The Board proposes the rule amendment to identify the range of penalties for licensees who fail to provide their last known address or fail to notify the Board of changes in their supervisor.

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Board of Podiatric Medicine

RULE NO: RULE TITLE
64B18-14.002: Penalties
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The Board proposes the rule amendment to identify the range of penalties for licensees who fail to provide their last known address or fail to notify the Board of changes in their supervisor.
SUMMARY: A penalty range is identified for licensees who fail to provide their last known address or who fail to notify the Board of changes in their supervisor.
SUMMARY OF STATEMENT OF ESTIMATED REGULATORY COSTS: No Statement of Estimated Regulatory Cost was prepared.
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: 456.039(3), 456.072, 456.073(3), 456.079, 461.003, 461.005, 461.013 FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 456.033, 456.053, 456.062, 456.063, 456.067, 456.072, 456.073(3), 456.079, 461.012, 461.013 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: Joe Baker, Executive Director, Board of Podiatric Medicine, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin #C07, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3258

THE FULL TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE IS:

64B18-14.002 Penalties.

(1) No change.

(2)(a) through (tt) No change.

(uu) Failure to provide the last known address of record pursuant to Section 456.035, F.S., shall impose a penalty of suspension until compliance and payment of fine from $500 to $2,000.

(vv) Failure to notify the Board of changes in supervisor pursuant to Section 461.0135, F.S., shall impose suspension to revocation and a fine of $1,000 to $4,000.

Specific Authority 456.039(3), 456.072, 456.073(3), 456.079, 461.003, 461.005, 461.013 FS. Law Implemented 456.033, 456.053, 456.062, 456.063, 456.067, 456.072, 456.073(3), 456.079, 461.012, 461.013 FS. History–New 11-21-79, Amended 8-31-81, Formerly 21T-14.02, Amended 10-14-86, 12-8-88, 1-19-92, 4-26-93, Formerly 21T-14.002, 61F12-14.002, Amended 2-25-96, 5-29-97, Formerly 59Z-14.002, Amended 11-17-97, 8-24-00, 8-13-02, 4-26-04, 6-14-06, 10-10-06,_________.

NAME OF PERSON ORIGINATING PROPOSED RULE: Board of Podiatric Medicine
NAME OF SUPERVISOR OR PERSON WHO APPROVED THE PROPOSED RULE: Board of Podiatric Medicine
DATE PROPOSED RULE APPROVED BY AGENCY HEAD: June 22, 2007
DATE NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT PUBLISHED IN FAW: July 20, 2007