61-31.505. Approval of Continuing Education Courses  

49(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 at the following address: Mold Related Services Licensing Unit, 1940 N. Monroe Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0783 or at 102http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-03683104.

105(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 164468.8411, F.S.

166(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.

209(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.

250(b) The means by which the course provider is able to monitor student enrollment, participation and course completion.

268(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.

300(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.

326(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.

354(f) The means by which the course provider will verify student identification.

378(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;

421(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.;

500(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.

564(a) All instructors must hold active or inactive licenses as mold assessors or mold remediators; and

580(b) Providers may not use instructors who are currently suspended or revoked due to disciplinary action against their license.