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30 Hours Total are Required for Dietetics and Nutrition

28 General Hours:

• 10 hours must be live courses.
• Up to 20 hours of credit shall be accepted per biennium for approved home study courses. See 64B8-45.001(2), F.A.C., for definition of “home study education”.
• No more than 10 hours in management risk management, personal growth, and educational techniques

2 Hours Medical Errors:

• Pursuant to 64B8-45.001(7) F.A.C., General Requirements, two hours of the required (30) hours per biennium shall relate to prevention of medical errors, including a study of root- cause analysis, error reduction and prevention, and patient safety.

1 Hour Human Traffickiing:

• Each licensee or certificate holder shall complete a board-approved, 1 hour continuing education course on human trafficking. The course may be included in the total general hours required and must be completed by January 1, 2021. Required in accordance with F.S. 456.0341*Note: This course is not part of renewal but is a requirement for licensees.

CE Requirements for First Time Renewal

• Dietitian’s and Nutritionist’s renewing a license for the first time and were licensed in the first year of the biennium are required to complete a total of 30 hours of continuing education in Dietetics and Nutrition which includes 2 hours of medical error and 3 HIV/AIDS.
• Dietitian’s and Nutritionist’s renewing a license for the first time who were licensed in the second year of the biennium are exempt from the continuing education requirements for that biennium as stated in 64B8-45.001, F.A.C. but they are required to complete 2 hours of medical error and 3 HIV/AIDS.