Licensure by Examination; Application  

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    DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

    Board of Pharmacy

    RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

    64B16-26.203Licensure by Examination; Application

    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. 42 No. 99, May 20, 2016 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 subsequent vote by the board  at the public meeting held June 8, 2016. The rule shall now read as follows:

    64B16-26.203 Pharmacist Licensure by Examination (U.S. Graduates); Application.

    Applicants who are at least eighteen (18) years of age and a recipient of a degree from a school or college of pharmacy accredited by an accrediting agency recognized and approved by the United States Department of Education may apply to take the licensure examination.

    (1) All applications for licensure by examination must be made on board approved form DOH-MQA 101, Pharmacist Examination Application for U.S. Graduates and Instructions, 07/16 (Rev 04/16 ), which is hereby incorporated by reference, and which can be obtained from http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-   , the Board of Pharmacy, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin #C04, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3254, or the Board's website at http://floridaspharmacy.gov/Applications/app-pharmacist-exam-us-pr-grad.pdf. The application must be accompanied with an examination fee and an initial license fee as set forth in Rules 64B16-26.1001 and 64B16-26.1002, F.A.C.

    (2) In addition to the requirements of subsection (1), the applicant must submit proof of cCompletion of an internship program provided by either an accredited school or college of pharmacy or a state board of pharmacy or jointly by both, provided that the program meets the requirements of Rule 64B16-26.2033 26.2032, F.A.C.

    (3) through (4) No change.

    Rulemaking Authority 456.013(1), 465.005 FS. Law Implemented 456.013(1), (7), 456.025(3), 465.007 FS. History–New 10-17-79, Formerly 21S-12.04, 21S-12.004, Amended 7-31-91, 10-14-91, Formerly 21S-26.203, 61F10-26.203, Amended 7-1-97, Formerly 59X-26.203, Amended 8-17-99, 10-15-01, 1-2-02, 1-12-03, 1-11-05, 2-18-08, 5-26-09, 5-11-10,                      .

     

    The following changes have been made to incorporated form DH-MQA 101, 07/16:

    Page 4, Item #2: the requirement regarding certified official court copies has been removed.

    Page 12: the requirement regarding certified official court copies has been removed.

    Page 12: the form has been corrected to refer to numbers 15-28 instead of 15-27.

    Page 12: the statutory citation above the applicant’s signature line has been corrected to reference 465.015(2)(a), F.S.

    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