that on March 2, 2017, an Order was filed on the Petition for Waiver or Variance. The Petition for Waiver or Variance was filed by Lorraine A. Snead, O.D., on October 20, 2016, seeking a waiver or variance from Rule 64B13-4.001(2), F.A.C., with ...

 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

Board of Optometry

The Board of Optometry hereby gives notice that on March 2, 2017, an Order was filed on the Petition for Waiver or Variance. The petition was filed by Lorraine A. Snead, O.D., on October 20, 2016, seeking a waiver or variance from subsection 64B13-4.001(2), F.A.C., with regard to the requirement that applicants for licensure must have achieved a score of 75% or better on all 4 parts of the licensure examination, including three enumerated portions of Part III, within the seven (7) year period immediately preceding application for licensure. The Notice was published in Volume 42, No. 209, of the Florida Administrative Register, on October 26, 2016. The Board, at its meeting held on February 17, 2017, voted to grant the Petition for Waiver or Variance finding that the Petitioner has achieved the purpose of the underlying statute by other means, in that Petitioner’s recent scores on the examination have established she is currently minimally competent to practice optometry. In addition, the board finds that strict application of the Rule’s provisions to Petitioner would violate principles of fairness.

A copy of the Order or additional information may be obtained by contacting Anthony B. Spivey, Executive Director, Board of Optometry, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin # C07, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3257, [phone], [e-mail].