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.
SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Designation of Administrative Violations; Major; Minor.
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 456.079 FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 456.079 FS.
IF REQUESTED IN WRITING AND NOT DEEMED UNNECESSARY BY THE AGENCY HEAD, A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE NOTICED IN THE NEXT AVAILABLE FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE WEEKLY.
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Joe Baker, Jr., Executive Director, Board of Optometry/MQA, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin #C07, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3257

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT 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), (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,________.