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    Florida House of Representatives - 2002                 HB 413

        By Representative Farkas






  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to pharmacy; amending s.

  3         465.003, F.S.; defining the term "centralized

  4         prescription filling"; creating s. 465.0265,

  5         F.S.; authorizing centralized prescription

  6         filling by one pharmacy for another pharmacy

  7         and providing requirements therefor; requiring

  8         maintenance of a policy and procedures manual,

  9         subject to inspection by the Board of Pharmacy

10         or its agent upon request, and providing

11         requirements therefor; requiring the board to

12         adopt rules to implement the section; providing

13         an effective date.

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

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17         Section 1.  Subsection (16) is added to section

18  465.003, Florida Statutes, to read:

19         465.003  Definitions.--As used in this chapter, the

20  term:

21         (16)  "Centralized prescription filling" means the

22  filling of a prescription by one pharmacy upon request by

23  another pharmacy to fill or refill the prescription.  The term

24  includes the performance by one pharmacy for another pharmacy

25  of other pharmacy duties such as drug utilization review,

26  therapeutic drug utilization review, claims adjudication, and

27  the obtaining of refill authorizations.

28         Section 2.  Section 465.0265, Florida Statutes, is

29  created to read:

30         465.0265  Centralized prescription filling.--

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  1         (1)  A pharmacy licensed under this chapter may perform

  2  centralized prescription filling for another pharmacy,

  3  provided that the pharmacies have the same owner or have a

  4  written contract specifying the services to be provided by

  5  each pharmacy, the responsibilities of each pharmacy, and the

  6  manner in which the pharmacies will comply with federal and

  7  state laws, rules, and regulations.

  8         (2)  Each pharmacy performing or contracting for the

  9  performance of centralized prescription filling pursuant to

10  this section must maintain a policy and procedures manual,

11  which shall be made available to the board or its agent upon

12  request.  The policy and procedures manual shall include the

13  following information:

14         (a)  A description of how each pharmacy will comply

15  with federal and state laws, rules, and regulations.

16         (b)  The procedure for maintaining appropriate records

17  to identify the pharmacist responsible for dispensing the

18  prescription and counseling the patient.

19         (c)  The procedure for tracking the prescription during

20  each stage of the filling and dispensing process.

21         (d)  The procedure for identifying on the prescription

22  label all pharmacies involved in filling and dispensing the

23  prescription.

24         (e)  The policy and procedure for providing adequate

25  security to protect the confidentiality and integrity of

26  patient information.

27         (f)  The procedure to be used by the pharmacy in

28  implementing and operating a quality assurance program

29  designed to objectively and systematically monitor, evaluate,

30  and improve the quality and appropriateness of patient care.

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  1         (3)  The filling of a prescription by one pharmacy for

  2  another pharmacy pursuant to this section shall not be

  3  construed as the filling of a transferred prescription as set

  4  forth in s. 465.026.

  5         (4)  The board shall adopt rules pursuant to ss.

  6  120.536(1) and 120.54 necessary to implement this section.

  7         Section 3.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2002.

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      Defines the term "centralized prescription filling."
12    Authorizes centralized prescription filling by one
      pharmacy for another pharmacy and provides requirements
13    therefor.  Requires maintenance of a policy and
      procedures manual, subject to inspection by the Board of
14    Pharmacy or its agent upon request, and provides
      requirements therefor.  Requires the board to adopt rules
15    to implement the section.  See bill for details.

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