Jolene Faught; The original Notice of Petition for Declaratory Statement was published in Vol. 43, No. 203, of the October 19, 2017, Florida Administrative Register. The Board considered the Petition at a duly-noticed public meeting held on ...

 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

Board of Physical Therapy Practice

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Physical Therapy Practice has issued an order disposing of the petition for declaratory statement filed by Jolene Faught on October 06, 2017. The following is a summary of the agency's disposition of the petition:

The original Notice of Petition for Declaratory Statement was published in Vol. 43, No. 203, of the October 19, 2017, Florida Administrative Register. The Board considered the Petition at a duly-noticed public meeting held on November 9, 2017 in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. At its meeting, the Board granted intervenor status to the Florida State Oriental Medical Association and then denied to grant the Petition for Declaratory Statement. The Board set forth the following reasons for denying the Petition for Declaratory Statement: the practice of dry needling by a licensed physical therapist in the State of Florida is not prohibited by subsection 486.021(11), F.S., the Board already issued a Declaratory Statement, Final Order No. DOH-17-1605-DS-MQA filed August 30, 2017, for Robert Stanborough, PT, citing qualifications necessary to provide dry-needling services to his patients, and the Board is moving forward with rulemaking to set forth the competencies required for a Physical Therapist to practice dry needling in Florida. The Order was filed on February 20, 2018.

A copy of the Order Disposing of the Petition for Declaratory Statement may be obtained by contacting: Allen Hall, Executive Director, Board of Physical Therapy Practice, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin #C05, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3253, [e-mail].