The Board proposes to repeal the rule because the Department no longer gives a practical examination.

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Board of Chiropractic

RULE NO: RULE TITLE
64B2-11.003: Licensure Examination
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The Board proposes to repeal the rule because the Department no longer gives a practical examination.
SUMMARY: The rule will be repealed due to the fact that the Department no longer gives a practical exam.
SUMMARY OF STATEMENT OF ESTIMATED REGULATORY COSTS: No Statement of Estimated Regulatory Cost was prepared. The Board determined the proposed rule will not have an impact on small business.
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: 456.017(1), 460.405 FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 456.017(1), 460.406(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: Joe Baker, Jr., Executive Director, Board of Chiropractic Medicine, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin #C07, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3257

THE FULL TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE IS:

64B2-11.003 Licensure Examination.

(1) The Board requires the candidate to pass the practical examination developed by the Department of Health, which measures competency in the following subject areas:

(a) X-ray interpretation of chiropractic and pathology films. The subject areas and associated approximate weights for the x-ray examination shall be as follows:

Congenital anomalies and normal skeletal variants	12-25% 15-20% 10-15% 5-10% 1-5% 1-5% 1-5% 1-5% 5-10% 1-5% 5-10% 5-10%
Trauma
Arthritic disorders
Tumors and tumorlike processes
Infection
Hematological and vascular disorders
Nutritional, metabolic, and endocrine disorders
Chest
Biomechanics
Alternative
Technique
Anatomy

 

(b) Technique, which may include manipulation or adjustment of any of the following anatomical areas: the occiput, cervical, thoracic, lumbar, pelvis, ribs, extremities, soft tissue, and the whole body according to the following approximate weights:

Doctor/patient position	25% 25% 25% 25%
Location of segment
Contact point
Line of drive

 

(c) Physical diagnosis, which may include any of the following: case history, chiropractic examination, general physical examination, orthopedic examination, neurological examination, X-ray technique and diagnosis, laboratory technique and diagnosis, nutrition, differential diagnosis, and clinical judgment according to the following approximate weights:

Orthopedic and neurological 30-35%	20-25% 15-20% 5-10% 15-20% 5-10%
Diagnostic imaging
Case history and physical
Laboratory
Diagnosis
Clinical judgment

 

(2) A score of 75% on each subject area in subsection (1) shall be necessary to achieve a passing score on the practical portion of the examination outlined in subsection (1). Upon initial examination, an applicant must take the entire practical examination. The applicant must pass at least two (2) of the three (3) subject areas of the practical examination in order to retake any failed subject area. The applicant may retake a failed subject area only twice, within 24 months of the date of the first failure, after which time the applicant must retake the entire practical examination.

(3) In addition to the examinations in subsection (1), the Board also requires the candidate to pass the examination developed and administered by the Department of Health, which measures an applicant’s knowledge of Chapters 456 and 460, F.S., and the rules promulgated thereunder. A score of 75% shall be necessary to achieve a passing score on this part of the examination.

(4) Upon written request from an applicant who has been approved for examination, the Department shall provide a translated version of the examination for licensure into a language other than English. If no such translated examination exists however, the Department shall require the applicant to pay the cost of the translation before employing translators to perform the task.

Rulemaking Specific Authority 456.017(1), 460.405 FS. Law Implemented 456.017(1), 460.406(1) FS. History–New 1-10-80, Amended 3-15-81, 10-25-83, 10-10-85, Formerly 21D-11.03, Amended 10-6-86, 5-10-87, 10-12-87, 1-5-88, 3-24-88, 4-19-89, 12-31-89, 7-8-90, 7-15-91, 4-26-93, 7-14-93, Formerly 21D-11.003, Amended 3-7-94, Formerly 61F2-11.003, 59N-11.003, Amended 11-4-98, 5-5-02, 5-4-03, 12-28-04, Repealed________ .

NAME OF PERSON ORIGINATING PROPOSED RULE: Board of Chiropractic Medicine
NAME OF AGENCY HEAD WHO APPROVED THE PROPOSED RULE: Board of Chiropractic Medicine
DATE PROPOSED RULE APPROVED BY AGENCY HEAD: August 21, 2009