Notice of Proposed Rule

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Board of Medicine
RULE NO: RULE TITLE
64B8-50.003: Delegation of Powers and Duties to Electrolysis Council
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The changes will clarify the Council’s role in considering applications; language has been added for accepting non-disciplinary voluntary relinquishments and language was deleted because it is not needed.
SUMMARY: The Change clarifies the Council's role in accepting applications.
SUMMARY OF STATEMENT OF ESTIMATED REGULATORY COSTS: No Statement of Estimated Regulatory Cost was prepared.
Any person who wishes to provide information regarding a statement of estimated regulatory costs, or provide a proposal for a lower cost regulatory alternative must do so in writing within 21 days of this notice.
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 478.43(1) FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 478.43(3) FS.
IF REQUESTED WITHIN 21 DAYS OF THE DATE OF THIS NOTICE, A HEARING WILL BE SCHEDULED AND ANNOUNCED IN FAW.
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE IS: Joe Baker, Jr., Executive Director, Board of Medicine/MQA, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin #C07, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3253

THE FULL TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE IS:

64B8-50.003 Delegation of Powers and Duties to Electrolysis Council.

(1) Pursuant to Section 478.43, F.S., the Board delegates to the Electrolysis Council the following powers and duties.

(a) Approval and denial Certification of applicants for examination and applicants for endorsement.

(b) Approval and denial of continuing education providers and electrolysis training programs.

(c) The authority to accept non-disciplinary voluntary relinquishments.

(d) The authority to notice rules for development and to propose rules to the Board.

(2) The Board shall enter final orders in disciplinary cases against electrologists and electrology facility license holders. The determination of probable cause to issue an administrative complaint against an electrologist or a electrology facility license holder shall be made by the Probable Cause Panel of the Board.

(2)(3) Rulemaking proposals, petitions for declaratory statement and petitions to adopt, amend or repeal rules, which relate to the practice of electrology shall first be presented to the Council. The Council shall consider the matter and make recommendations to the Board as to the appropriate action to be taken.

Rulemaking Specific Authority 478.43(1) FS. Law Implemented 478.43(3) FS. New 5-31-93, Formerly 21M-75.003, Amended 11-16-93, Formerly 61F6-75.003, 59R-50.003, Amended 2-11-08,_________.


NAME OF PERSON ORIGINATING PROPOSED RULE: Board of Medicine
NAME OF AGENCY HEAD WHO APPROVED THE PROPOSED RULE: Board of Medicine
DATE PROPOSED RULE APPROVED BY AGENCY HEAD: May 6, 2009
DATE NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT PUBLISHED IN FAW: February 27, 2009