Licensure by Examination; Foreign Pharmacy Graduates

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Board of Pharmacy

RULE NO: RULE TITLE
64B16-26.2031: Licensure by Examination; Foreign Pharmacy Graduates

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. 34 No. 36, September 5, 2008 issue of the Florida Administrative Weekly.

The change is to reference the correct form number. The purpose of the Third Notice of Change is to make updated changes to subsections (1) and (5). All other changes made in the rule in the Notice of Change published on December 24, 2008 in Vol. 34, No. 52, of the F.A.W. are still valid. The change is in response to written comments submitted by the staff of the Joint Administrative Procedures Committee. The updated changes are as follows:

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

(1) Submit an application for licensure by examination on form DOH-MQA PH103 (Rev. 02/09), Foreign Graduate Pharmacist Examination Application and Instructions, which is hereby incorporated by reference, and which can be obtained from the Board of Pharmacy, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin #C04, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3254, and must be accompanied with a non-refundable examination fee and an initial license fee set forth in Rules 64B16-26.1001 and 64B16-26.1002, F.A.C.

2. Subsection (5) shall now read as follows:

(5) Complete 2080 hours of supervised work activity, of which a minimum of 500 hours must be completed within the State of Florida. Such experience must be equivalent to that required in the internship program as set forth in Rule 64B16-26.2032, F.A.C. The work experience program including both the preceptor and the permittee must be approved by the Board of Pharmacy. The work experience  shall be documented on form DOH-MQA PH1153 (Rev. 03/09), Foreign Graduate Intern Work Activity Manual, which is hereby incorporated by reference, and which can be obtained from the Board of Pharmacy, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin #C04, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3254. Further, no program of supervised work activity shall be approved for any applicant until said applicant has obtained the specified passing scores on the TOEFL or the TOEFL ibt.

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