Vol. 43, No. 118 (06/19/2017)

1. Notices of Development of Proposed Rules and Negotiated Rulemaking

• Department of Education
  • State Board of Education
    • To remove the requirement that Reading passages and items found in the General Knowledge Test for teacher certification must be read by the examinee with a disability by visual or tactical means, such as Braille. The effect is that special test ...
• Department of Health
  • Board of Medicine
    • The Board proposes the development of a rule amendment to clarify language with regard to pre-operative clearance and to add an additional entity to provide basic life support and advanced cardiac life support training for office surgery settings.
    • The Board proposes the development of a rule amendment to add the United Council for Neurologic Subspecialties (UCNS) to the to the list of approved entities for the purposes of advertising specialty certification.
• Agency for Health Care Administration
  • Medicaid
    • The purpose of the amendment to Rule 59G-1.100, Florida Administrative Code (F.A.C.), is to clarify definitions and the Agency for Health Care Administration’s (AHCA) hearing request policies. The amendment specifies the definition of “good cause” ...

2. Proposed Rules

• Department of Citrus
  • Departmental
    • Classifying WG-2 hybrids to enhance the marketing strategies for fresh fruit, allowing the Florida citrus industry to better compete in the marketplace.
      • Due of Comment: 7/10/2017
    • Classifying C37 hybrids to enhance the marketing strategies for fresh fruit, allowing the Florida citrus industry to better compete in the marketplace.
      • Due of Comment: 7/10/2017
• Department of Health
  • Board of Osteopathic Medicine
    • The proposed rule amendments are intended to implement a prohibition that restricts physicians who have had their prescribing of controlled substances restricted from delegating said prescribing to any physician assistants or nurse practitioners ...
      • Due of Comment: 7/10/2017
• Department of Education
  • State Board of Education
    • Align the rule with section 1004.085(7), F.S., which requires the State Board of Education to receive input from students, faculty, bookstores, and publishers and put forth textbook and instructional materials affordability policies, procedures, and ...
      • Due of Comment: 7/10/2017
    • Consolidate three Division of Vocational Rehabilitation rules that cover similar topics. The topics of informed choice and comparable services and benefits (rules 6A-25.003 and 6A-25.010, F.A.C.) will now be contained in the more general rule ...
      • Due of Comment: 7/10/2017
    • Consolidate Division of Blind Services rules that cover similar topics into a single rule. The language of rule 6A-18.053, F.A.C., Determination That a Client Has Been Rehabilitated, will now be contained in rule 6A-18.049, F.A.C., General ...
      • Due of Comment: 7/10/2017
    • Incorporate the state uniform transfer of students in the middle grades procedures (Rule 6A-1.09942, F.A.C.) into the state uniform transfer of high school credit procedures (Rule 6A-1.09941, F.A.C.) This rule will incorporate significant portions ...
      • Due of Comment: 7/10/2017
  • Commission for Independent Education
    • Provide prospective nursing students with information by institution on passage rates on state licensure exams in the fields of professional nursing, practical nursing and certified nursing assistants.
      • Due of Comment: 7/10/2017
  • State Board of Education
    • The rule implements the statewide articulated acceleration mechanisms of Section 1007.27, Florida Statutes, which facilitates a variety of accelerations mechanisms that are available to secondary and postsecondary students. This amendment ...
      • Due of Comment: 7/10/2017
• Department of Revenue
  • Departmental
    • The purpose of the proposed repeal of Rule 12-2.020, F.A.C. (Authority), is to remove unnecessary provisions.
      • Due of Comment: 7/10/2017
• Department of Education
  • State Board of Education
    • Eliminate unnecessary restriction from access to special education services in current rule. The effect is to eliminate the explicit exclusion of students with a visual impairment that is primarily caused by visual motor or visual perceptual ...
      • Due of Comment: 7/10/2017

3. Notices of Changes, Corrections and Withdrawals

• Department of Environmental Protection
  • Departmental
    • Ochlockonee Basin TMDLs
• Department of Health
  • Board of Pharmacy
    • Immunization Administration Certification Application and Information
• Department of Revenue
  • Property Tax Oversight Program
    • Applicability of Other Factors to Classification of Agricultural Lands

4. Petitions and Dispositions Regarding Rule Variance or Waiver

• Department of Business and Professional Regulation
  • Division of Hotels and Restaurants
    • Union 700 Inc at 700 E Union Street, Jacksonville, FL. Petitioner seeks a variance of the requirements of an unspecified Section of A17.3, as adopted by 61C-5.001(1), Florida Administrative Code that requires upgrading the elevators which poses a ...
    • Haven Condominium at 235 6th St. NW, Winter Haven, FL. Petitioner seeks an emergency variance of the requirements of ASME A17.3, Section 3.11.3, as adopted by 61C-5.001(1), Florida Administrative Code that requires upgrading the elevators with ...

