Stacy Kline; The Notice of Petition for Declaratory Statement was published in Vol. 41, No. 241, of the December 15, 2015, Florida Administrative Register. An amended notice was published on December 18, 2015, in Vol. 41, No. 241, Florida ...

 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

Council of Licensed Midwifery

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Department of Health has issued an order disposing of the petition for declaratory statement filed by Stacy Kline on December 2, 2015. The following is a summary of the agency’s disposition of the petition:

The Notice of Petition for Declaratory Statement was published in Vol. 41, No. 241, of the December 15, 2015, Florida Administrative Register. An amended notice was published on December 18, 2015, in Vol. 41, No. 241, Florida Administrative Register. The Petitioner, a licensed midwife with three years of experience, asked the Department of Health if she could act as a preceptor for a student midwife enrolled in an unapproved out-of-state midwifery training program. The Department considered the instant Petition and, in an order filed on February 4, 2016, stated that, under the specific facts of the petition, acting as a preceptor for a student enrolled in an unapproved, out-of-state midwifery program is not authorized by Section 467.009, Florida Statutes.

A copy of the Order Disposing of the Petition for Declaratory Statement may be obtained by contacting: Claudia Kemp, Executive Director, Council of Licensed Midwifery, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin #C06, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3256, [e-mail].