Licensure by Examination; Internship Requirements

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Board of Pharmacy

RULE NO: RULE TITLE
64B16-26.2032: Licensure by Examination; Internship Requirements

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. 49, December 11, 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) An applicant for pharmacy intern registration must submit proof of:

(a) Enrollment in an intern program at a college or school of pharmacy accredited by the Accreditation Council of Pharmaceutical Education (ACPE); or

(b) Graduation from a college or school of pharmacy accredited by the ACPE.

2. Subsection (6) shall now read as follows:

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

3. Subsection (6)(a) through (e), will remain as noticed with no change.

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