of an Order regarding the Petition for Waiver or Variance, which was filed on April 17, 2014, by Melanie Passon. The Notice of Petition for Waiver or Variance was published in Volume 40, Number 100, of the May 22, 2014, Florida Administrative Weekly....

 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

Board of Clinical Laboratory Personnel

RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

64B3-5.003Technologist

The Board of Clinical Laboratory Personnel hereby gives notice:

Of an Order regarding the Petition for Waiver or Variance, which was filed on April 17, 2014, by Melanie Passon. The Notice of Petition for Waiver or Variance was published in Volume 40, Number 100, of the May 22, 2014, Florida Administrative Weekly. The Petitioner was seeking a waiver or variance of paragraph 64B3-5.003(3)(a), Option 3, Florida Administrative Code, entitled which sets forth the education, training/experience and examination requirements for a licensure as a medical technologist in all specialties. The Board considered the instant Petition at a duly-noticed meeting, held May 9, 2014, in Orlando, Florida.

The Board’s Order, filed June 9, 2014, denied the petition finding that the Petitioner did not demonstrate that her certification was equivalent to the certification required for licensure as a technologists, and therefore, Petitioner failed to meet the purpose of the underlying statute by other means. The Board found that the application of the rule at issue to Petitioner would not violate the principles of fairness or cause a substantial hardship. The Board found that the Petition was in substantial compliance with the provisions of Section 120.542, Florida Statutes, and Chapter 28-104, Florida Administrative Code.

A copy of the Order or additional information may be obtained by contacting: Adrienne Rodgers, Executive Director, Board of Clinical Laboratory Personnel, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin #C07, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3257 or [e-mail], [phone].