of the issuance of an Order Granting Petition, regarding the Petition for Variance and Waiver for Mia Lawson, filed on June 7, 2017. The Notice of Petition for Variance and Waiver was published in Volume 43, No. 112, of the June 9, 2017 issue of the ...

 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

Board of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology

The Board of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology hereby gives notice of the issuance of an Order Granting Petition, regarding the Petition for Variance and Waiver for Mia Lawson, filed on June 7, 2017. The Notice of Petition for Variance and Waiver was published June 9, 2017 in Volume 43, No. 112 of the Florida Administrative Register. The Board considered the Petition at a duly-noticed public meeting on July 26, 2017. The Petitioner requested the Board’s waiver of Rule 64B20-6.002, F.A.C., with regard to receiving CEU credit for an ASHA-approved course wherein the instructor did not first secure permission to present the course in Florida prior to offering the course.

The Board’s Order, filed on August 16, 2017, granted the Petition on the following grounds: the Petitioner established that the purpose of the speech-language pathology and audiology licensure statute would be met were she to be granted a waiver of Rule 64B20-6.002, F.A.C., and further established that the Board’s application of this Rule to her circumstances would violate principles of fairness and would impose a substantial hardship on her.

A copy of the Order or additional information may be obtained by contacting: Kama Monroe, Executive Director, Board of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin C06, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3256, [phone], [e-mail].