Florida Regulations 5E-14.150: Customer Contact Centers
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(1) Customer Contact Center business license application: In accordance with Section 482.072(2)(a), F.S., an applicant for a customer contact center business license shall submit a completed Pest Control Customer Contact Center License Application form, FDACS-13686 Rev 03/12, and application fee of $600 in the form of a check or money order payable to the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) to the address indicated on the form. Form FDACS-13686 Rev 03/12, is hereby adopted and incorporated by reference and may be obtained by visiting http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-01051.
(2) In accordance with Section 482.072(3)(a), F.S., the following requirements and procedures for recordkeeping and monitoring of customer contact center operations are established.
(a) Each licensed customer contact center shall maintain a digital audio, compact disk, or tape recording of inbound and outbound telephone calls between the customer contact center and consumers located in Florida. These records must be retained for a minimum period of 6 months and are subject to inspection by Department representatives upon request.
(b) A licensed customer contact center premises shall be made available to Department representatives upon request for inspection purposes during normal business hours and to monitor live calls from consumers located in Florida.
(c) A licensed customer contact center shall have a procedure in place to identify a specific telephone call by consumer name, date of call, or customer address and identify which customer contact center employee handled a telephone call with a specific consumer identified by a Department representative.
(d) A licensed customer contact center shall have a procedure in place to provide records relating to customer contacts and the required procedures set forth in paragraphs (a), (b), and (c), above, to Department representatives upon request and provide an accounting of inbound and outbound calls with Florida consumers and identify the number of outbound center initiated calls.
(e) Each licensed customer contact center shall designate a “”Primary Contact Person”” at the licensed location for purposes of communication with the Department. The name, email address (if any), and telephone number of the primary contact person shall be provided to the Department as part of the license application adopted by subsection (1). If the Primary Contact person changes prior to license renewal, the new contact information shall be submitted to the Department by calling (850)617-7997.
(3) A Customer Contact Center License Renewal date shall be two years from the date of the original license issuance or renewal thereof. The renewal fee for each original license shall be $600.
(4) After a grace period of 30 days following the renewal date, a late fee of $150 shall be assessed in addition to the renewal fee.
Rulemaking Authority 482.051, 482.072 FS. Law Implemented Florida Statutes § 482.072. History-New 5-20-12.
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(a) Each licensed customer contact center shall maintain a digital audio, compact disk, or tape recording of inbound and outbound telephone calls between the customer contact center and consumers located in Florida. These records must be retained for a minimum period of 6 months and are subject to inspection by Department representatives upon request.
(b) A licensed customer contact center premises shall be made available to Department representatives upon request for inspection purposes during normal business hours and to monitor live calls from consumers located in Florida.
(c) A licensed customer contact center shall have a procedure in place to identify a specific telephone call by consumer name, date of call, or customer address and identify which customer contact center employee handled a telephone call with a specific consumer identified by a Department representative.
(d) A licensed customer contact center shall have a procedure in place to provide records relating to customer contacts and the required procedures set forth in paragraphs (a), (b), and (c), above, to Department representatives upon request and provide an accounting of inbound and outbound calls with Florida consumers and identify the number of outbound center initiated calls.
(e) Each licensed customer contact center shall designate a “”Primary Contact Person”” at the licensed location for purposes of communication with the Department. The name, email address (if any), and telephone number of the primary contact person shall be provided to the Department as part of the license application adopted by subsection (1). If the Primary Contact person changes prior to license renewal, the new contact information shall be submitted to the Department by calling (850)617-7997.
(3) A Customer Contact Center License Renewal date shall be two years from the date of the original license issuance or renewal thereof. The renewal fee for each original license shall be $600.
(4) After a grace period of 30 days following the renewal date, a late fee of $150 shall be assessed in addition to the renewal fee.
Rulemaking Authority 482.051, 482.072 FS. Law Implemented Florida Statutes § 482.072. History-New 5-20-12.