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Panel. 64B32-7.001 Probable Cause Panel. (1) The Board shall enter final orders in disciplinary cases against respiratory therapists. The determination of probable cause to issue an administrative complaint against a respiratory therapist shall be made by the Probable Cause Panel of the Board. (2) The Chair of the Board shall appoint at least two people to the probable cause panel and shall designate its chair. The appointed people shall be either current Board members or at least one current Board member and one or more former members of the Board. If available, one member of the panel shall be a consumer member and at least one member shall be a licensed member of the profession. Once appointed, a panel shall serve for no less than six months. With regard to violations of Part V of Chapter 468 and Chapter 456, Florida Statutes, and/or the rules promulgated pursuant thereto, the determination as to whether there is probable cause that a violation has occurred shall be made by a majority vote of the Probable Cause Panel of the Board. (3) The Chair of the Board may make temporary appointments to the panel as necessary to conduct the business of the panel in the absence or unavailability of a regularly appointed panel member. (4) If a Board member has reviewed a case as a member of the Probable Cause Panel, that member, if available, shall be on the panel for reconsideration of that case if reconsideration is requested by the prosecutor. Specific Authority 456.073(2), (4), 468.365 FS. Law Implemented 456.073(4) FS. History–New 4-27-00. CHAPTER 456 HEALTH PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS: GENERAL PROVISIONS 456.001 Definitions. 456.002 Applicability. 456.003 Legislative intent; requirements. 456.004 Department; powers and duties. 456.005 Long-range policy planning. 456.006 Contacting boards through department. 456.007 Board members. 456.008 Accountability and liability of board members. 456.009 Legal and investigative services. 456.011 Boards; organization; meetings; compensation and travel expenses. 456.012 Board rules; final agency action; challenges. 456.013 Department; general licensing provisions. 456.0135 General background screening provisions. 456.014 Public inspection of information required from applicants; exceptions; examination hearing. 456.015 Limited licenses. 456.016 Use of professional testing services. 456.017 Examinations. 456.018 Penalty for theft or reproduction of an examination. 456.019 Restriction on requirement of citizenship. 456.021 Qualification of immigrants for examination to practice a licensed profession or occupation. 456.022 Foreign-trained professionals; special examination and license provisions. 456.023 Exemption for certain out-of-state or foreign professionals; limited practice permitted. 456.024 Members of Armed Forces in good standing with administrative boards or the department; spouses; licensure. 456.025 Fees; receipts; disposition. 456.026 Annual report concerning finances, administrative complaints, disciplinary actions, and recommendations. 456.027 Education; accreditation. 456.028 Consultation with postsecondary education boards prior to adoption of changes to training requirements. 456.029 Education; substituting demonstration of competency for clock-hour requirements. 456.031 Requirement for instruction on domestic violence. 456.032 Hepatitis B or HIV carriers. 456.033 Requirement for instruction for certain licensees on HIV and AIDS. 456.035 Address of record. 456.036 Licenses; active and inactive status; delinquency. 456.037 Business establishments; requirements for active status licenses; delinquency; discipline; applicability. 456.038 Renewal and cancellation notices. 456.039 Designated health care professionals; information required for licensure. 456.0391 Advanced registered nurse practitioners; information required for certification. 456.0392 Prescription labeling. 456.041 Practitioner profile; creation. 456.042 Practitioner profiles; update. 456.043 Practitioner profiles; data storage. 456.044 Practitioner profiles; rules; workshops. 456.045 Practitioner profiles; maintenance of superseded information. 456.046 Practitioner profiles; confidentiality. 456.048 Financial