The Board proposes the rule amendment to incorporate new statutory violations into the guidelines.

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Board of Optometry

RULE NO: RULE TITLE
64B13-15.005: Designation of Administrative Violations; Major; Minor
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The Board proposes the rule amendment to incorporate new statutory violations into the guidelines.
SUMMARY: The rule will incorporate new statutory violations into the guidelines.
SUMMARY OF STATEMENT OF ESTIMATED REGULATORY COSTS: No Statement of Estimated Regulatory Cost was prepared.
Any person who wishes to provide information regarding a statement of estimated regulatory costs, or provide a proposal for a lower cost regulatory alternative must do so in writing within 21 days of this notice.
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 456.079 FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 456.079 FS.
IF REQUESTED WITHIN 21 DAYS OF THE DATE OF THIS NOTICE, A HEARING WILL BE SCHEDULED AND ANNOUNCED IN FAW.
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE IS: Joe Baker, Jr., Executive Director, Board of Optometry, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin #C07, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3257

THE FULL TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE IS:

64B13-15.005 Designation of Administrative Violations; Major; Minor.

(1) No change.

(2) Violations of the following statutory and rule provisions are considered to be Major Administrative Violations:

(a) Paragraphs 456.072(1)(a), (b), (c), (e), (f), (g), (h), (i), (k), (m), (q), (r), (s), (w). (x), (cc), (gg), (ii), (jj), (kk), (ll), F.S., entitled “Grounds for Discipline; Penalties; Enforcement.”

(b) through (m) No change.

(3) No change.

Rulemaking Specific Authority 456.079 FS. Law Implemented 456.079 FS. History–New 2-24-87, Formerly 21Q-15.005, 61F8-15.005, Amended 8-18-96, Formerly 59V-15.005, Amended 5-1-02,________.

NAME OF PERSON ORIGINATING PROPOSED RULE: Board of Optometry
NAME OF AGENCY HEAD WHO APPROVED THE PROPOSED RULE: Board of Optometry
DATE PROPOSED RULE APPROVED BY AGENCY HEAD: February 12, 2010
DATE NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT PUBLISHED IN FAW: March 5, 2010