of the issuance of an Order regarding the Petition for Variance or Waiver, filed on August 9, 2018, by Matthew Karcher, D.C. Notice of Petition for Variance or Waiver was published in Vol. 44, No. 157, of the August 13, 2018, Florida Administrative ...

 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

Board of Chiropractic Medicine

RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

64B2-13.004Continuing Education

The Board of Chiropractic Medicine hereby gives notice: of the issuance of an Order regarding the Petition for Variance or Waiver, filed on August 9, 2018, by Matthew Karcher, D.C. Notice of Petition for Variance or Waiver was published in Vol. 44, No. 157, of the August 13, 2018, Florida Administrative Register. Petitioner sought a variance of subsection 64B2-13.004(2), F.A.C, which requires that for the purpose of renewing a license, only those classroom hours earned at Board approved continuing education courses or under the provision of the rule are acceptable. Petitioner sought approval from the Board to award him 16 CE hours for a course which was not previously been approved by the Board. The Board considered the Petition at a duly-noticed public meeting held on August 24, 2018, in Orlando, FL. The Board’s Order, filed on September 21, 2018 denied the petition because Petitioner failed to demonstrate how compliance with the rule would pose an undue hardship or violate principles of fairness.

A copy of the Order or additional information may be obtained by contacting: Dr. Anthony Spivey, Executive Director, Board of Chiropractic Medicine, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin #C07, Tallahassee, FL 32399-3255, telephone: [phone], or by electronic mail – [e-mail].