Notice is hereby given that the following changes have been made to the proposed rule in accordance with subparagraph 120.54(3)(d)1., F.S., published in Vol. 34 No. 15, April 11, 2008 issue of the Florida Administrative Weekly.

The change is in response to written comments submitted by the staff of the Joint Administrative Procedures Committee. The changes are as follows:

1. Subsection (2) shall now read as follows:

(2) Any person desiring to receive a provisional license to practice speech-language pathology or audiology shall apply to the Department of Health and pay the fee required by Rule 64B20-3.002, F.A.C. The application shall be made on Form SPA-2, Application for Provisional Licensure, which is incorporated by reference herein, will be effective March 25, 1991, revised August 2008, and can be obtained from the Board of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, Department of Health, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin #C06, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3256. The Department shall notify the applicant by letter of any deficiencies in the application within 30 days after the application is filed. The applicant shall rectify all deficiencies in the application within one year from the date of such letter or the application will be processed as an incomplete application and the application file will be closed.

2. Subsection (4) shall now read as follows:

(4) In addition to the application form, candidates for a provisional license shall also complete Form SPA-2A, Speech-Language Pathology and/or Audiology Verification of Employment for a Provisional Licensee, which is incorporated by reference herein, will be effective March 25, 1991, revised August 2008, and can be obtained by the Board of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, Department of Health, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, #C06, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3256. Said form shall provide the following:

(a) through (b) No change.

3. Subsection (5) shall remain as amended in the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking published on April 11, 2008, in Vol. 34, No. 15, of the Florida Administrative Weekly.

THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE IS: Ronda Bryan, Acting Executive Director, Board of Speech Language Pathology, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin #C06, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3256