Pharmacy Technician 2:1 or 3:1 Ratio

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Board of Pharmacy

RULE NO: RULE TITLE
64B16-27.420: Pharmacy Technician 2:1 or 3:1 Ratio

NOTICE OF CHANGE

Notice is hereby given that the following changes have been made to the proposed rule in accordance with subparagraph 120.54(3)(d)1., F.S., published in Vol. 35 No. 32, August 14, 2009 issue of the Florida Administrative Weekly.

The change is in response to written comments submitted by the staff of the Joint Administrative Procedures Committee. The changes are as follows:

1. Subsection (2) shall now read as follows:

(2) Registered pharmacy technicians shall not:

(a) through (g) shall remain as noticed.

2. Subsection (3) shall now read as follows:

(3) Nuclear pharmacy permits allow the registered pharmacy technician to receive diagnostic orders only. The pharmacist must receive therapy or blood product procedure orders.

3. Immediately following the final text: PROPOSED EFFECTIVE DATE: JANUARY 1, 2010.

THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE IS: Rebecca Poston, Executive Director, Board of Pharmacy, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin #C04, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3254