HOUSE AMENDMENT

    dhs-21                                      Bill No. CS/HB 433

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

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11  Representative(s) Bitner, Gay, Reddick, and Minton offered the

12  following:

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14         Amendment to Amendment (273057) 

15         On page 1, line 19, through page 3, line 1,

16  remove from the amendment:  all of said lines

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18  and insert in lieu thereof:

19         465.0075  Temporary certificate for practice in areas

20  of critical need.--

21         (1)  Any pharmacist who is actively licensed to

22  practice in any other state may be issued a temporary

23  certificate to practice the profession of pharmacy in counties

24  where there is a critical need for pharmacists, provided such

25  pharmacist:

26         (a)  Has actively practiced the profession of pharmacy

27  for at least 2 years immediately preceding application under

28  this section.

29         (b)  Possesses a currently valid license.

30         (c)  Has passed the jurisprudence portion of the

31  Florida license examination.

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  1         (d)  Has passed the NAPLEX examination within 15 years

  2  of the date of application under this section.

  3         (e)  Pays a biannual application fee of $100.

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  5  A certificate may be issued to a pharmacist who will be

  6  employed by a county health department, correctional facility,

  7  community health center funded by s. 329, s. 330, or s. 340 of

  8  the United States Public Health Services Act, or any pharmacy

  9  that is permitted under this chapter.

10         (2)  Beginning October 1, 2000, and at least annually

11  thereafter, the board shall, at a meeting scheduled and

12  noticed for such purpose, determine each county of critical

13  need utilizing the criteria set forth in 42 C.F.R. 5, Appendix

14  F, and the pharmacist so certified may practice in any such

15  county for a time to be determined by the board, but not

16  longer than 24 months without such pharmacist being

17  recertified by the board. Such areas shall include, but not be

18  limited to, health professional shortage areas designated by

19  the United States Department of Health and Human Services.

20  Substantially affected persons wishing to challenge such

21  designations must file a petition for formal administrative

22  hearing within 21 days of the board's designation.

23         (3)  A recipient of a temporary certificate for

24  practice in counties of critical need may use the license to

25  work for any pharmacy located in any county of critical need.

26         (4)  The recipient of a temporary certificate for

27  practice in counties of critical need shall, within 30 days

28  after accepting employment, notify the board of all approved

29  institutions in which the licensee practices.

30         (5)  The recipient of a temporary certificate shall

31  comply with the continuing education requirements of this

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  1  chapter which accrue during the period of time such recipient

  2  is licensed under this section.

  3         (6)  The board may administer an abbreviated oral

  4  examination to determine the pharmacist's competency, but no

  5  written regular examination is required.

  6         (7)  Any certificate issued under this section shall be

  7  valid only so long as the licensee practices in a county of

  8  critical need and the county remains a county of critical

  9  need. The Board of Pharmacy must review the level of pharmacy

10  services within each county of critical need not less than

11  annually to ascertain that the minimum requirements of this

12  chapter and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder

13  are being complied with. If it is determined that such minimum

14  requirements are not being met, the board shall forthwith

15  revoke such certificate.

16         (8)  The board shall not issue a temporary certificate

17  for practice in an area of critical need to any pharmacist who

18  is under investigation in another state for an act which would

19  constitute a violation of this chapter or whose license to

20  practice pharmacy has been suspended or revoked in another

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