of the issuance of an Order regarding the Petition for Waiver or Variance, which was filed on May 29, 2018, by Florida Vocational Institute. The Notice of Petition for Waiver or Variance was published in Volume 44, Number 105, of the May 30, 2018, ...

 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

Board of Pharmacy

RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

64B16-26.351Standards for Approval of Registered Pharmacy Technician Training Programs

The Board of Pharmacy hereby gives notice:

of the issuance of an Order regarding the Petition for Waiver or Variance, which was filed on May 29, 2018, by Florida Vocational Institute. The Notice of Petition for Waiver or Variance was published in Volume 44, Number 105, of the May 30, 2018, Florida Administrative Register. The Petitioner was seeking a waiver or variance of paragraph 64B16-26.351(1)(e), Florida Administrative Code, entitled, “Standards for Approval of Registered Pharmacy Technician Training Programs,” which states that pharmacy technician training programs must be approved for accreditation on or before April 1, 2017, by the Florida Commission for Independent Education (CIE). Petitioner is also seeking a variance or waiver of the requirement of paragraph 64B16-26.351(1)(f), Florida Administrative Code, which states that pharmacy technician training programs must be approved for accreditation on or before April 1, 2017, by the Council on Occupational Education (COE).

The Board considered the instant Petition at a duly-noticed public meeting held June 12, 2018, in Howey-in-the-Hills, Florida. The Board’s Order, filed on July 5, 2018, denied the petition finding that Petitioner had failed to establish that the purpose of the underlying statute would be met by granting a variance or waiver from paragraph 64B16-26.351(1)(e), Florida Administrative Code. The Board further finds that Petitioner failed to establish that applying the requirements of the aforementioned rule to its circumstances would violate principles of fairness and impose substantial hardship.

A copy of the Order or additional information may be obtained by contacting:

C. Erica White, Executive Director, Board of Pharmacy, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin #C04, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3254.