of the issuance of an Order regarding the Petition for Waiver or Variance, which was filed on January 20, 2016, by Christopher Skillington. The Notice of Petition for Waiver or Variance was published in Volume 42, Number 14, of the January 22, 2016, ...

 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

Board of Clinical Laboratory Personnel

RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

64B3-11.001Continuing Education

The Board of Clinical Laboratory Personnel hereby gives notice:

of the issuance of an Order regarding the Petition for Waiver or Variance, which was filed on January 20, 2016, by Christopher Skillington. The Notice of Petition for Waiver or Variance was published in Volume 42, Number 14, of the January 22, 2016, Florida Administrative Register. The Petitioner was seeking a waiver or variance of Rule 64B3-11.001, Florida Administrative Code, entitled, “Continuing Education,” which requires that in order to renew a clinical laboratory personnel license, a minimum of 24 contact hours of continuing education shall be earned during each biennium including a minimum of one contact hour for each of the categories in which the individual is licensed.

The Board considered the instant Petition at a duly-noticed public meeting, held on March 4, 2016, in Orlando, Florida. The Board’s Order, filed on March 22, 2016, granted the petition finding that Petitioner established that the purpose of the underlying statute would be met by granting a variance or waiver from Rule 64B3-11.001, F.A.C. The Board further finds that Petitioner established that applying the requirements of the aforementioned rule to his circumstances would violate principles of fairness and impose substantial hardship.

A copy of the Order or additional information may be obtained by contacting: Anthony B. Spivey, Executive Director, Board of Clinical Laboratory Personnel, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin #C07, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3257.