RULE NO.: RULE TITLE:
64B7-32.002: Documentation of Graduation from a Board Approved Massage School

The Board of Massage Therapy hereby gives notice:
of the issuance of an Order regarding the Petition for Variance for Rhonda M. Goodall filed on September 2, 2011. The Notice of Petition for Variance was published in Vol. 37, No. 25, of the June 24, 2011, Florida Administrative Weekly. The Petition requested a Variance or Waiver of Rule 64B7-32.002, Florida Administrative Code, with respect to documentation of graduation from a Board approved massage school. Petitioned sought a variance or waiver from the requirement of an official transcript documenting the applicant’s training. The Board considered the Petition at a duly-noticed public meeting held on July 29, 2011.
The Board’s Order, filed on September 2, 2011, denied the Petition for Variance or Waiver, finding that the rule requirements from which Petitioner sought relief were statutory requirements pursuant to Section 480.041, Florida Statutes. Pursuant to Section 120.54, Florida Statutes, the Board is not authorized to grant a waiver or variance from a statutory requirement.
A copy of the Order or additional information may be obtained by contacting:
Anthony Jusevitch, Executive Director, Board of Massage Therapy, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin #C06, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3256.