Continuing Education Credits; Renewal  

  • Notice of Change/Withdrawal

     

    DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
    Board of Pharmacy

    RULE NO.: RULE TITLE:
    64B16-26.103: Continuing Education Credits; Renewal

    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., FS., published in Vol. 37, No. 47, November 23, 2011 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)(h) shall read as follows:

    (h) Continuing education may consist of post-graduate studies, institutes, seminars, lectures, conferences, workshops, correspondence courses, or other educational opportunities which advance the practice of the profession of pharmacy if approved by the Board. A course shall be approved prior to completion and will be evaluated by the Tripartite Committee using the standards found in Rule 64B16-26.601, F.A.C. Individuals must submit requests for course approval at least 45 days in advance of the program or course by completeing the approved application form DOH/MQA/PH 112, (Rev. 6/12), entitled Individual Requests for Continuing Education Credit, which is incorporated by reference, and which can be obtained from the Board of Pharmacy, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin #C04, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3254, or from the website located at http://www.doh.state.fl.us/mqa/pharmacy. Individuals seeking course approval must attach to the application a detailed program outline, overview or syllabus which describes the educational content, objectives and faculty qualifications.

    THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE IS: Mark Whitten, Executive Director, Board of Pharmacy, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin #C04, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3254