Can a rule incorporate by reference a document as it changes from time to time?
No. Section 120.54(1)(i)1., F.S., provides that a rule may incorporate material by reference only as the material exists on the date of rule adoption. For purposes of the rule, changes in the material are not effective unless the rule is amended to incorporate the changes. Since material may only be adopted as it exists on the date of adoption, the reference to the material must include a date or other designation, so that the reader will know exactly what version of the material has been adopted and made part of the rule.
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