The Board proposes the rule amendment to delete application fee for “initial licensure” and to delete “nonrefundable” reference from description of application fee and to add “application fee for licensure by endorsement”.

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Board of Nursing Home Administrators

RULE NO: RULE TITLE
64B10-12.002: Application for Licensure
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The Board proposes the rule amendment to delete application fee for “initial licensure” and to delete “nonrefundable” reference from description of application fee and to add “application fee for licensure by endorsement”.
SUMMARY: The rule amendment will delete application fee for “initial licensure” and to delete “nonrefundable” reference from description of application fee and to add “application fee for licensure by endorsement”.
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: 468.1685(1), 468.1695(2) FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 456.013(2), 468.4685(4), 468.1705(1), 468.1735 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, Jr., Executive Director, Board of Nursing Home Administrators/MQA, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin # C07, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3257

THE FULL TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE IS:

64B10-12.002 Application for Licensure.

(1) The nonrefundable application fee for licensure by initial licensure/ endorsement and provisional licensure shall be $250.00 each.

(2) The nonrefundable application fee for preceptor is $50.00.

Specific Authority 468.1685(1), 468.1695(2) FS. Law Implemented 456.013(2), 468.4685(4), 468.1705(1), 468.1735 FS. History–New 12-26-79, Formerly 21Z-12.02, Amended 1-22-90, Formerly 21Z-12.002, 61G12-12.002, 59T-12.002, Amended 11-4-02, 2-15-06, ________.

NAME OF PERSON ORIGINATING PROPOSED RULE: Board of Nursing Home Administrators
NAME OF SUPERVISOR OR PERSON WHO APPROVED THE PROPOSED RULE: Board of Nursing Home Administrators
DATE PROPOSED RULE APPROVED BY AGENCY HEAD: June 29, 2007
DATE NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT PUBLISHED IN FAW: July 6, 2007