SENATE AMENDMENT

    Bill No. HB 2151, 1st Eng.

    Amendment No. ___

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11  Senator Saunders moved the following amendment:

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13         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 

14         On page 4, between lines 26 and 27,

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17         Section 2.  Section 465.0075, Florida Statutes, is

18  created to read:

19         465.0075  Licensure by endorsement; requirements;

20  fee.--

21         (1)  The department shall issue a license by

22  endorsement to any applicant who applies to the department and

23  remits a nonrefundable fee of not more than $100, as set by

24  the board, and whom 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 nationally recognized examination, if the board

31  certifies that the applicant has taken the required

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                                                  SENATE AMENDMENT

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  1  examination not more than 15 years prior to application;

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

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

  4  the immediately preceding 5 years or evidence of successful

  5  completion of board-approved postgraduate training or a

  6  board-approved clinical competency examination within the year

  7  immediately preceding application for licensure. For purposes

  8  of this paragraph, "active licensed practice of pharmacy"

  9  means the practice of pharmacy by pharmacists, including those

10  employed by any governmental entity in community or public

11  health, as defined by this chapter; or

12         2.  Has completed an internship meeting the

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

14  immediately preceding application; and

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

16  jurisprudence portions of the licensure examination, as

17  required by board rule.

18         (2)  An applicant licensed in another state for a

19  period in excess of 2 years from the date of application for

20  licensure in this state shall submit a total of at least 30

21  hours of board-approved continuing education for the 2

22  calendar years immediately preceding application.

23         (3)  The department may not issue a license by

24  endorsement to any applicant who is under investigation in any

25  jurisdiction for an act or offense that would constitute a

26  violation of this chapter until the investigation is complete,

27  at which time the provisions of s. 465.016 apply.

28         (4)  The department may not issue a license by

29  endorsement to any applicant whose license to practice

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

31  any applicant who is currently the subject of any disciplinary

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  1  proceeding in another state.

  2         Section 3.  Paragraph (e) is added to subsection (1) of

  3  section 465.023, Florida Statutes, to read:

  4         465.023  Pharmacy permittee; disciplinary action.--

  5         (1)  The department or the board may revoke or suspend

  6  the permit of any pharmacy permittee, and may fine, place on

  7  probation, or otherwise discipline any pharmacy permittee who

  8  has:

  9         (e)  Interfered with or attempted to interfere with the

10  professional judgment of a pharmacist in the practice of the

11  profession of pharmacy.

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13  (Redesignate subsequent sections.)

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17  And the title is amended as follows:

18         On page 1, lines 1 and 2, delete those lines

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20  and insert:

21         An act relating to health care; creating s.

22         465.0075, F.S.; authorizing licensure of

23         pharmacists by endorsement and providing

24         requirements therefor, including a fee;

25         amending s. 465.023, F.S.; providing for

26         disciplinary actions against pharmacy

27         permittees for interfering with or attempting

28         to interfere with the professional judgment of

29         a pharmacist in the practice of the profession

30         of pharmacy; amending s. 409.912, F.S.,

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