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program outline must be approved by the Agency for Health Care Administration prior to being offered and any change in the training program and training program outline must be approved by the Agency prior to being implemented.(5) The outline shall contain a description and schedule of the classes, on-the-job training, and supervised individual study which the program shall provide. The outline shall indicate the method by which the trainee shall be evaluated for competency in each of the areas required by subsection 59A-10.033(1), F.A.C. The outline shall be based on the following: (a) 45% of the program shall train the student to review, investigate, analyze and present recommendations for the reduction and prevention of potentially compensable events based upon the licensed health care facility’s Internal Risk Management Program.(b) 20% of the studies will train the student to participate as a member of, serve as staff to, or to coordinate with those facility committees, panels, or other functional groups which have responsibility for the establishment or review of policies, procedures, or standards which govern patient care or the quality of medical care within the licensed health care facility and to serve as a member of or staff to that committee panel or other functional groups which have responsibility for:2. The ability to enlist, obtain, and/or coordinate public and/or community service resources in those activities which help achieve the objective of the Internal Risk Management Program. Such activities may include participation in the facilities community disaster planning activities,infection control activities, toxic waste disposal activities, and coordination of community-based training and education programs for medical service personnel, and 3. The ability to review patient grievances related to patient care and the quality of medical services within the licensed health care facility. (6) A Certificate of Completion, signed by the supervising or teaching Health Care Risk Manager, shall be issued to each person satisfactorily completing the Health Care Risk Manager Training Program. The program shall send a copy of the Certificate of Completion for each student to the Agency for Health Care Administration, Risk Management Office, 2727 Mahan Drive, Tallahassee, Florida 32308. The Certificate of Completion shall contain the student’s full name, residential address, social security number, name of training program, beginning and ending dates of the training program, and the signature and license number of a licensed Health Care Risk Manager. (3) In developing a common curriculum for a health care risk manager program to be offered by an accredited institution of igher learning after approval by the Agency, the Agency shall be guided by the areas of competency set forth in subsection 59A-10.033(1), F.A.C. The Agency shall not be required to strictly follow the model outlined above. Rulemaking Authority 395.10973(1) FS. Law Implemented 395.10974 FS. History–New 7-9-86, Formerly 4-65.005, 4-217.030. (1) An applicant shall be considered qualified as competent in the areas listed in subsection 395.10974(1), F.S., if the applicant submits evidence satisfactory to the Agency that he or she has been employed or retained by an authorized insurer or an approved Medical Malpractice Risk Management Trust Fund for a period of one year, equivalent to a minimum of 2,080 hours, to participate in the development or implementation of, or compliance with, an internal risk management program, including the review, investigation, and analysis of a facility’s internal incident reports. (2) An applicant shall be considered qualified as competent in the areas listed in subsection 395.10974(1), F.S., if he or she submits evidence of satisfactory completion of one year of practical experience in health care risk management, equivalent to a minimum of 2,080 hours, which includes experience in each of the required areas as follows: (a) To qualify in the area of applicable standards of health care risk management, the applicant shall have experience in at least one of the following:1. Applicant has been employed by or retained by a Florida licensed hospital or ambulatory surgical center to be responsible for the implementation of and/or compliance with the program of internal risk management as established pursuant to Section 395.0197 or 641.55, F.S.; or 2. Applicant has been employed by or retained by a Florida licensed hospital or ambulatory surgical center to participate as a member of the facility’s risk management committee which has principal responsibility for the development and/or implementation and/or compliance with the internal risk management program as established pursuant to Section 395.0197 or 641.55, F.S.40 - Florida Risk Management and Related Regulations | 4th Edition1. Applicant has been employed by or retained by a Florida licensed hospital or ambulatory surgical center to review, investigate, analyze and present recommendations based upon the facility’s internal incident reports; or 2. Applicant has been employed by or retained by a Florida licensed hospital or ambulatory surgical center to establish, implement, supervise or serve as staff to that department or unit, which has responsibility for the internal risk management program as established in compliance with Section 395.0197 or 641.55, F.S. (i) To qualify in the area of community interrelationships, the applicant shall have been employed by or retained by a Florida licensed hospital or ambulatory surgical center to enlist, obtain, and/or coordinate public and/or community service resources in those activities which help achieve the objectives of the internal risk management program. Such activities may include participation in the facility’s community disaster planning activities, infection control activities, toxic waste disposal activities, and coordination of community-based training and education programs for medical service personnel. (j) To qualify in the area of medical terminology, the applicant shall have experience in one of the following:1. Applicant has been employed by or retained by a Florida licensed hospital or ambulatory surgical center to review, investigate, analyze and present recommendations based upon the facility’s internal incident reports; or 2. Applicant has been employed by or retained by a Florida licensed hospital or ambulatory surgical center to serve as a member of, serve as staff to, or to coordinate with those facility committees, panels, or other functional groups which have responsibility for the establishment or review of policies, procedures, or standards which govern patient care or the quality of medical care within the facility; or 3. Applicant has been employed by or retained by a Florida licensed hospital or ambulatory surgical center to review patient grievances related to patient care and the quality of medical services within the facility.(3) As part of the application, the applicant shall file AHCA Form 3130-1016, May 2016, Verification of Practical Experience, which is hereby incorporated by reference, documenting that the applicant has experience in each of the required areas. This form is available online at http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference. asp?No=Ref-06986, and available from the Agency for Health Care Administration, 2727 Mahan Drive, Mail Stop 31, Tallahassee, Florida 32308, or at the website at: http:// ahca.myflorida.com/HQAblicensure forms.Rulemaking Authority 395.10973(1) FS. Law Implemented 395.10974 FS. History–New 7-9-86, (6) A certificate of completion, signed by the supervisor or teacher, shall be issued to each person satisfactorily completing an educational program. The program shall send a copy of the certificate of completion for each student to the