64B-1.016: Fees: Examination and Post-Examination Review
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: To update the rule.
SUMMARY: The Department is required to assess fees to examination candidates to cover the actual cost of the examination including, but not limited to, exam development, administration and defense.
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: 456.004 FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 456.004(10), 456.017(2)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: Jennifer Hamilton, Division of MQA/Bureau of Operations/Testing Services, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin #C-90, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3290
THE FULL TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE IS:
64B-1.016 Fees: Examination and Post-Examination Review.
(1)(a) The following fees shall be assessed by the department to cover administrative costs, actual per-applicant costs, and costs incurred to develop, purchase, validate, administer, and defend the following department developed, administered, or managed examinations:
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Exam Fees | ||
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Profession |
Exam |
Exam Fee |
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Chiropractic Medicine |
Physical Diagnosis |
$450.00 |
|
|
Technique |
$450.00 |
|
|
X-Ray |
$450.00 |
|
|
Laws & Rules |
$170.00 |
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Dental |
Clinical |
$675.00 |
|
|
Laws & Rules |
$55.00 |
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Dental Hygiene |
Clinical |
$470.00 |
|
|
Laws & Rules |
$30.00 |
|
Electrolysis |
National |
$150.00 |
|
Hearing Aid Specialist |
National |
$300.00 |
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Massage |
Colonics |
$150.00 |
|
Nursing Home Administrator |
Laws & Rules |
$150.00 |
|
|
National |
$20.00 |
|
Opticianry |
Clinical |
$580.00 |
|
|
Neutralization |
$170.00 |
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Exam Fees | ||
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Profession |
Exam |
Exam Fee |
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Optometry |
Clinical |
$900.00 |
|
|
Pharmacology |
$550.00 |
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|
Laws & Rules |
$25.00 |
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Osteopathic Medicine |
National |
$2,750.00 |
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Physical Therapy |
Laws & Rules |
$20.00 |
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|
National |
$5.00 |
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Physical Therapist Assistant |
Laws & Rules |
$20.00 |
|
|
National |
$5.00 |
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Psychology |
National |
$20.00 |
|
|
Laws & Rules |
$75.00 |
(b) For those examinations administered by the computer based testing vendor, the candidate will be assessed a fee by the vendor.
(2) No change.