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                                       HB 463, First Engrossed/ntc



  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 not more than 15 years prior to

26  application;

27         (c)1.  Has submitted evidence of the active licensed

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

29  the immediately preceding 5 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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                                       HB 463, First Engrossed/ntc



  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; or

  6         2.  Has completed an internship meeting the

  7  requirements of s. 465.007(1)(c) within the 2 years

  8  immediately preceding application;

  9         (d)  Has obtained a passing score on the pharmacy

10  jurisprudence portions of the licensure examination as

11  required by board rule; and

12         (e)  Has been a resident of this state for a period of

13  1 year.

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

15  shall impose conditions, limitations, or restrictions on a

16  license by endorsement if the applicant is on probation in

17  another jurisdiction for an act that would constitute a

18  violation of this chapter.

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

20  endorsement to any applicant who is under investigation in any

21  jurisdiction for an act or offense that would constitute a

22  violation of this chapter until such time as the investigation

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

24  apply.

25         (4)  The department shall not issue a license by

26  endorsement to any applicant whose license to practice

27  pharmacy has been suspended or revoked in another state or to

28  any applicant who is currently the subject of any disciplinary

29  proceeding in another state.

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

31  law.


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