HOUSE AMENDMENT

                                                Bill No. CS/HB 433

    Amendment No. 03 (for drafter's use only)

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11  The Committee on Governmental Rules & Regulations offered the

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14         Amendment (with title amendment) 

15         On page 3, between lines 5 and 6, of the bill

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18         Section 3.  Section 465.014, Florida Statutes, is

19  amended to read:

20         465.014  Pharmacy technician.--No person other than a

21  licensed pharmacist or pharmacy intern may engage in the

22  practice of the profession of pharmacy, except that a licensed

23  pharmacist may delegate to nonlicensed pharmacy technicians

24  those duties, tasks, and functions which do not fall within

25  the purview of s. 465.003(13).  All such delegated acts shall

26  be performed under the direct supervision of a licensed

27  pharmacist who shall be responsible for all such acts

28  performed by persons under his or her supervision.  A pharmacy

29  technician, under the supervision of a pharmacist, may

30  initiate or receive communications with a practitioner or his

31  or her agent, on behalf of a patient, regarding refill

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                                                   HOUSE AMENDMENT

                                                Bill No. CS/HB 433

    Amendment No. 03 (for drafter's use only)





 1  authorization requests.  No licensed pharmacist shall

 2  supervise more than one pharmacy technician unless otherwise

 3  permitted by the guidelines adopted by the board. Pharmacy

 4  technicians must complete a pharmacy technician certification

 5  course as approved by the board.  After initial certification,

 6  certified pharmacy technicians shall participate in not less

 7  than eight hours of continuing pharmacy technician education

 8  every two years. The board shall establish guidelines to be

 9  followed by licensees or permittees in determining the

10  circumstances under which a licensed pharmacist may supervise

11  more than one but not more than three pharmacy technicians.

12  After January 1, 2001, no pharmacy shall employ a pharmacy

13  technician who has not satisfactorily completed a pharmacy

14  technician certification course and received certification and

15  participated in continuing education courses as provided

16  herein.

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20  And the title is amended as follows:

21         On page 1, line 11,

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23  after the semicolon insert in lieu thereof:

24         amending s. 465.014, F.S.; providing for

25         certification and continuing education

26         requirements for pharmacy technician;

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