Application for Pharmacist Licensure by Endorsement (Foreign Pharmacy Graduates)

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Board of Pharmacy

Rule No.: RULE TITLE
64B16-26.205: Application for Pharmacist Licensure by Endorsement (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. 35 No. 39, October 2, 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 (1) shall now read as follows:

(1) All applications for licensure by endorsement must be made on form DH-MQA 1196, effective June 2010, Pharmacist Licensure by Endorsement Application and Instructions (Foreign Graduates), which is incorporated by reference, and shall be accompanied with a non-refundable endorsement application fee and initial licensure fee as set forth in Rules 64B16-26.1001 and 64B16.1002, F.A.C. Contact the Board of Pharmacy at 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin #C04, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3254 or [phone] to request a form or download the form from the Board’s website at http://www.doh.state.fl.us/mqa/pharmacy.

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

(2) The applicant must submit proof that one of the following requirements has been met:

(a) Two years of active practice, as defined in Section 465.0075(1)(c), F.S., within the immediately preceding five (5) years. To prove that the applicant has two years of active practice, the applicant must submit Form DH-MQA 1196, Item 4, Licensure Verification Form to the licensing authority of the state of licensure. It is the applicant’s responsibility to ensure that the licensing authority completes the form and returns it to the Board. If the applicant meets the requirements of this paragraph, proof of completion of 30 hours of Florida Board of Pharmacy approved continuing education obtained in the two calendar years immediately preceding application, must also be submitted. Adequate proof consists of a letter from the provider or a certificate of completion, which contains the course title, course number and the number of hours completed.

(b) Passing of board-approved postgraduate training, by providing the Board with a transcript directly from the school of instruction.

(c) Passing of a board-approved clinical competency examination within the year immediately preceding application for licensure.

(d) Successful completion of an internship meeting the requirements of Rule 64B16-26.2033, F.A.C. within the immediately preceding two (2) years. To prove that the applicant has successfully completed the internship, the applicant must submit Form DH-MQA 1196, Item 3, Internship Work Experience Form (Form B). The applicant’s supervising pharmacist must sign this form.

3. Rule 456.033, F.S., will be removed from the Rulemaking Authority.

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