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64B16-26.351Standards for Approval of Registered Pharmacy Technician Training Programs
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. 42 No. 199, October 12, 2016 issue of the Florida Administrative Register.
A previous Notice of Change published on January 9, 2017 in Vol. 43, No. 05, of the Florida Administrative Register. The change is in response to written comments submitted by the staff of the Joint Administrative Procedures Committee and discussion and subsequent vote by the board at the public meeting held April 4, 2017. The rule shall now read as follows:
64B16-26.351 Standards for Approval of Registered Pharmacy Technician Training Programs.
Pursuant to section 465.014, F.S., in order to be registered as a pharmacy technician in Florida, an applicant must have completed a pharmacy technician training program approved by the Board. The standards for approval of a registered pharmacy technician training program are as follows.
(1) Preapproved pharmacy technician training programs. The standard for approval of Registered Pharmacy Technician Training programs provided or offered by accredited institutions or entities is whether the program or institution is accredited by one of the following organizations:
(a) Pharmacy technician training programs accredited on or before April 1, 2017, by the Pharmacy Technician Accreditation Commission (PTAC);
(b) Pharmacy technician training programs accredited on or before April 1, 2017, by the Accreditation Council on Pharmacy Education (ACPE):
(c) Pharmacy technician training programs accredited on or before April 1, 2017, by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP);
(d) Pharmacy technician training programs at institutions accredited on or before April 1, 2017, by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS);
(e) Pharmacy technician training programs approved on or before April 1, 2017, by the Florida Commission for Independent Education (CIE);
(f) Pharmacy technician training programs at institutions accredited on or before April 1, 2017, by the Council on Occupational Education (COE).
(g) Pharmacy technician training programs at institutions accredited on or before April 1, 2017, by the Middle States Commission on Secondary Schools.
(h) Pharmacy technician training programs at institutions accredited on or before April 1, 2017, by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Commission on Technical and Career Institutions.
(i) Pharmacy technician training programs at institutions accredited on or before April 1, 2017, by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges.
(j) Pharmacy technician training programs at institutions accredited on or before April 1, 2017, by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities.
(k) Pharmacy technician training programs at institutions accredited on or before April 1, 2017, by the Distance Education Accrediting Commission.
(l) Pharmacy technician training programs at institutions accredited on or before April 1, 2017, by the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools.
(m)(l) Pharmacy technician training programs at institutions accredited on or before April 1, 2017, by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges.
(2) The standard for approval of pharmacy technician training programs provided by a branch of the federal armed services shall be whether the curriculum of such course was developed on or before April 1, 2017 January 1, 2001.
(3) The standard for approval of all other programs offered or accredited by an entity not listed in subsections (1) or (2) and which are not employer based programs, is whether the program:
(a) through (b) No change.
(c) Applies directly to the Board of Pharmacy on approved form DH-MQA 1239 Application for Registered Pharmacy Technician Training Programs,” 04/17 08/16, which is hereby incorporated by reference. Applications may be obtained from https://www.flrules.org/gateway/reference.asp?NO=Ref -00717 or the Board of Pharmacy at 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin #C04, Tallahassee, FL 32399-3254, or (850)488-0595 or the board’s website at http://floridaspharmacy.gov/Applications/app-reg-pharm-tech-prog.pdf All applications must include the following information:
1. through 3. No change.
(d) through (e) No change.
(4) No change.
Rulemaking Authority 465.005, 465.014(4), (7), FS. Law Implemented 465.014(2), (4) FS. History–New 6-23-10, Amended 11-17-11, .
The following changes have been made to incorporated form DH-MQA 1239:
The revision date of the form has been changed to 04/17.
On page 1, 1.through 14., the phrase “on or before April 1, 2017,” has been added.
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE IS: C. Erica White, Executive Director, Board of Pharmacy, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin #C04, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3254.
