The Board proposes the rule amendment to clarify citations set to impose penalties for practicing with a retired status license and failure to maintain a current address or to timely notify the Board of a change of address.

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Board of Occupational Therapy

RULE NO: RULE TITLE
64B11-4.005: Citations
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The Board proposes the rule amendment to clarify citations set to impose penalties for practicing with a retired status license and failure to maintain a current address or to timely notify the Board of a change of address.
SUMMARY:
SUMMARY 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: 456.077, 468.204 FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 456.072, 456.077 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: Susan Love, Executive Director, Board of Occupational Therapy/MQA, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin #C05, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3255.

THE FULL TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE IS:

64B11-4.005 Citations.

(1) through (3) No change.

(4) The Board designates the following as citation violations:

(a) through (b) No change.

(c) Practicing with a retired status license, up to six months, for which the Board shall impose a $100.00 per month penalty for each full month or partial month the license is in retired status.

(c) through (e) renumbered (d) through (f) No change.

(g) Failure to maintain on file a current address, or failure to timely notify the Board of a change of address, as required by  Rule 64B11-4.007, F.A.C.

(5) through (6) No change.

Specific Authority 456.077, 468.204 FS. Law Implemented 456.072, 456.077 FS. History–New 1-1-92, Formerly 21M-15.005, 61F6-15.005, Amended 11-13-96, Formerly 59R-63.005, Amended 2-20-02, 7-26-04, 8-2-05,________.

NAME OF PERSON ORIGINATING PROPOSED RULE: Board of Occupational Therapy
NAME OF SUPERVISOR OR PERSON WHO APPROVED THE PROPOSED RULE: Board of Occupational Therapy
DATE PROPOSED RULE APPROVED BY AGENCY HEAD: November 14, 2005
DATE NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT PUBLISHED IN FAW: February 10, 2006