NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on February 02, 2009, the Board of Physical Therapy Practice has issued an order.
The Order is regarding the Petition for Waiver or Variance, which was filed on October 30, 2008, by Chein Shing Liu-Cudnik. The Notice of Petition for Waiver or Variance was published in Vol. 34, No. 46, of the November 14, 2008, Florida Administrative Weekly. The Petitioner was seeking a waiver or variance of subsection 64B17-3.001(4), F.A.C., entitled “Licensure as a Physical Therapist by Examination,” which requires for foreign graduates to have received a determination that the credentials are equivalent to education required for licensure as a physical therapist in the United States as determined by the Foreign Credentialing Commission on Physical Therapy as provided under The Board considered the instant Petition at a duly-noticed meeting, held December 5, 2008, in Tampa, Florida.
The Board’s Order, filed on February 2, 2009, granted the petition finding that Petitioner established that the purpose of the underlying statute, Section 486.051, F.S., would be met by granting a variance or waiver from subsection 64B17-3.001(4), F.A.C. The Board further finds that Petitioner established that applying the requirements of the aforementioned rule to her circumstances would violate principles of fairness and impose substantial hardship.
A copy of the Order may be obtained by contacting: Allen Hall, Executive Director, Board of Physical Therapy Practice, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin #C05, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3755.