Notice of Change/Withdrawal

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Board of Optometry
RULE NO: RULE TITLE
64B13-4.004: Manner of Application
NOTICE OF CHANGE
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. 35 No. 19, May 15, 2009 issue of the Florida Administrative Weekly.

The change corrects the revision date for the incorporated form and adds “mqa” to the web address that from which the new form can be obtained.

Subsection (2) of the said rule shall read as follows:

(2) All applications for examination shall be made on the form titled “Application for Optometry Examination” number DH-MQA 1128, Revised 2/09 DPR-OPA-0001 effective 4/8/92, which is hereby incorporated by reference and can be obtained from the board office or from the Board of Optometry’s website at http://www.doh.state.fl.us/mqa/optometry/index.html. All applications for examination shall include the application fee as specified in subsection 64B13-6.001(9), F.A.C., the examination fee as specified in subsection 64B13-6.001(1), F.A.C., and the initial licensure fee as specified in subsection 64B13-6.001(2) or (3), F.A.C. No application shall be deemed complete which does not set forth all the information required by said forms and which fails to include all fees as set forth in this rule. Applications for licensure must be received by the Department at least 60 days prior to the examination.

THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE IS: Joe Baker, Jr., Executive Director, Board of Optometry/MQA, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin #C07, Tallahassee, Florida 32399