of the issuance of an Order regarding the Petition for Variance or Waiver filed on July 8, 2014, by Rebecca Garcés, O.D. Notice of Petition for Waiver or Variance was published July 11, 2014, in Vol. 40, No. 134, of the 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 July 8, 2014, by Rebecca Garcés, O.D. The Notice of Petition for Waiver or Variance was published in Vol. 40, No. 134, of the July 11, 2014, Florida Administrative Register. Petitioner sought a waiver or variance of paragraph 64B13-4.001(1)(c), F.A.C., regarding the requirement that applicants for licensure receive an overall passing score - as well as scores of 75% or better - on three, enumerated skills contained within Part 3 of the NBEO examination on the same examination attempt. 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 on August 13, 2014, denied the petition finding that Petitioner has failed to demonstrate how she has met the purpose of the underlying statute 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].