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64B1-4.011Diagnostic Techniques
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Acupuncture has issued an Order disposing the Petition for Declaratory Statement that was filed on August 13, 2013, by Herman Vega, AMD, PhD, AP, LMHC. The Notice of Petition for Declaratory Statement was published on August 27, 2013, in Vol. 39, No. 167, of the Florida Administrative Register. Petitioner sought the Board’s interpretation as to whether an Acupuncturist may conduct testing and physical exam of body systems as to whether a driver is physically qualified to drive a commercial motor vehicle. The Board of Acupuncture considered the Petition at its September 25, 2013, telephone conference call.
The Board’s Order filed on October 1, 2013, granted the Petition for Declaratory Statement finding that the responsibilities of a Certified Medical Examiner are within the scope and practice of an acupuncturist licensed in the State of Florida. The Florida Board of Acupuncture requests that the Department of Transportation amend the Code of Federal Regulation to include acupuncturists licensed in Florida pursuant to Chapter 457, Florida Statutes.
A copy of the Board’s Order may be obtained by contacting: Anthony Jusevitch, Executive Director, Board of Acupuncture/MQA, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin # C06, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3256.
