House Bill 0463

    Florida House of Representatives - 1999                 HB 463

        By Representative Morroni






  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to pharmacy practice; creating

  3         s. 465.0075, F.S.; authorizing licensure of

  4         pharmacists by endorsement and providing

  5         requirements therefor, including a fee;

  6         providing an effective date.

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  8  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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10         Section 1.  Section 465.0075, Florida Statutes, is

11  created to read:

12         465.0075  Licensure by endorsement; requirements;

13  fee.--

14         (1)  The department shall issue a license by

15  endorsement to any applicant who, upon applying to the

16  department and remitting a nonrefundable fee not to exceed

17  $100 set by the board, the board certifies:

18         (a)  Has met the qualifications for licensure in s.

19  465.007(1)(b)-(c);

20         (b)  Has obtained a passing score, as established by

21  rule of the board, on the licensure examination of the

22  National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABPLEX) or a

23  similar national organization, provided the board certifies as

24  eligible for licensure by endorsement any applicant who took

25  the required examination more than 15 years prior to

26  application; and

27         (c)  Has submitted evidence of the active licensed

28  practice of pharmacy in another jurisdiction for at least 2 of

29  the immediately preceding 7 years or evidence of successful

30  completion of either board-approved postgraduate training or a

31  board-approved clinical competency examination within the year

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    Florida House of Representatives - 1999                 HB 463

    536-159-99






  1  preceding the filing of an application for licensure. For

  2  purposes of this paragraph, "active licensed practice of

  3  pharmacy" means that practice of pharmacy by pharmacists,

  4  including those employed by any governmental entity in

  5  community or public health, as defined by this chapter, and

  6  those on the active teaching faculty of an accredited pharmacy

  7  school.

  8         (2)  Upon certification by the board, the department

  9  shall impose conditions, limitations, or restrictions on a

10  license by endorsement if the applicant is on probation in

11  another jurisdiction for an act that would constitute a

12  violation of this chapter.

13         (3)  The department shall not issue a license by

14  endorsement to any applicant who is under investigation in any

15  jurisdiction for an act or offense that would constitute a

16  violation of this chapter until such time as the investigation

17  is complete, at which time the provisions of s. 465.016 shall

18  apply.

19         Section 2.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a

20  law.

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23                          HOUSE SUMMARY

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      Authorizes licensure of pharmacists by endorsement and
25    provides requirements therefor, including a fee. See bill
      for details.
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