In general, state agencies can only promulgate rules if that authority has been specifically delegated to them by the legislature via a statutory grant of rulemaking authority. At a recent Florida administrative hearing (Case No. 23-4842RX, decided April 12, 2024), the judge had to decide this issue: "Is Florida Administrative Code Rule 65C-16.002(5)(c) an invalid exercise of delegated legislative authority as defined in section 120.52(8)(b), Florida Statutes (2023), because it exceeds its grant of rulemaking authority?"