variance or waiver filed by Roaa Abdulsalam Mahmood, seeking a waiver of the requirement of Rule 64B16-26.2031(2)(b), which requires the applicant for licensure as a foreign graduate must demonstrate proficiency in the use of English by passing the ...

 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

Board of Pharmacy

RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

64B16-26.2031Licensure by Examination; Foreign Pharmacy Graduates

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on May 14, 2020, the Board of Pharmacy, received a petition for variance or waiver filed by Roaa Abdulsalam Mahmood, seeking a waiver of the requirement of paragraph 64B16-26.2031(2)(b), which requires the applicant for licensure as a foreign graduate must demonstrate proficiency in the use of English by passing the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), which is administered by the Educational Testing Service, Inc., with a score of at least 550 for the pencil and paper test or 213 for the computer version and by passing the Test of Spoken English (TSE) with a score of 50 on the recalibrated TSE, or demonstrate proficiency in the use of English by passing the Test of English as a Foreign Language Internet-based test (TOEFL ibt) with scores of: Listening – 18; Reading – 21; Speaking – 26; and Writing – 24.

A copy of the Petition for Variance or Waiver may be obtained by contacting: Jessica Sapp, Executive Director, Board of Pharmacy, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin #C08, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3258 or at [e-mail]. Comments on this petition should be filed with the Board of Pharmacy/MQA, within 14 days of publication of this notice.