Special Testing Accommodations

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General Information

The Department of Health will provide reasonable and appropriate special testing accommodations due to disability, religious conflict, or English as a second language. Information for each category of accommodation, as well as links to the appropriate application form, is provided below. If you do not have the ability to download the application forms, please contact Testing Services, Bureau of Operations to request an application for special testing accommodations well in advance of the deadline. Please do not send any correspondence (e.g., transcripts, licensure information, request for board rules, etc.) to Testing Services unless it is pertaining to special testing accommodations. Candidates who receive special testing accommodations must also have a completed application for the licensure examination by the final published application deadline.

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Download the Information Booklet for Special Testing Accommodations. (pdf - 107kb)

Special Testing Accommodations Due To Disability

In accordance with section 64B-1.005, Florida Administrative Code, the Department of Health will provide reasonable and appropriate special testing accommodations to candidates with physical or learning disabilities to the extent permitted by cost, examination administration constraints, examination security considerations, and availability of resources. Candidates requesting special testing accommodations must file a completed application (Part I and Part II), sixty (60) days prior to the date of the licensure examination for which they are applying. If a candidate becomes disabled after the sixty (60) day deadline, the Department will provide any such requested accommodation that can be made available without posing undue burden or jeopardizing the security and integrity of the examination. However, no special testing accommodations will be provided if the application is submitted within ten (10) days or less of the examination.

With the completed application for special testing accommodations, the candidate must provide documentation of his/her disability completed by a psychologist, physician, osteopathic physician, podiatrist, optometrist, chiropractor, or speech language pathologist & audiologist, licensed pursuant to Florida Statutes, or by a comparable practitioner licensed in another jurisdiction in the United States. The practitioner must be licensed in the appropriate field and his/her scope of practice must be relative to the diagnosis of the disability.

Download the Information Booklet for Special Testing Accommodations. (pdf - 107kb)

Download the Application for Special Testing Accommodations. (doc - 85kb)

Requests from Candidates Previously Receiving Special Testing Accommodations
Applicants who have previously received special testing accommodations for an examination and need accommodation for another examination or for a retake of the same examination in Florida must file a reapplication with Testing Services, Bureau of Operations each time accommodations are needed. A completed reapplication must be filed sixty (60) days prior to the examination the candidate expects to take.

Download the Reapplication for Special Testing Accommodations. (doc - 64kb)

Special Testing Accommodations Due To Religious Conflicts

Modification to reporting times or alternate test dates may be requested by candidates who, due to their religious beliefs, cannot attend the examination at the scheduled reporting time(s) or on the scheduled date(s). Candidates requesting such accommodations must file an application at least sixty (60) days prior to the examination they are planning to take. The department will notify the candidate as to whether the request can be granted.

Download the Application for Special Testing Accommodations Due to Religious Conflict. (doc - 65kb)

Use of a Translation Dictionary Due to English as a Second Language

Candidate’s use of a translation dictionary due to English as a Second Language should complete this application. Please note that this accommodation is only for Mental Health Counselors and Electrologist. A letter from a state university, Language Department is required. The letter must be on university letterhead from a professor that teaches the candidate’s native language. The letter must state your native language and that you need assistance from a translation dictionary.

Download the Use of Translation Dictionary Due to English as a Second Language. (doc - 43kb)