Robert Burns, M.D., M.P.H.; The Petitioner seeks a declaratory statement regarding the legality of a pharmacist refusing to fill, or “boycotting” a physician’s prescription. The Department’s Order, filed on January 15, 2016, declined to issue a ...

 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

Division of Medical Quality Assurance

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Department of Health, Division of Medical Quality Assurance has declined to rule on the petition for declaratory statement filed by Robert Burns, M.D., M.P.H. on September 17, 2015. The following is a summary of the agency’s declination of the petition:

The Petitioner seeks a declaratory statement regarding the legality of a pharmacist refusing to fill, or “boycotting” a physician’s prescription. The Department’s Order, filed on January 15, 2016, declined to issue a declaratory statement in this matter because the proper interpretation and application of the actions of pharmacists is within the purview of the Board of Pharmacy.

A copy of the Order Declining of the Petition for Declaratory Statement may be obtained by contacting: Shannon Revels, Agency Clerk, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin #A-02, Tallahassee, FL 32399, by facsimile at [phone], or email at [e-mail].