of the issuance of an Order regarding the Petition for Variance or Waiver for Luiza Caparelli, filed on July 9, 2013. The Notice of Petition for Variance or Waiver was published in Volume 39, No. 136, of the July 15, 2013, Florida Administrative ...

 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

Board of Physical Therapy Practice

RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

64B17-3.001Licensure as a Physical Therapist by Examination

The Board of Physical Therapy Practice hereby gives notice of the issuance of an Order regarding the Petition for Variance or Waiver for Luiza Caparelli, filed on July 9, 2013. The Notice of Petition for Variance or Waiver was published in Vol. 39, No. 136, of the July 15, 2013, Florida Administrative Register. The Board considered the Petition at a duly-noticed public meeting held on August 9, 2013. The Petitioner sought a variance or waiver of subparagraphs 64B17-3.001(3)(b)1.-3., F.A.C., which require foreign graduates to have received a determination that their educational credentials are equivalent to the education required for licensure as a physical therapist in the United States as determined by the Foreign Credentialing Commission on Physical Therapy or other Board-approved credentialing agency.

The Board’s Order, filed on August 29, 2013, denies the Petition for Variance or Waiver. Section 120.542, Florida Statutes, and Rule 28-104.001, Florida Administrative Code, only authorize the Board to grant a variance or wavier of the Board’s rules, and do not allow the Board to waive a statutory requirement. Accordingly, the Board is without jurisdiction to grant the Petition for Variance or Waiver.

A copy of the Order or additional information may be obtained by contacting: Allen Hall, Executive Director, Board of Physical Therapy Practice, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin # C05, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3255.