64B-1.016: Fees: Examination and Post-Examination Review
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: It is the purpose of this rule to implement the changes made to specific examination fees.
SUMMARY: The proposed amendments will affect the examination fees based on the requirement that the department adjust examination fees periodically to cover the actual cost of the examination.
SUMMARY OF STATEMENT OF ESTIMATED REGULATORY COSTS: No Statement of Estimated Regulatory Cost was prepared.
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: 456.004(10), 456.017(1)(b) FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 456.004(10), 456.017(1), (2) 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: Jennifer Wenhold, Manager of Testing Services, Division of Medical Quality Assurance, Bureau of Operations, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Mail Bin C-90, Tallahassee, Florida 32399
THE FULL TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE IS:
64B-1.016 Fees: Examination and Post-Examination Review.
(1)(a) The following fees shall be assessed by the department to cover administrative costs, actual per-applicant costs, and costs incurred to develop, purchase, validate, administer, and defend the following department developed, administered, or managed examinations:
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Exam Fees | ||
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Profession |
Exam |
Exam Fee |
|
Chiropractic Medicine |
Physical Diagnosis |
$450.00 |
|
|
Technique |
$450.00 |
|
|
X-Ray |
$450.00 |
|
|
Laws & Rules |
$170.00 |
|
Dental |
Clinical |
$300.00 |
|
|
Laws & Rules |
$55.00 |
|
Dental Hygiene |
Clinical |
$120.00 |
|
|
Laws & Rules |
$30.00 |
|
Electrolysis |
National |
$150.00 |
|
Hearing Aid Specialist |
National |
$300.00 |
|
Massage |
Colonics |
$150.00 |
|
Nursing Home Administrator |
Laws & Rules |
$150.00 |
|
|
National |
$20.00 |
|
Opticianry |
Practical |
$580.00 |
|
|
Neutralization |
$170.00 |
|
Optometry |
Clinical |
$900.00 |
|
|
Pharmacology |
$550.00 |
|
|
Laws & Rules |
$25.00 |
|
Osteopathic Medicine |
National |
$995.00 |
|
Physical Therapy |
Laws & Rules |
$20.00 |
|
|
National |
$5.00 |
|
Physical Therapist Assistant |
Laws & Rules |
$20.00 |
|
|
National |
$5.00 |
|
Psychology |
National |
$20.00 |
|
|
Laws & Rules |
$75.00 |
(b) For those examinations administered by the computer based testing vendor, the candidate will be assessed a fee by the vendor.
(c) For those National examinations managed by the department, the candidate shall be assessed an additional fee to be determined by the National organization administering the examination.
(2) The department shall assess the following non-refundable post examination review fees to cover the actual cost to the department to provide the examination review:
|
Review Fees | ||
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Profession |
Exam |
Review Fee |
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Chiropractic Medicine |
Physical Diagnosis |
$100.00 |
|
|
Technique |
$100.00 |
|
Dental |
Clinical |
$125.00 |
|
Dental Hygiene |
Clinical |
$100.00 |
|
Hearing Aid Specialist |
National Clinical |
$150.00 |
|
Opticianry |
Practical |
$75.00 |
|
|
Neutralization |
$100.00 |
|
Optometry |
Clinical |
$100.00 |
|
Physical Therapy |
Laws & Rules |
$100.00 |
|
Physical Therapy Assistant |
Laws & Rules |
$100.00 |
For those examinations administered through the department’s computer based testing vendor, the candidate will be assessed a fee by the vendor to conduct the post-examination review.
Specific Authority 456.004(10), 456.017(1)(b) FS. Law Implemented 456.004(10), 456.017(1),(2) FS. History–New 3-14-02, Amended 7-20-03, 7-12-05, 1-23-07,________.