holding two or more licenses subject to the provisions of this subsection shall be permitted to show proof of having taken one board-approved course on domestic violence, for purposes of relicensure or recertification for additional licenses.</span></div><div class="Paragraph"><span class="Number">(e) </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="Text Intro Justify">Failure to comply with the requirements of this subsection shall constitute grounds for disciplinary action under each respective practice act and under s. <a href="index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=456.031&URL=0400-0499/0456/Sections/0456.072.html">456.072</a>(1)(k). In addition to discipline by the board, the licensee shall be required to complete such course.</span></div></div><div class="Subsection"><span class="Number">(2) </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="Text Intro Justify">Each board may adopt rules to carry out the provisions of this section.</span></div></span><div class="History"><span class="HistoryTitle">History.</span><span class="EmDash">—</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="HistoryText">s. 4, ch. 95-187; s. 61, ch. 97-261; s. 58, ch. 2000-160; s. 6, ch. 2000-295; s. 112, ch. 2000-318; s. 1, ch. 2001-176; s. 1, ch. 2001-250; s. 105, ch. 2001-277; s. 1, ch. 2006-251.</span></div><div class="Note"><span class="NoteTitle">Note.</span><span class="EmDash">—</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="Text Intro Justify">Former s. 455.222; s. 455.597.</span></div></div></body></html></font> </div> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> </div> </body> </html> <!-- vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv - START BOTTOM FILE - vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv --> <!-- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ - END MAIN BODY CONTENT - ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ --> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" id="footer">Copyright © 1995-2025 The Florida Legislature • <a href="/cgi-bin/View_Page.pl?File=privacy.html&Directory=welcome/&Location=app&Tab=info_center&Submenu=4">Privacy Statement</a> • <a href="/cgi-bin/View_Page.pl?File=contact.html&Directory=Info_Center/help/&Location=app&Tab=info_center&Submenu=4">Contact Us</a></td> </tr> </table> <!-- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ - END BOTTOM FILE - ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ --> </body> </html>