Location of Legend Drugs

 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Board of Pharmacy

RULE NO: RULE TITLE
64B16-28.120: Location of Legend Drugs

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. 31, No. 13, April 1, 2005 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. Subsections (2)(a) and (b) shall now read as follows:

(2) All medicinal drugs or drug preparations as defined in Section 465.003(8), F.S., within Class I Institutional permittes as defined in Section 465.019(2)(a), F.S. shall:

(a) Be administered from individual prescription containers to the individual patient; and

(b) Be prohibited within the confines of Class I Institutional pharmacies unless obtained upon a proper prescription and properly labeled in accordance with chapter 499, F.S., and the rules and regulations contained in Chapter 59A-4, F.A.C., incorporated by reference and effective 8/1/06, pertaining to the licensure of nursing homes and related facilities.

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