5. Notices of Meetings, Workshops and Public Hearings

• Other Agencies and Organizations
  • Enterprise Florida, Inc.
    • The Board of Directors for the Florida Opportunity Fund announces a public meeting to which all persons are invited: Meeting: Florida Opportunity Fund Purpose: This meeting will discuss on-going issues, developing issues and other matters. ...
      • Hearing Meeting: Arsenal Venture Partners
• Regional Planning Councils
  • East Central Florida Regional Planning Council
    • Regular bi-monthly meeting of the Executive Committee; Wednesday, July 19, 2017, 9:00 a.m.; 455 N. Garland Avenue, 4th Floor Conference Room, Orlando, FL 32801
      • Hearing Meeting: 455 N. Garland Avenue, 4th Floor Conference Room, Orlando, FL 32801
    • Regular bi-monthly meeting of the East Central Florida Regional Planning Council; Wednesday, July 19, 2017, 10:00 a.m.; 455 N. Garland Avenue, 2nd Floor Conference Room, Orlando, FL 32801
      • Hearing Meeting: 455 N. Garland Avenue, 2nd Floor Conference Room, Orlando, FL 32801
• Department of Transportation
  • Departmental
    • This public meeting is being held to give interested persons an opportunity to express their views concerning the closure of the CSX highway-railroad at-grade crossings on Hendricks Street and Grove Street in Clearwater, Florida. There will be an ...
      • Hearing Meeting: Clearwater Public Library Main Branch located at 100 N. Osceola Ave., Clearwater, Florida 33775
• Department of Health
  • Board of Optometry
    • Special meeting to discuss the settlement counter-offer received from Petitioners in DOAH Case Nos.: 17-3346, 16-6123 and 16-5655.; June 27, 2017, 12:00 p.m.; (888) 670-3525 7342425515 participant code
      • Hearing Meeting: (888) 670-3525 7342425515 participant code
• Other Agencies and Organizations
  • Stantec Consulting, Inc.
    • Financial Project ID Number: 435808-1-22-02 Efficient Transportation Decision Making (ETDM) Number: 14222 Project Description: Project Development and Environment (PD&E) Study, SR 9/I-95 from South of SR 870/Commercial Boulevard to North of ...
      • Hearing Meeting: Sheraton Suites Fort Lauderdale at Cypress Creek, 555 NW 62 Street, Grand Cypress Ballroom, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309
  • Florida Workers' Compensation Joint Underwriting Association, Inc
    • Agenda topics may include legal and regulatory matters, including the pending litigation matter styled American Residuals and Talent, Inc. v. Florida Workers’ Compensation Joint Underwriting Association, Case No. 2024692-17. The meeting will be ...
      • Hearing Meeting: To participate in the teleconference meeting, please contact Kathy Coyne at (941) 378-7408.
• Department of Business and Professional Regulation
  • Board of Architecture and Interior Design
    • General Business including disciplinary cases, application reviews, rules, reports, and discussion items.; July 26, 2017, 9:00 a.m.; Hilton Naples, 5111 Tamiami Trail North, Naples, Florida 34103. Telephone (239) 659-3150
      • Hearing Meeting: Hilton Naples, 5111 Tamiami Trail North, Naples, Florida 34103. Telephone (239) 659-3150
• Agency for Health Care Administration
  • Medicaid
    • The Agency is scheduling a public meeting for the purpose of discussing Behavioral Health Assessment Services, Psychiatric Services, Behavioral Health Community Support Services, and Community Behavioral Health Services.; June 30, 2017 from 9:00 a.m....
      • Hearing Meeting: Agency for Health Care Administration, 6800 North Dale Mabry Highway Suite 220, Main Training Room Tampa, FL 33614.
• Department of Corrections
  • Departmental
    • Under the authority of the Florida Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission, Criminal Justice Standards and Training Region XVI, announces a regular schedule meeting of the Region XVI Training Council. The primary business of the meeting ...
      • Hearing Meeting: Florida Department of Corrections Headquarters Building, 501 South Calhoun Street, Training Classroom 118, Tallahassee, Florida
• Department of Health
  • Division of Emergency Preparedness and Community Support
    • The Department will consider changes and updates to the Florida Trauma Registry, Data Dictionary.; Tuesday, June 27, 2017, 12:30 p.m., EST; 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Tallahassee, Florida, Room 301, telephone conference: 1(888) 670-3525, participant ...
      • Hearing Meeting: 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Tallahassee, Florida, Room 301, telephone conference: 1(888) 670-3525, participant code: 1043560135, then #

6. Notices of Petitions and Dispositions Regarding Declaratory Stat

• Agency for Health Care Administration
  • Health Facility and Agency Licensing
    • KJHM, LLC d/b/a NBI Ranch; The order was issued and filed on June 14, 2017 under AHCA No. 2017002223. The Agency issued a declaratory statement that under Ch. 394 Part IV, Fla. Stat. and Ch. 65E-4, Fla. Admin. Code, Petitioner is not required to ...

7. Miscellaneous

• Department of State
  • Departmental
    • Department of State, Departmental