626.2816  Regulation of continuing education for licensees, course providers, instructors, school officials, and monitor groups.--

(1)  Continuing education course providers, instructors, school officials, and monitor groups must be approved by the department before offering continuing education courses pursuant to s. 626.2815 or s. 626.869.

(2)  The department shall adopt rules establishing standards for the approval, regulation, and operation of the continuing education programs and for the discipline of licensees, course providers, instructors, school officials, and monitor groups. The standards must be designed to ensure that such course providers, instructors, school officials, and monitor groups have the knowledge, competence, and integrity to fulfill the educational objectives of ss. 626.2815, 626.869, 648.385, and 648.386.

(3)  The department shall adopt rules establishing a process by which compliance with the continuing education requirements of ss. 626.2815, 626.869, 648.385, and 648.386 can be determined, the establishment of a continuing education compliance period for licensees, and forms necessary to implement such a process.