Notice of Proposed Rule

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Board of Physical Therapy Practice
RULE NO: RULE TITLE
64B17-3.002: Licensure Examination Subjects and Passing Score; Additional Requirements After Third Failure; Florida Jurisprudence Examination
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The Board proposes the rule amendment to change the
score required for passing the National Physical Therapy Examination.
SUMMARY: The score required for passing the National Physical Therapy Examination will be changed.
SUMMARY 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: 456.017, 486.025, 486.051 FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 456.017, 486.051 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: Susan Love, Executive Director, Board of Physical Therapy Practice/MQA, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin # C05, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3255.

THE FULL TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE IS:

64B17-3.002 Licensure Examination Subjects and Passing Score; Additional Requirements After Third Failure; Florida Jurisprudence Examination.

(1) No change.

(2) In order to achieve a passing score on the examination, an applicant must obtain a score equal to or greater than the scaled score of 600 recommended by the Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy.

(3) through (6) No change.

Specific Authority: 456.017, 486.025, 486.051 F.S.

Law Implemented: 456.017, 486.051 F.S.HISTORY-New 8-6-84, Formerly 21M-7.26, Amended 5-18-86, Formerly 21M-7.026, 21MM-3.004, 61G11-3.004, Amended 4-21-02, 11-11-02, 11-1-04, 12-5-04, 4-9-06, ______.


NAME OF PERSON ORIGINATING PROPOSED RULE: Board of Physical Therapy Practice.
NAME OF SUPERVISOR OR PERSON WHO APPROVED THE PROPOSED RULE: Board of Physical Therapy Practice.
DATE PROPOSED RULE APPROVED BY AGENCY HEAD: August 5, 2005
DATE NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT PUBLISHED IN FAW: April 7, 2006.