Notice of Declaratory Statement

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Board of Clinical Laboratory Personnel
RULE NO: RULE TITLE
64B3-5.002: Supervisor
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the Board of Clinical Laboratory Personnel has issued an order disposing of the petition for declaratory statement filed by Debra Pless on October 09, 2009. The following is a summary of the agency's disposition of the petition:
The Notice of Petition for Declaratory Statement published on October 23, 2009, in Vol. 35, No. 42, of the Florida Administrative Weekly. The petition seeks the Board’s interpretation of subsection 64B3-5.002(1), F.A.C., entitled, “Supervisor,” asking that in order to meet the educational requirements for supervisor, can the applicant’s bachelors degree be of any major, i.e., Health Services Administration with the completion of additional science courses to meet the 24 hours of academic science required or does the bachelors degree have to be in an academic science that includes the 24 hours of academic science with 8 hours of biology and chemistry. The Board of Clinical Laboratory Personnel considered the Petition at its meeting held on December 4, 2009, in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. The Board’s Order filed on December 21, 2009, stated that the Board voted to decline to answer the Petition because the rule is clear on its face and does not need further interpretation.
A copy of the Order Disposing of the Petition for Declaratory Statement may be obtained by contacting: Joe Baker, Jr., Executive Director, Board of Clinical Laboratory Personnel, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin #C07, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3257.