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SENATE AMENDMENT
Bill No. HB 463, 1st Eng.
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CHAMBER ACTION
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11 Senator Saunders moved the following amendment:
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13 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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17 Section 1. Section 465.0075, Florida Statutes, is
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19 465.0075 Licensure by endorsement; requirements;
20 fee.--
21 (1) The department shall issue a license by
22 endorsement to any applicant who, upon applying to the
23 department and remitting a nonrefundable fee not to exceed
24 $100 set by the board, the board certifies:
25 (a) Has met the qualifications for licensure in s.
26 465.007(1)(b)-(c);
27 (b) Has obtained a passing score, as established by
28 rule of the board, on the licensure examination of the
29 National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABPLEX) or a
30 similar national organization, provided the board certifies as
31 eligible for licensure by endorsement any applicant who took
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1 the required examination not more than 15 years prior to
2 application;
3 (c)1. Has submitted evidence of the active licensed
4 practice of pharmacy in another jurisdiction for at least 2 of
5 the immediately preceding 5 years or evidence of successful
6 completion of either board-approved postgraduate training or a
7 board-approved clinical competency examination within the year
8 preceding the filing of an application for licensure. For
9 purposes of this paragraph, "active licensed practice of
10 pharmacy" means that practice of pharmacy by pharmacists,
11 including those employed by any governmental entity in
12 community or public health, as defined by this chapter; or
13 2. Has completed an internship meeting the
14 requirements of s. 465.007(1)(c) within the two years
15 immediately preceding application; and
16 (d) Has obtained a passing score on the pharmacy
17 jurisprudence portions of the licensure examination as
18 required by board rule.
19 (2) Upon certification by the board, the department
20 shall impose conditions, limitations, or restrictions on a
21 license by endorsement if the applicant is on probation in
22 another jurisdiction for an act that would constitute a
23 violation of this chapter.
24 (3) The department shall not issue a license by
25 endorsement to any applicant who is under investigation in any
26 jurisdiction for an act or offense that would constitute a
27 violation of this chapter until such time as the investigation
28 is complete, at which time the provisions of s. 465.016 shall
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30 (4) The department shall not issue a license by
31 endorsement to any applicant whose license to practice
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1 pharmacy has been suspended or revoked in another state or to
2 any applicant who is currently the subject of any disciplinary
3 proceeding in another state.
4 Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a
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9 And the title is amended as follows:
10 Delete everything after the enacting clause
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13 A bill to be entitled
14 An act relating to pharmacy practice; creating
15 s. 465.0075, F.S.; authorizing licensure of
16 pharmacists by endorsement and providing
17 requirements therefor, including a fee;
18 providing an effective date.
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