of the issuance of an Order regarding the Petition for Waiver or Variance, which was filed on June 13, 2024, by Suzanne Kathleen Smith. The Notice of Petition for Variance or Waiver was published in Volume 50, No. 19, of ....
RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:
64B13-5.001Hours Requirement
The Board of Optometry hereby gives notice:
of the issuance of an Order regarding the Petition for Waiver or Variance, which was filed on June 13, 2024, by Suzanne Kathleen Smith. The Notice of Petition for Variance or Waiver was published in Volume 50, No. 19, of the Florida Administrative Register, on June 18, 2024. Petitioner sought a variance or waiver of subsection 64B13-5.001(1), F.A.C., entitled, “Hours Requirement” regarding the requirements for renewal of a biennial license.
The Board considered the instant Petition at a duly-noticed videoconference public meeting held July 17, 2024. The Board’s Order, filed on August 1, 2024, granted the petition finding that Petitioner had established that the purpose of the underlying statute would be met by granting a variance or waiver from subsection 64B13-4.004(2), F.A.C. The Board further finds that Petitioner established that applying the requirements of the aforementioned rule to petitioner’s circumstances would violate principles of fairness and impose substantial hardship.
A copy of the Order or additional information may be obtained by contacting: Dayle Mooney, Executive Director, Board of Optometry, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin # C07, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3257, telephone: (850) 488-0595, or by electronic mail – MQA.Optometry@flhealth.gov.
