RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:
64B5-2.0135Dental Hygiene Examination
NOTICE OF CHANGE
Notice is hereby given that the following changes have been made to the proposed rule in accordance with subparagraph 120.54(3)(d)1., F.S., published in Vol. 47 No. 3, January 6, 2021 issue of the Florida Administrative Register.
The change is in response to written comments submitted by the staff of the Joint Administrative Procedures Committee and discussion and subsequent vote by the Board at the public telephonic meeting held February 19, 2021. The rule shall now read as follows:
64B5-2.0135 Dental Hygiene Examination.
(1) Practical or Clinical Examination:
(a) Currently, the Florida practical or clinical examination is the Dental Hygiene Examination developed by the American Board of Dental Examiners, Inc. (ADEX) and administered by the Commission on Dental Competency Assessments (CDCA). Any ADEX Dental Hygiene Examination administered after June 1, 2010, will meet the clinical or practical examination requirement, regardless of the jurisdiction in which the exam was administered.
(b) through (d) No change.
(2) Laws and Rules Examination:
(a) through (c) No change.
(3)(d) All parts of the ADEX shall be completed within eighteen (18) months from the initial start of any portion of the examination. A failure to complete all parts of the examination within eighteen (18) months will require the applicant to retake the entire examination.
(3) through (4) renumbered (4) through (5) No change.
Rulemaking Authority 466.004(4) FS. Law Implemented 466.007 FS. History–New 3-16-82, Amended 5-2-84, 5-19-85, 10-8-85, 12-8-85, Formerly 21G-2.135, Amended 12-31-86, 10-19-87, 2-21-88, 5-29-88, Formerly 21G-2.0135, 61F5-2.0135, Amended 11-15-95, Formerly 59Q-2.0135, Amended 10-31-01, 7-6-05, 12-31-09, 10-10-10, 12-28-11, 8-8-12, 1-27-15, 9-1-15, .
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE IS: Jessica Sapp, Executive Director, Board of Dentistry, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin #C08, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3258.
