of the issuance of an Order regarding the Petition for Waiver or Variance, which was filed on July 7, 2009, by Behrang Mahjoub. The Notice of Petition for Waiver or Variance was published in Volume 35, Number 29, of the July 24, 2009, 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 July 7, 2009, by Behrang Mahjoub. The Notice of Petition for Waiver or Variance was published in Volume 35, Number 29, of the July 24, 2009, Florida Administrative Weekly. The Petitioner was seeking a waiver or variance of subsection 64B3-5.003(1), Florida Administrative Code, entitled “Technologist,” pertaining to the certification examinations requirement.

The Board considered the instant Petition at a duly-noticed meeting held August 14, 2009 in Jacksonville, Florida. The Board’s Order, filed on September 22, 2009, granted the petition, finding that Petitioner had established that the purpose of the underlying statute would be met by granting a variance or waiver from subsection 64B3-5.003(1), F.A.C. The Board further finds that Petitioner established that applying the requirements of the aforementioned rule to his circumstances would violate principles of fairness and impose substantial hardship.

A copy of the Order or additional information may be obtained by contacting: Anthony B. Spivey, Executive Director, Board of Clinical Laboratory Personnel, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin #C07, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3257.