NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on July 07, 2009, the Board of Chiropractic Medicine has issued an order.
The Order is regarding the Petition for Waiver or Variance, which was filed on April 28, 2009, by Bruce Kesten, D.C. The Notice of Petition for Waiver or Variance was published in Vol. 35, No. 20, of the May 22, 2009, Florida Administrative Weekly. The Petitioner was seeking a waiver or variance of Rule 64B2-13.004, Florida Administrative Code, which requires that for the purpose of renewing or reactivating a license, an applicant must demonstrate to the Board that he/she has participated in at least forty (40) classroom hours of Board approved continuing chiropractic education, including at least three (3) hours in risk management, six (6) hours in record keeping/documentation and coding; and two (2) hours in the area of ethics and boundaries. The Board considered the instant Petition at a duly-noticed meeting, held June 26, 2009, in Orlando, Florida.
The Board’s Order granted the petition finding that Petitioner established that the purpose of the underlying statute would be met by granting a variance or waiver from Rule 64B2-13.004, Florida Administrative Code. The Board further finds that Petitioner established that applying the requirements of the aforementioned Rule to his circumstances would violate principles of fairness and impose substantial hardship.
A copy of the Order may be obtained by contacting: Joe Baker, Jr., Executive Director, Board of Chiropractic Medicine, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin #C07, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3258.