64B13-4.001: Examination Requirements
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The purpose of the amendment is to delete a time limit on the validity of licensure examination scores.
SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Examination Requirements.
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 456.017(2), 463.005, 463.006(2) FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 456.017(2), 463.006(2) FS.
IF REQUESTED IN WRITING AND NOT DEEMED UNNECESSARY BY THE AGENCY HEAD, A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE NOTICED IN THE NEXT AVAILABLE FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE WEEKLY.
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Joe Baker, Jr., Executive Director, Board of Optometry, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin C07, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3259
THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS:
64B13-4.001 Examination Requirements.
The examination for licensure shall consist of the National Board of Examiners in Optometry examination (hereafter NBEO examination), and Parts I and II of the state examination for licensure. The examination for certification of a licensee shall consist of the Treatment and Management of Ocular Disease (hereafter TMOD) part of the NBEO.
(1) NBEO Examination – A passing score must be obtained on Parts I, II, and the Treatment and Management of Ocular Disease (TMOD) of the NBEO examination within the five years prior to application for the state examination. However, said five years period shall be extended to include those immediately preceding years after the applicant has taken an+d passed the NBEO and during which the applicant was continuously attending a qualified school of optometry. Candidates with NBEO scores before 1993 may substitute a scaled score of at least 75 on the clinical pharmacology section of the clinical sciences part of NBEO examination for the TMOD requirement.
(2) through (3) No change.
Specific Authority 456.017(2), 463.005, 463.006(2) FS. Law Implemented 456.017(2), 463.006(2) FS. History–New 11-13-79, Amended 5-28-80, 7-10-80, 8-20-81, 2-14-82, 6-6-82, 10-3-82, 4-10-84, 5-29-85, Formerly 21Q-4.01, Amended 7-21-86, 11-20-86, 7-27-87, 7-11-88, 7-18-91, 4-14-92, Formerly 21Q-4.001, Amended 2-14-94, Formerly 61F8-4.001, Amended 8-8-94, 11-21-94, 4-21-96, Formerly 59V-4.001, Amended 7-27-99, 7-15-02, 3-8-04,________.