64B16-26.6012: Guidelines for Board Ordered Disciplinary Continuing Education Courses
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The Board proposes the rule promulgation to provide guidelines for Board ordered disciplinary continuing education courses.
SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Guidelines for Board Ordered Disciplinary Continuing Education Courses.
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 465.005, 465.016(4), 456.072(2) FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 456.016(4), 456.072(2) FS.
IF REQUESTED IN WRITING AND NOT DEEMED UNNECESSARY BY THE AGENCY HEAD, A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE NOTICED IN THE NEXT AVAILABLE FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE WEEKLY.
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Rebecca Poston, Executive Director, Board of Pharmacy/MQA, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin #C04, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3254
THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS:
64B16-26.6012 Guidelines for Board Ordered Disciplinary Continuing Education Courses.
Any continuing education course being taken as part of a disciplinary order, unless otherwise ordered by the Board, may be conducted by any method, including live, correspondence, or distant education.
(1) Laws and Rules courses shall be at least twelve (12) hours in length. The program shall include review and analysis of the laws regulating the profession of pharmacy in the State of Florida with discussion of recent changes to Florida statutes and Board of Pharmacy rules. The remainder of the continuing education program shall be derived from the following areas:
(a) Federal laws related to:
1. Handling, management, and dispensing of controlled substances;
2. Protected patient information; and
3. Medicare.
(b) Chapters 456, 499 and 893, Florida Statutes;
(c) Florida Medicaid program;
(d) Nursing home and Assisted Living Facility regulations;
(e) Prescriber laws and regulations;
(f) Pharmacist ethics;
(g) The Joint Commission (TJC) standards;
(h) Food and Drug Administration policies and procedures;
(i) Implementation of disaster and emergency preparedness plans by Florida pharmacists and pharmacy services providers;
(j) Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) guidelines and requirements for pharmacy employers.
(2) Quality Related Event (QRE) courses shall be at least eight (8) hours in length.
(a) Course material shall include:
1. Pharmacy error detection;
2. Pharmacy error prevention; and
3. Case studies of pharmacists who have made dosing calculation, checking/interpreting prescriptions, or dispensing errors.
(b) Course material shall include the following specific subject areas:
1. Common error types and causes;
2. Root cause analysis;
3. Process mapping and management;
4. System analysis;
5. Failure mode and effects analysis;
6. Human factors, cognitive and personality impacts;
7. Practice management and effective delegation tools;
8. Stress management;
9. Effective communication;
10. Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) rules;
11. CQI implementation tools;
12. Individual self assessment, planning, and goal setting. The individual self assessment shall include a requirement that the pharmacist prepare a written report, in essay form, summarizing the impact of the course, what the pharmacist learned, and the changes that the pharmacist will implement in practice as a result of the course.
Specific Authority 465.005, 465.016(4), 456.072(2) FS. Law Implemented 465.016(4), 456.072(2) FS. HistoryNew________.
