Registered Pharmacy Technician to Pharmacist Ratio, Pharmacy Technician - Delegable and Non-Delegable Tasks
RULE NOS.:RULE TITLES:
64B16-27.410Registered Pharmacy Technician to Pharmacist Ratio
64B16-27.420Pharmacy Technician - Delegable and Non-Delegable Tasks
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. 41 No. 51, March 16, 2015 issue 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 comments at the public hearing on the rule. The changes are as follows:
64B16-27.410 Registered Pharmacy Technician to Pharmacist Ratio.
(1) shall now read as follows:
(1) General Conditions. When the pharmacist delegates tasks to a registered pharmacy technician, such delegation must enhance the ability of the pharmacist to practice pharmacy to serve the patient population. A pharmacist shall not supervise more greater than one (1) registered pharmacy technician nor shall a pharmacy allow a supervision ratio of more than one (1) registered pharmacy technician to one (1) pharmacist (1:1), unless specifically authorized to do so pursuant to the provisions of this rule.
(2)(b) shall now read as follows:
(b) Establish and maintain documentation that is signed by the registered pharmacy technician acknowledging the technician has reviewed the Policy and Procedures Manual(s). Compliance with this paragraph must be achieved by April 7 1, 2015, or within ninety (90) days from the date the registered pharmacy technician is hired.
64B16-27.420 Pharmacy Technician - Delegable and Non-Delegable Tasks.
(1)(i) will be deleted in its entirety.
(1)(j) through (1)(l) will be renumbered as (1)(i) through (1)(k).
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE IS: Allison Dudley, Executive Director, Board of Pharmacy, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin #C04, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3254.
