The Board of Podiatric Medicine hereby gives notice that it has issued an Order on the Petition for Variance/Waiver, which was filed on January 23, 2007 on behalf of James Louis Thomas, D.P.M. The Notice of Petition for Variance/Waiver was ...

 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Board of Podiatric Medicine

RULE NO: RULE TITLE
64B18-11.001: Application for Licensure
64B18-11.002: Examination for Licensure

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT on April 10, 2007, the Board of Podiatric Medicine has issued an order.

The Board of Podiatric Medicine hereby gives notice that it has issued an Order on the Petition for Variance/Waiver, which was filed on January 23, 2007 on behalf of James Louis Thomas, D.P.M. The Notice of Petition for Variance/Waiver was published in Vol. 33, No. 6, of the February 9, 2007, F.A.W. The Petitioner sought a waiver of Rule 64B18-11.001, F.A.C., entitled “Application for Licensure,” and Rule 64B18-11.002, F.A.C, entitled “Examination for Licensure” requiring that he take and pass the PM Lexis examination after August 1996. The Board of Podiatric Medicine considered the Petition at its meeting held on March 30, 2007, in Tampa, Florida. The Board’s Order, filed on April 10, 2007, granted the Petition for waiver of Rule 64B18-11.001 and Rule 64B18-11.002, F.A.C., finding that, given the particular circumstances pertinent to the petitioner’s employment and academic and professional standing, denying his petition would violate principles of fairness and constitute a substantial hardship for the petitioner.

A copy of the Order may be obtained by contacting: Joe Baker, Executive Director, Board of Podiatric Medicine, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin #C07, Tallahassee, FL 32399-3258.