Registered Pharmacy Technician to Pharmacist Ratio

 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

Board of Pharmacy

RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

64B16-27.410Registered Pharmacy Technician to Pharmacist Ratio

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. 49 No. 177, September 12, 2023 issue of the Florida Administrative Register.

The change is in response to written comments submitted by the staff of the Joint Administrative Procedures Committee. The Board voted at the duly-noticed public board meeting held August 22, 2024, in Maitland, Florida, to amend the rule. A previous Notice of Change published for the rule on June 6, 2024, in the Florida Administrative Register. The rule shall now read as follows:

 

64B16-27.410 Guidelines for Pharmacist Supervision of More than One Registered Pharmacy Technician.

(1) through (7) No change.

(8) The determination of the applicable appropriate pharmacist-technician supervision ratio shall be made by the Prescription Department Manager or Consultant Pharmacist of Record. No other person, permittee, or licensee shall interfere with the exercise of the Prescription Department Manager or Consultant Pharmacist of Record’s independent professional judgment in setting the pharmacist to technician ratio(s).

Rulemaking Authority 465.005, 465.014, 465.017, 465.022 FS. Law Implemented 465.014, 465.022 FS. History–New 2-14-77, Amended 3-31-81, Formerly 21S-4.02, Amended 8-31-87, Formerly 21S-4.002, Amended 9-9-92, Formerly 21S-27.410, 61F10-27.410, Amended 1-30-96, Formerly 59X-27.410, Amended 2-23-98, 10-15-01, 1-1-10, 1-7-15, 7-6-15, 5-8-18, 1-16-19,               .

 

THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE IS: Kelly Rogers, Executive Director, Board of Pharmacy, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin C04, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3254; or by email at [e-mail].