The Petitioner filed an Amended Petitioner for Variance or Waiver from Rule 64B5-2.0146(2), F.A.C. on February 20, 2008. The Amended Petition for Variance or Waiver was noticed in the Florida Administrative Weekly in Volume 34, No. 10 on March 7, ...

 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Board of Dentistry

RULE NO: RULE TITLE
64B5-2.0146: Licensure Requirements for Applicants from Non-Accredited Schools or Colleges

NOTICE OF AMENDMENT – The Board of Dentistry hereby gives notice of the issuance of an Order regarding the Petition for Variance for Lan-Chen Kou. The Notice of Petition for Variance was published in Vol. 34, No. 8, of the February 22, 2008, Florida Administrative Weekly. The Petitioner filed an Amended Petitioner for Variance or Waiver from subsection 64B5-2.0146(2), F.A.C. on February 20, 2008. The Amended Petition for Variance or Waiver was noticed in the Florida Administrative Weekly in Vol. 34, No. 10 on March 7, 2008. The Board considered the Petition at a duly-noticed public meeting held on March 6, 2008. The amended petition requested a waiver of the remedial education requirement of subsection 64B5-2.0146(2), F.A.C.

The Board’s Order, filed on March 31, 2008, grants the Petition for Variance or Waiver, finding that Petitioner has complied with the requirements of Section 120.542(2), Florida Statutes. Specifically: Petitioner is otherwise qualified in accordance with Section 466.006(3), Florida Statutes; Petitioner has demonstrated how the purpose of the underlying statute would be achieved or has been achieved by other means as evidenced through her supplemental studied practice experience; Additionally, Petitioner has demonstrated that strict application of subsection 64B5-7.003(4), Florida Administrative Code, would create a substantial hardship or violate principles of fairness. Moreover, Petitioner has complied with Sections 120.542(2), Florida Statutes and subsections 64B5-2.0146(2) and 64B5-7.003(4), Florida Administrative Code. Based upon the foregoing, the Board determined that Petitioner is eligible for a waiver or variance of subsection 64B5-2.0146(2), F.A.C.

A copy of the Board’s Order may be obtained by contacting: Sue Foster, Executive Director, Board of Dentistry, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin #C08, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3258.