DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Board of Occupational TherapyRULE NO.: RULE TITLE:
64B11-2.003: Fees; ApplicationNOTICE 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. 38, No. 1, January 6, 2012 issue of the Florida Administrative Register.
These changes are being made pursuant to comments received from the Joint Administrative Procedures Committee: The changes to the form and the rule are as follows:
Page one: Title 42 USCS § 666(a)(13) has been changed to Title 42 USC § 666(a)(13).
Page two:The requirement of a photograph has been deleted from the application.
Section 3. The spelling of “correspondence” has been corrected.
Page three:Section 7.A. “Occupational Therapist Assistant” has been changed to “Occupational Therapy Assistant.”
The text in the instructions, on page 7 of the application, has been revised to include language conforming to language in subsection 468.213(2), Florida Statutes.
Page four:Section 11.B, “Have you ever been notified to appear before any licensing authority on a complaint of any nature, including, but not limited to, a charge or violation for unprofessional or unethical conduct?” has been deleted.
Section 11.C, “have you ever been named or sued for malpractice?” has been changed to “have you ever been found guilty of malpractice?”
Page five:Section 16. STATEMENT OF APPLICANT – the phrase “and I declare under penalty of perjury that my answers and all statements made by me herein are true and correct” has been removed.
Page seven:The language relating to Section 468.213 has been revised to conform to the statute while maintaining instructions that will be understandable to the applicant to expedite the application process.
The phrase “rather than a temporary permit, and the license is later ratified by the Board” has been removed for clarity.
Page eight:The requirement for a photograph has been removed.
Page ten:This clarification has been added to page 7, and does not need to be repeated here.
Page fourteen:The requirement for a photograph on the checklist has been removed, and the check list has been renumbered.
Page fifteen:The question about licensure revocation has been restated.
The question about derogatory information has been restated.
On-Line application:
An applicant does not have to qualify for an on-line application. The qualification language was removed.
Footer:
The date in the footer of each page of the form has been updated to 07/12.
64B11-2.003 Fees; Application.
Each applicant for licensure shall pay an application fee in the amount of $100.00 in the form of a check or money order payable to the Department of Health. This application fee is nonrefundable and may not be used for more than one year from the original submission of the application. After one year from the date of the original submission of an application, a new application and new fee shall be required from any applicant who desires to be considered for licensure. The fee for any reapplication shall be the sum of $100.00 payable in the same manner as above. The application shall be made on Form Occupational Therapy Application, DH-MQA 1152 (revised 07-12 10-10), hereby adopted and incorporated by reference, and can be obtained from the Board of Occupational Therapy’s website available at http://www.doh.state.fl.us/mqa/occupational/ or you may choose qualify to apply through the on-line application located at https://ww2.doh.state.fl.us/DOHInitialApp/login.aspx.
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THIS CHANGE IS: Allen Hall, Executive Director,
Board of Occupational Therapy, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin #C05, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3258.
