Published on: 9104437. The Department intends to review changes in this rule chapter for the purpose of better enabling the Department to provide for the movement of prescription drugs to areas, facilities and health care providers within the state to allow a more efficient response to natural disaster, communicable disease or other health care emergencies for which the Department has responsibility to protect the public health. This also includes enacting “rules established by the department” within the meaning of Section 499.003(54)(b). Florida Statutes. Finally, the Department will review this section for the possibility of rule changes for implementing Section 499.03, F.S. related to authorizing qualified persons engaged in research teaching and testing to lawfully possess prescription drugs.
Published on: 8293032. This rule section is being revised in response to a comment and possible objection received from the Joint Administrative Procedures Committee concerning a “written agreement” requirement in paragraph (1)(j) of the rule section. The written agreement determines the manner and under what conditions undispensed medications would be returned to the Department by community pharmacies who received the medications under the authority of the “emergency medical reasons” exemption from the definition of wholesale distribution in Section 499.003(53), F.S.
Published on: 7822970. This rule section is being revised to facilitate the movement of prescription drugs by or on behalf of the Department of Health to community pharmacies to assist in protecting the public health from conditions that pose an imminent threat to public health. The rule will exempt such distributions from Florida prescription drug pedigree requirements.
Published on: 7730723. The Department intends to review changes in this rule chapter for the purpose of better enabling the Department to provide for the movement of prescription drugs to areas, facilities and health care providers within the state to allow a more efficient response to natural disaster, communicable disease or other health care emergencies for which the Department has responsibility to protect the public health. The Department intends to review this section, for the possibility of enacting rules that relate to addressing additional situations that constitute exceptions to the definition of the term “wholesale distribution” within the meaning of Chapter 499, part I, Florida Statutes. This also includes enacting “rules established by the department” within the meaning of Section 499.003(53)(b). Florida Statutes.
Published on: 3582033. The Department proposes to add new conditions that qualify as emergency medical reasons within the meaning of Section 499.012 (1) (a) 2. b. F.S.
Published on: 3309560. The Department intends to review changes in this rule chapter for the purpose of better enabling the Department to provide for the movement of prescription drugs to areas, facilities and health care providers within the state to allow a more efficient response to natural disaster, communicable disease or other health care emergencies for which the Department has responsibility to protect the public health.