The Board proposes the rule amendment in order to clarify requirements and to incorporate a form by reference.

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Board of Pharmacy

RULE NO: RULE TITLE
64B16-26.2032: Licensure by Examination; Internship Requirements
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The Board proposes the rule amendment in order to clarify requirements and to incorporate a form by reference.
SUMMARY: Requirements will be clarified and a form will be incorporated in the rule.
SUMMARY OF STATEMENT OF ESTIMATED REGULATORY COSTS: No Statement of Estimated Regulatory Cost was prepared. The Board determined the proposed rule will not have an impact on small business.
Any person who wishes to provide information regarding a statement of estimated regulatory costs, or provide a proposal for a lower cost regulatory alternative must do so in writing within 21 days of this notice.
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 465.005 FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 465.003(12), 465.007, 465.0075 FS.
IF REQUESTED WITHIN 21 DAYS OF THE DATE OF THIS NOTICE, A HEARING WILL BE SCHEDULED AND ANNOUNCED IN FAW.
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE IS: Rebecca R. Poston, Executive Director, Board of Pharmacy, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin #C04, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3254

THE FULL TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE IS:

64B16-26.2032 Pharmacy Intern Registration Licensure by Examination; Internship Requirements (U.S. Pharmacy Students/Graduates).

A U.S. pharmacy student or graduate is required to be registered with the Department of Health as an intern before being employed as an intern in a pharmacy in Florida.

(1) All applications for registration must be made on form DH-MQA 104, Pharmacy Intern Application for U.S. Pharmacy Students/Graduates and Instructions, (Rev 09/09), which is hereby incorporated by reference. Contact the Board of Pharmacy, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin #C04, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3254, or [phone] to request an application or download the application from the board’s website at http://www.doh.state.fl.us/mqa/pharmacy.

(2) An applicant for a pharmacy intern registration must submit proof of:

(a) Enrollment in an intern program at an accredited college or school of pharmacy; or

(b) Graduation from an accredited college or school of pharmacy.

(3) Upon the receipt of proof satisfactory to the Board that the intern applicant meets the requirement of either paragraph (2)(a) or (2)(b), unless there exists good cause for the Board’s refusal to certify an applicant as set forth in Section 365.013, F.S., the Board shall certify the applicant to the Department for registration as an intern.

(4) No intern shall perform any acts relating to the filing, compounding, or dispensing of medicinal drugs unless it is done under the direct and immediate personal supervision of a person actively licensed to practice pharmacy in this state.

(5)(1) No change.

(6)(2) An internship program at an accredited college or school of pharmacy shall assure that community or institutional pharmacies utilized for the obtaining of internship experience meet the following minimum requirements:

(a) through (e) No change.

(7)(3) The program shall assure that all preceptors meet the following requirements:

(a) through (e) No change.

(8)(4) In the event a program meets all the requirements set forth in subsection (2) of this rule, except for prior approval by the Florida Board of Pharmacy, any applicant submitting it for the purpose of qualifying for licensure by examination must show in addition to successful completion of the internship:

(a) through (c) No change.

(5) through (11) renumbered (9) through (15) No change.

Rulemaking Specific Authority 465.005 FS. Law Implemented 465.003(12), 465.007, 465.0075 FS. History–New 4-1-07, Amended________.

NAME OF PERSON ORIGINATING PROPOSED RULE: Board of Pharmacy
NAME OF AGENCY HEAD WHO APPROVED THE PROPOSED RULE: Board of Pharmacy
DATE PROPOSED RULE APPROVED BY AGENCY HEAD: August 12, 2009
DATE NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT PUBLISHED IN FAW: July 17, 2009