The Board proposes the rule amendment to adopt the Board Certification Form and to provide the form number and website address where the form can be downloaded.

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Board of Opticianry

RULE NO: RULE TITLE
64B12-14.002: Application for Board Certification and Renewal
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The Board proposes the rule amendment to adopt the Board Certification Form and to provide the form number and website address where the form can be downloaded.
SUMMARY: The rule amendment will adopt the Board Certification Form and to provide the form number and website address where the form can be downloaded.
SUMMARY OF STATEMENT OF ESTIMATED REGULATORY COSTS: No Statement of Estimated Regulatory Cost was prepared. The Board determined that small businesses would not be affected by this rule.
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: 484.005(1) FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 484.002(6), 484.005(1) 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: Sue Foster, Executive Director, Board of Opticianry/MQA, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin #C08, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3258

THE FULL TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE IS:

64B12-14.002 Application for Board Certification and Renewal.

(1) A licensed optician who wishes to be certified by the Board to be qualified to independently fill, fit, adapt or dispense soft contact lenses pursuant to Section 484.002, Florida Statutes, and subsection 64B12-10.009(2), F.A.C., shall submit to the Board, Form MQA-DH 1194, Board Certification Application, (revised 06/09), which is hereby adopted and incorporated by reference, and can be obtained from the Board of Opticianry’s website at www.doh.state.fl.us/mqa/opticianry must make application to the Board on the form provided by the Agency. The application shall be accompanied by the fee specified in Rule 64B12-11.014, F.A.C, which is non-refundable.

(2) through (4) No change.

Rulemaking Specific Authority 484.005(1) FS. Law Implemented 484.002(6), 484.005(1) FS. History–New 3-5-87, Amended 3-30-89, 1-30-91, Formerly 21P-14.002, 61G13-14.002, 59U-14.002, Amended 10-12-97, 9-4-05,________.

NAME OF PERSON ORIGINATING PROPOSED RULE: Board of Opticianry
NAME OF AGENCY HEAD WHO APPROVED THE PROPOSED RULE: Board of Opticianry
DATE PROPOSED RULE APPROVED BY AGENCY HEAD: June 1, 2009
DATE NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT PUBLISHED IN FAW: March 27, 2009