| 1 | The Health & Families Council offered the following: |
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| 3 | Amendment (with title amendment) |
| 4 | On page 2, line 14, through page 3, line 19 |
| 5 | remove: all of said lines |
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| 7 | and insert: |
| 8 | 465.0266 Common database.--Nothing contained in this |
| 9 | chapter shall be construed to prohibit the dispensing by a |
| 10 | pharmacist licensed in this state or another state of a |
| 11 | prescription contained in a common database, and such dispensing |
| 12 | shall not constitute a transfer as defined in s. 465.026(1)?(6), |
| 13 | provided that the following conditions are met: |
| 14 | (1) All pharmacies involved in the transactions pursuant |
| 15 | to which the prescription is dispensed are under common |
| 16 | ownership and utilize a common database. |
| 17 | (2) All pharmacies involved in the transactions pursuant |
| 18 | to which the prescription is dispensed and all pharmacists |
| 19 | engaging in dispensing functions are properly licensed, |
| 20 | permitted, or registered in this state or another state. |
| 21 | (3) The common database maintains a record of all |
| 22 | pharmacists involved in the process of dispensing a |
| 23 | prescription. |
| 24 | (4) The owner of the common database maintains a policy |
| 25 | and procedures manual that governs its participating pharmacies, |
| 26 | pharmacists, and pharmacy employees and that is available to the |
| 27 | board or its agent upon request. The policy and procedures |
| 28 | manual shall include the following information: |
| 29 | (a) A best practices model detailing how each pharmacy and |
| 30 | each pharmacist accessing the common database will comply with |
| 31 | applicable federal and state laws, rules, and regulations. |
| 32 | (b) The procedure for maintaining appropriate records for |
| 33 | regulatory oversight for tracking a prescription during each |
| 34 | stage of the filling and dispensing process, identifying the |
| 35 | pharmacists involved in filling and dispensing the prescription |
| 36 | and counseling the patient, and responding to any requests for |
| 37 | information made by the board under s. 465.0156. |
| 38 | (c) The policy and procedure for providing adequate |
| 39 | security to protect the confidentiality and integrity of patient |
| 40 | information. |
| 41 | (d) A quality assurance program designed to objectively |
| 42 | and systematically monitor, evaluate, and improve the quality |
| 43 | and appropriateness of patient care through the use of the |
| 44 | common database. |
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| 46 | Any pharmacist dispensing a prescription has at all times the |
| 47 | right and obligation to exercise his or her independent |
| 48 | professional judgment. Notwithstanding other provisions in this |
| 49 | section, no pharmacist licensed in this state participating in |
| 50 | the dispensing of a prescription pursuant to this section shall |
| 51 | be responsible for the acts and omissions of another person |
| 52 | participating in the dispensing process provided such person is |
| 53 | not under the direct supervision and control of the pharmacist |
| 54 | licensed in this state. |
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| 58 | On page 1, line(s) 8-10, |
| 59 | remove: all of said lines |
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| 61 | and insert: |
| 62 | dispensing of a prescription contained in a common database |
| 63 | under specified conditions; providing requirements for a |
| 64 | policy and procedures manual that governs pharmacies, |
| 65 | pharmacists, and pharmacy employees participating in a |
| 66 | pharmacy common database; providing for the rights and |
| 67 | obligations of pharmacists dispensing prescriptions; |
| 68 | providing an effective |