RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:
64B8-5.002Licensure Examination Pursuant to Section 458.3115, Florida Statutes
NOTICE OF CHANGE
Notice is hereby given that the following changes have been made to the proposed rule in accordance with subparagraph 120.54(3)(d)1., F.S., published in Vol. 41 No. 179, September 15, 2015 issue of the Florida Administrative Register.
The changes are in response to written comments submitted by the staff of the Joint Administrative Procedures Committee. The changes are as follows:
64B8-5.002 Licensure Examination Pursuant to Section 458.3115, Florida Statutes.
(1) For the purpose of seeking licensure pursuant to Section 458.3115, F.S., the Board of Medicine interprets the phrase “successful completion of the licensure examination” as requiring a passing score of no less than 75 on each part of the FLEX or a passing score on the USMLE within the time frame set forth in Section 458.3115, F.S.
(2) Applicants may use a combination of FLEX and FMLE scores to establish successful completion of both parts of the licensure examination (e.g., FLEX, Part I with a score of 75 and FMLE, Part II, with a scaled score of 350.)
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE IS: André Ourso, J.D., M.P.H., Executive Director, Board of Medicine, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin #C03, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3253
