of the issuance of an Order regarding the Petition for Waiver or Variance, which was filed on March 21, 2023, by Melissa Ann Griswald. The Notice of Petition for Waiver or Variance was published in Volume 49, Number 56, ....
RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:
64B9-3.002Qualifications for Examination
The Board of Nursing hereby gives notice:
of the issuance of an Order regarding the Petition for Waiver or Variance, which was filed on March 21, 2023, by Melissa Ann Griswald. The Notice of Petition for Waiver or Variance was published in Volume 49, Number 56, of the March 22, 2023, Florida Administrative Register. Petitioner was seeking a variance or waiver from subsection 64B9-3.002(3), F.A.C., which states in part, that for an applicant writing the examination for practical nurses on the basis of practical nursing education equivalency, the applicant must submit a completed Practical Nurse Equivalence (PNEQ) Application Letter or an official certified transcript which sets forth graduation from an approved professional program is required.
The Board considered the instant Petition at a duly-noticed public meeting held May 31, 2023-June 2, 2023, in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. The Board’s Order, filed on June 28, 2023, granted the petition finding that Petitioner established that the purpose of the underlying statute would be met by granting a variance or waiver from Subsection 64B9-3.002(3), F.A.C. The Board further finds that Petitioner established that applying the requirements of the aforementioned rule to petitioner’s circumstances would violate principles of fairness and impose substantial hardship.
A copy of the Order or additional information may be obtained by contacting:
Joe R. Baker, Jr, Executive Director, Board of Nursing, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin #C02, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3252; MQA.Nursing@flhealth.gov.
