Special Testing Accommodations

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Division of Medical Quality Assurance

RULE NO.: RULE TITLE:
64B-1.005: Special Testing Accommodations

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. 37 No. 52, December 30, 2011 issue of the Florida Administrative Weekly.

64B-1.005 Special Testing Accommodations.

(1) through (2) No change.

(3)(a) Candidates requesting special testing accommodation due to a disability shall file a request for special testing accommodation no later than sixty (60) days prior to the first day of the examination for which special testing accommodation is requested on form DH-MQA 4000, 2/2011 6/08, Application For Candidates Requesting Special Testing Accommodations Accommodation in Accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, for which special testing accommodation is requested. Form DH-MQA 4000, 2/2011 6/08, is hereby incorporated by reference, and can be obtained at__________and on the Testing Services website at: http://doh.state.fl.us/mqa/Exam/index.htm http://www.doh.state.fl.us/mqa/exam/spectest.htm or from the Division of Medical Quality Assurance, Bureau of Operations, Practitioner Reporting and Examination Testing Services, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin #C-90, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3290. If a candidate becomes disabled after the sixty-day deadline has passed and that candidate has not requested special accommodation, the department will provide any such requested accommodation that can be made available without posing undue burden or jeopardizing the security and integrity of the examination. However, in no event will accommodation be provided to exam candidates requesting special accommodation ten (10) days or less, before the examination.

(b) In addition to form DH-MQA 4000, 2/2011 6/08, the candidate shall provide the department with documentation of his or her their disability completed by a practitioner licensed pursuant to Chapter 490, (Psychology), Chapter 458 (Medical Practice), Chapter 459 (Osteopathy), Chapter 461 (Podiatry), Chapter 463 (Optometry), Chapter 468, Part I (Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology), or Chapter 460 (Chiropractic Medicine), Florida Statutes, or by a comparable practitioner licensed in another jurisdiction in the United States. Such documentation shall be sufficient to allow an independent reviewer to evaluate the diagnosed condition(s) and shall include:

1. through 4. No change.

(4) through (6) No change.

(7) Candidates who have previously received special testing accommodations for an examination in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and need accommodations for another examination or for a retake of the same examination must submit their request to the department no later than (60) days from the date of the first day of the examination for which special testing accommodation is requested on form DH-MQA 1191, 2/2011 3/09, Reapplication for Candidates Requesting Special Testing Accommodations in Accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Form DH-MQA 1191, 2/2011 3/09, is hereby incorporated by reference, and can be obtained at__________and on the Examination Testing Services website at: http://doh.state.fl.us/mqa/Exam/index.htm http://www.doh.state.fl.us/mqa/exam/spectest.htm or from Division of Medical Quality Assurance, Bureau of Operations, Practitioner Reporting and Examination Testing Services, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin #C-90, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3290. Candidates must file form DH-MQA 1191, 2/2011 3/09, each time accommodations are needed.

(8) Candidates requesting special testing accommodation due to a religious belief shall submit their request to the department no later than sixty (60) days from the date of the first day of the examination for which special testing accommodation is requested on form DH-MQA 4001, 2/2011 6/08, Application For Special Testing Accommodations Due to a Religious Conflict. Form DH-MQA 4001, 2/2011 6/08, is hereby incorporated by reference, and can be obtained at and on the Examination Testing Services website at: http://doh.state.fl.us/mqa/Exam/index.htm http://www.doh.state.fl.us/mqa/exam/spectest.htm or from the Division of Medical Quality Assurance, Bureau of Operations, Practitioner Reporting and Examination Testing Services, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin #C-90, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3290. If the sixty-day forty-day deadline has passed and that candidate has not requested special accommodation, the department will provide any such requested accommodation that can be made available without posing undue burden or jeopardizing the security and integrity of the examination. However, in no event will accommodation be provided to exam candidates requesting special accommodation ten (10) days or less, before the examination.

(9) Candidates requesting the use of a translation dictionary due to English as a second language shall submit their request to the department no later than forty (40) days from the date of the first day of the examination for which special testing accommodation is requested on form DH-MQA 1192, 2/2011 3/09, Application For Use of a Translation Dictionary Due to English as a Second Language. Form DH-MQA 1192, 2/2011 3/09, is hereby incorporated by reference, and can be obtained on the Examination Testing Services website at http://doh.state.fl.us/mqa/Exam/index.htm http://www.doh.state.fl.us/mqa/exam/spectest.htm or from the Division of Medical Quality Assurance, Bureau of Operations, Examination Testing Services, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin C-90, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3290. If the forty-day deadline has passed and that candidate has not requested special accommodation, the department will provide any such requested accommodation that can be made available without posing undue burden or jeopardizing the security and integrity of the examination. However, in no event will accommodation be provided to exam candidates requesting special accommodation ten (10) days or less, before the examination. Translation Dictionaries due to English as a second language are only available where approved by the applicable board and testing vendor policy.

(10) No change.

In addition, Form DH-MQA 1192, 2/2011, has been amended so that the form title matches the rule text and an inconsistency with the 40 day deadline as provided in (9) of the rule text is removed.