The Board proposes the rule amendment to delete unnecessary language.

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Board of Dentistry

Rule No.: RULE TITLE
64B5-2.017: Acceptable Variance of Examiners
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The Board proposes the rule amendment to delete unnecessary language.
SUMMARY: The rule amendment will delete unnecessary language.
SUMMARY OF STATEMENT OF ESTIMATED REGULATORY COSTS: No Statement of Estimated Regulatory Cost was prepared. The Board determined that small businesses would not be affected by this rule.
Any person who wishes to provide information regarding a statement of estimated regulatory costs, or provide a proposal for a lower cost regulatory alternative must do so in writing within 21 days of this notice.
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 466.004(3), 466.006(4)(b)5. FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 466.006(4) FS.
IF REQUESTED WITHIN 21 DAYS OF THE DATE OF THIS NOTICE, A HEARING WILL BE SCHEDULED AND ANNOUNCED IN FAW.
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE IS: Susan Foster, Executive Director, Board of Dentistry/MQA, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin #C08, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3258

THE FULL TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE IS:

64B5-2.017 Acceptable Variance of Examiners.

(1) All clinical gradings by examiners are to be made independently. Each clinical procedure shall be graded by three (3) examiners. However, a score of 0 or 1 that is not corroborated by another score of either 0 or 1 will be discarded and will not be used in averaging. A critical difference score, which means there is one score that is either pass or fail while the other two scores are in the opposite pass/fail category, will be discarded and will not be used in averaging. The critical difference analysis shall precede the discarding of the uncorroborated 0 or 1. On the clinical examinations described in Rules 64B5-2.013 and 64B5-2.019, F.A.C., the three independent grades shall be averaged to determine an applicant’s final grade on each procedure of the clinical examination. On the clinical portion of the dental hygiene examination described in Rule 64B5-2.0135, F.A.C., the three independent grades shall be utilized in a system of corroborated errors to determine an applicant’s final grade on each procedure of the clinical portion. The corroborated errors grading system requires that at least two (2) of the independent examiners must agree on the presence of the error before the error may be used in calculating an applicant’s grade.

(2) through (3) No change.

Rulemaking Specific Authority 466.004(3), 466.006(4)(b)5. FS. Law Implemented 466.006(4) FS. History–New 12-10-79, Amended 6-22-80, 4-20-81, 5-24-82, 12-6-82, 5-24-83, 5-2-84, 5-19-85, Formerly 21G-2.17, 21G-2.017, 61F5-2.017, 59Q-2.017, Amended 10-12-04,________.

NAME OF PERSON ORIGINATING PROPOSED RULE: Board of Dentistry
NAME OF AGENCY HEAD WHO APPROVED THE PROPOSED RULE: Board of Dentistry
DATE PROPOSED RULE APPROVED BY AGENCY HEAD: July 31, 2009
DATE NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT PUBLISHED IN FAW: July 9, 2010