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$120.00. (7) The change in status fee shall be $35.00. (8) The retired status fee shall be $50.00. Rulemaking Authority 456.025(1), 456.036(4)(b), (7), (8), 456.065, 468.353(1), 468.364 FS. Law Implemented 456.025(1), (4), (6), 456.036, 456.065, 468.364 FS. History–New 4-29-85, Formerly 21M-36.04, Amended 5-10-92, Formerly 21M36.004, Amended 9-21-93, 1-3-94, Formerly 61F6-36.004, Amended 7-18-95, Formerly 59R-73.004, 64B8-73.004, Amended 4-27-00, 8-13-02, 5-15-05, 2-23-06, 1-1-15. 64B32-4.002 Reactivation of Retired Status License. (1) A retired status licensee for less than five years may change to active status provided: (a) A licensee pay any renewal fees imposed on an active status license for all biennial licensure periods during which the licensee was on retired status. (b) A licensee must provide evidence of licensure as either a Certified Respiratory Therapist (CRT) or a Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT), pursuant to Section 468.355, F.S. (c) A licensee must meet the continuing educational requirements for Rule 64B32-6.001, F.A.C., for each biennium the licensee was in retired status. (d) A licensee must take a medical errors course pursuant to Rule 64B32-6.007, F.A.C. (2) A retired status licensee for five years or more may change to active status provided: (a) A licensee pay any renewal fees imposed on an active status license for all biennial licensure periods during which the licensee was on retired status. (b) A licensee must provide evidence of licensure as either a Certified Respiratory Therapist (CRT) or a Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT), pursuant to Section 468.358, F.S. (c) A licensee must meet the continuing educational requirements for Rule 64B32-6.001, F.A.C., for each biennium the licensee was in retired status. (d) A licensee is required to provide evidence of attendance of a Board-approved comprehensive review course, within six months prior to reactivation of license, in order to ensure that he or she has the sufficient skills to re-enter the profession. (e) A licensee must take a medical errors course pursuant to Rule 64B32-6.007, F.A.C. (3) Board-approved comprehensive review course means any course or courses which includes, at a minimum, fourteen (14) hours in the topics and number of hours as follows: Patient assessment 3 hours Hemodynamics 2 hours Pulmonary function 1 hour Arterial blood gases 1 hour Respiratory equipment 2 hours Airway care 1 hour Mechanical ventilation 2 hours Emergency care/special procedures 1 hour General respiratory care (including medication) 1 hour Specific Authority 456.036(7), (9), 468.353(1) FS. Law Implemented 456.036(7), (9) FS. History–New 4-19-07, Amended 7- 27-08. CHAPTER 64B32-5 BOARD OF RESPIRATORY CARE - DISCIPLINE AND LICENSURE PROVISIONS 64B32-5.001 Disciplinary Guidelines. 64B32-5.002 Payment of Fine. 64B32-5.003 Unprofessional Conduct; Acceptable Standards Definition. Page 13 of 26 64B32-5.004 Code of Ethics. 64B32-5.005 HIV/AIDS: Knowledge of Antibody Status, Action to Be Taken. 64B32-5.006 Mediation. 64B32-5.007 Citations. 64B32-5.008 Notice of Noncompliance. 64B32-5.001 Disciplinary Guidelines. (1) The Board may impose disciplinary penalties upon a determination that an applicant or licensee: (a) Has violated any provision of Chapter 468, Part V, F.S., or any rules promulgated thereunder; (b) Has violated any provision of Chapter 456, F.S., or any rules promulgated thereunder; Section 456.0635, F.S., outlines specific offenses for which the Board is prohibited from issuing or renewing a license, certificate, or registration to any applicant if the candidate has been convicted of, pled nolo contendere, or guilty to, regardless of adjudication, a felony under Chapter 409, Chapter 817, Chapter 893, 21 U.S.C. ss. 801-970, or 42 U.S.C. ss 1395-1396, unless the sentence and any subsequent period of probation for such conviction or pleas ended more than 15 years prior to the date of the application. (c) Has committed an act defined as “unprofessional conduct” in this rule chapter; or (d) Has violated the Code of Ethics set forth in this rule chapter. (2) The range of disciplinary penalties which the Board may impose includes any and all set forth in Section 456.072, F.S., unless the conduct to