of the issuance of an Order regarding the Petition for Variance or Waiver filed on June 16, 2014, by George J. Brown, O.D. Notice of Petition for Waiver or Variance was published in Vol. 40, No. 124, of the June 26, 2014, Florida Administrative ...

 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

Board of Optometry

RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

64B13-4.001Examination Requirements

The Board of Optometry hereby gives notice of the issuance of an Order regarding the Petition for Variance or Waiver filed on June 16, 2014, by George J. Brown, O.D. Notice of Petition for Waiver or Variance was published in Vol. 40, No. 124, of the June 26, 2014, Florida Administrative Register. Petitioner sought a waiver or variance of subsection 64B13-4.001(2), F.A.C., regarding the requirement that an applicant receive a passing score on Part III of the licensure examination within 7 years of the application for licensure. The Board considered the instant Petition at a duly-noticed public meeting held July 23, 2014, in Boca Raton, Florida. The Board’s Order, filed August 13, 2014, denied the petition finding that Petitioner has failed to demonstrate how the purpose of the underlying statute has been achieved by other means and how application of the rule at issue would violate principles of fairness or constitute an undue hardship on Petitioner.

A copy of the Order or additional information may be obtained by contacting: Adrienne Rodgers, Executive Director, Board of Optometry, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin #C07, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3257, [phone], [e-mail].