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  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; providing

  8         that "wholesale distribution" of prescription

  9         drugs does not include certain acts of

10         centralized prescription filling; requiring

11         maintenance of a policy and procedures manual,

12         subject to inspection by the Board of Pharmacy

13         or its agent upon request, and providing

14         requirements therefor; requiring the board to

15         adopt rules to implement the section; providing

16         an effective date.

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

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

21  465.003, Florida Statutes, to read:

22         465.003  Definitions.--As used in this chapter, the

23  term:

24         (16)  "Centralized prescription filling" means the

25  filling of a prescription by one pharmacy upon request by

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

27  includes the performance by one pharmacy for another pharmacy

28  of other pharmacy duties such as drug utilization review,

29  therapeutic drug utilization review, claims adjudication, and

30  the obtaining of refill authorizations.

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  1         Section 2.  Section 465.0265, Florida Statutes, is

  2  created to read:

  3         465.0265  Centralized prescription filling.--

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

  5  centralized prescription filling for another pharmacy,

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

  7  written contract specifying the services to be provided by

  8  each pharmacy, the responsibilities of each pharmacy, and the

  9  manner in which the pharmacies will comply with federal and

10  state laws, rules, and regulations.

11         (2)  Each pharmacy performing or contracting for the

12  performance of centralized prescription filling pursuant to

13  this section must maintain a policy and procedures manual,

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

15  request.  The policy and procedures manual shall include the

16  following information:

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

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

19         (b)  The procedure for maintaining appropriate records

20  to identify the pharmacist responsible for dispensing the

21  prescription and counseling the patient.

22         (c)  The procedure for tracking the prescription during

23  each stage of the filling and dispensing process.

24         (d)  The procedure for identifying on the prescription

25  label all pharmacies involved in filling and dispensing the

26  prescription.

27         (e)  The policy and procedure for providing adequate

28  security to protect the confidentiality and integrity of

29  patient information.

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

31  implementing and operating a quality assurance program


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  1  designed to objectively and systematically monitor, evaluate,

  2  and improve the quality and appropriateness of patient care.

  3         (3)  The filling, delivery, and return of a

  4  prescription by one pharmacy for another pursuant to this

  5  section shall not be construed as the filling of a transferred

  6  prescription as set forth in s. 465.026 or as a wholesale

  7  distribution as set forth in s. 499.012(1)(a).

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

  9  120.536(1) and 120.54 necessary to implement this section.

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

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