Licensure, Licensure Examination and Passing Score; Laws and Rules Examination; Additional Requirements After Third Failure
Board of Physical Therapy Practice
RULE NOS.:RULE TITLES:
64B17-3.001Licensure
64B17-3.002Licensure Examination and Passing Score; Laws and Rules Examination; Additional Requirements After Third Failure
NOTICE OF CHANGE
Notice is hereby given that the following changes have been made to the proposed rule in accordance with subparagraph 120.54(3)(d)1., F.S., published in Vol. 46 No. 192, October 1, 2020 issue of the Florida Administrative Register.
The changes are based upon written comments received by the staff of the Joint Administrative Procedures Committee. This notice of change supersedes the Notice of Change published on 12/29/20 in the F.A.R.
The rule now reads as follows:
64B17-3.001 Licensure.
(1) Application. Every person who applies for licensure as a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant shall file DOH Form #DH-MQA 1142, Application for Physical Therapist or Physical Therapist Assistant Licensure, revised 12/2020, which is hereby incorporated by reference and is available through http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref- , or www.floridasphysicaltherapy.gov/resources.
(2) through (4) No change.
Rulemaking Authority 456.013, 456.017, 486.025, 486.031(3), 486.104 FS. Law Implemented 456.013, 456.017, 456.0635, 456.38, 486.031, 486.041, 486.051, 486.061, 486.0715, 486.081, 486.102, 486.103, 486.104 FS. History–New 8-6-84, Amended 6-2-85, Formerly 21M-7.20, Amended 5-18-86, Formerly 21M-7.020, 21MM-3.001, Amended 3-1-94, Formerly 61F11-3.001, Amended 12-22-94, 4-10-96, Formerly 59Y-3.001, Amended 12-30-98, 1-23-03, 4-9-06, 9-19-06, 3-13-07, 5-11-08, 5-21-09, 8-10-09, 7-5-10, 12-17-12, 12-15-14, 2-14-17, 10-22-17, 5-14-20, .
The following changes have been made to incorporated form DH-MQA 1142.
The revision date to the form has been changed to 12/2020.
Page 5, Number 3: The hyperlinks have been removed.
64B17-3.002 Licensure Examination and Passing Score; Laws and Rules Examination; Additional Requirements After Third Failure.
(1) through (3) No change.
(4) Examination retakes.
(a) In order to retake either the NPTE or the Florida Laws and Rules Examination, an applicant must reapply, using DOH Form #DH-MQA 1143, Re-Examination Application for Physical Therapist or Physical Therapist Assistant, Revised 12/2020, incorporated by reference, which is available through http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref- or www.floridasphysicaltherapy.gov/resources.
(b) No change.
Rulemaking Authority 456.017, 486.025, 486.104 FS. Law Implemented 456.017, 456.0635, 486.031, 486.051, 486.102, 486.104 FS. History–New 8-6-84, Formerly 21M-7.22, Amended 3-16-88, 6-20-89, Formerly 21M-7.022, Amended 6-6-90, 6-3-92, 3-24-93, Formerly 21MM-3.002, 61F11-3.002, Amended 12-22-94, Formerly 59Y-3.002, Amended 2-14-02, 4-23-02, 12-5-04, 4-9-06, 1-7-07, 6-27-07, 5-21-09, 8-10-09, 6-29-10, 2-14-17, .
The following changes have been made to incorporated form DH-MQA 1143.
The revision date to the form has been changed to 12/2020.
Page 4, Number 3: The hyperlinks have been removed.
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE IS: Allen Hall, Executive Director, Board of Physical Therapy Practice, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin #C05, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3252, or by email at allen.hall@flhealth.gov.
