of the issuance of an Order regarding the Petition for Waiver or Variance, which was filed on August 29, 2013, by Melanie Passon. The Notice of Petition for Waiver or Variance was published in Volume 39, Number 171, of the September 3, 2013, Florida ...

 

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 the issuance of an Order regarding the Petition for Waiver or Variance, which was filed on August 29, 2013, by Melanie Passon. The Notice of Petition for Waiver or Variance was published in Volume 39, Number 171, of the September 3, 2013, Florida Administrative Register. The Petitioner was seeking a waiver or variance of paragraph 64B3-5.003(3)(a), Option 3, Florida Administrative Code, entitled “Technologist,” which sets forth the education, training/experience and examination requirements for a specialty licensure as a medical technologist. The Board considered the instant Petition at a duly-noticed meeting, held December 13, 2013, in Orlando, Florida.

The Board’s Order, filed on December 23, 2013, denied the petition finding that Petitioner had failed to establish that the purpose of the underlying statute would be met by granting a variance or waiver from paragraph 64B3-5.003(3)(a), Option 3, F.A.C. The Board further finds that Petitioner failed to establish that applying the requirements of the aforementioned rule to her circumstances would violate principles of fairness and impose substantial hardship.

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.