The Board proposes the development of rule amendments to address clarification and language which is not authorized by statute.

 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Board of Medicine

RULE NO: RULE TITLE
64B8-51.001: Manner of Application
64B8-51.003: Documentation for Licensure
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The Board proposes the development of rule amendments to address clarification and language which is not authorized by statute.
SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Clarification with regard to fees and deletion of language which is not authorized by statute.
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 478.43(1), (4) FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 478.45 FS.
IF REQUESTED IN WRITING AND NOT DEEMED UNNECESSARY BY THE AGENCY HEAD, A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE NOTICED IN THE NEXT AVAILABLE FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE WEEKLY.
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Larry McPherson, Jr., Executive Director, Board of Medicine/MQA, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin #C03, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3253

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS:

 

64B8-51.001 Manner of Application.

(1) All persons applying for licensure as an electrologist shall submit a signed application to the Executive Director of the Council on forms provided by the Council and approved and incorporated herein by reference by the Board as Form DOH/MQA/EO APP/REV-04/03, entitled “Application for Electrologist Licensure”, effective 2-15-04, which can be obtained from the Council. The initial application must be accompanied by the application fee, as set forth in Rule 64B8-51.007, F.A.C.

(2) All applications must include an official transcript from a school of electrology which identifies the credits taken by home study or correspondence courses and those taken in classroom settings.

(3) All applications for licensure by examination shall be filed with the Executive Director of the Council and shall be completed at least 120 90 days prior to the examination. Applications filed after the deadline may be considered at the next meeting of the Council.

(4) The application and fee may not be used for more than one year from the date of original submission of the application and fee if the application remains incomplete or the applicant has not taken at least one administration of the examination for licensure. If such application remains incomplete or the applicant has not taken at least one administration of the examination for licensure during the one year period, then the application shall be closed and the applicant shall be required to reapply for licensure.

(5) Any applicant who has not passed the state examination within three (3) administrations immediately following the date on which the Council initially approved the applicant for examination must successfully complete twenty-five (25) hours of academic training and reapply for licensure.

Specific Authority 478.43(1), (4) FS. Law Implemented 478.45 FS. History–New 5-31-93, Formerly 21M-76.001, Amended 11-10-93, Formerly 61F6-76.001, Amended 5-29-96, Formerly 59R-51.001, Amended 12-23-97, 5-28-00, 8-9-01, 2-15-04, 10-31-05,_________.

 

64B8-51.003 Documentation for Licensure.

(1) In order to establish that an applicant is at least 18 years old, a copy of one of the following shall be submitted:

(a) Birth certificate,

(b) Passport,

(c) Driver’s license.

(2) In order to establish that an applicant has a high school diploma or a graduate equivalency diploma, a notarized copy of the diploma shall be submitted. An applicant from a foreign country who does not have a high school diploma or graduate equivalency diploma shall submit equivalent documentation from a credentialling agency.

Specific Authority 478.43(1), (4) FS. Law Implemented 478.45 FS. History–New 5-31-93, Formerly 21M-76.003, 61F6-76.003, Amended 7-14-96, Formerly 59R-51.003, Amended_________.