64B19-11.007: Application Closure After 24 Months
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The Board proposes the rule promulgation to provide instruction concerning application closure after 24 months.
SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Application Closure After 24 Months.
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 490.004(4), 490.005(3) FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 490.005(3) 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: Allen Hall, Executive Director, Board of Psychology, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin C05, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3253
THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS:
64B19-11.007 Application Closure After 24 Months.
(1) The Board shall close the application file of and issue a final order of denial to any applicant for licensure by examination who fails to pass the Examination for Professional Practice in Psychology and the Florida laws and rules examination or who fails to submit evidence of completion of the postdoctoral, supervised experience within 24 months of the issuance of the Board’s letter advising that the applicant has been approved for examination.
(2) The Board may grant an additional twelve (12) months to comply with the requirements of subsection (1) above, of up to 36 months, to any applicant who files a written request for extension and demonstrates that the applicant has made a good faith effort to comply but has failed to comply because of illness or unusual hardship.
Specific Authority 490.004(4), 490.005(3) FS. Law Implemented 490.005(3) FS. History–New________.