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The Committee on Health Regulation (Fasano) recommended the

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following amendment:

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     Senate Amendment (with title amendment)

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     Delete line(s) 147-157

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and insert:

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     Section 4.  Effective January 1, 2010, subsection (5) of

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section 465.019, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

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     465.019  Institutional pharmacies; permits.

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     (5)  All institutional pharmacies shall be under the

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professional supervision of a consultant pharmacist, and the

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compounding and dispensing of medicinal drugs shall be done only

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by a licensed pharmacist. Every institutional pharmacy that

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employs or otherwise uses registered utilizes pharmacy

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technicians shall have a written policy and procedures manual

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specifying those duties, tasks, and functions which a registered

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pharmacy technician is allowed to perform.

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     Section 5.  Effective January 1, 2010, section 465.0196,

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Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

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     465.0196  Special pharmacy permits.--Any person desiring a

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permit to operate a special pharmacy shall apply to the

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department for a special pharmacy permit. If the board certifies

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that the application complies with the applicable laws and rules

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of the board governing the practice of the profession of

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pharmacy, the department shall issue the permit. A No permit may

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not shall be issued unless a licensed pharmacist is designated

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to undertake the professional supervision of the compounding and

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dispensing of all drugs dispensed by the pharmacy. The licensed

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pharmacist shall be responsible for maintaining all drug records

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and for providing for the security of the area in the facility

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in which the compounding, storing, and dispensing of medicinal

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drugs occurs. The permittee shall notify the department within

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10 days of any change of the licensed pharmacist responsible for

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such duties. Every permittee that employs or otherwise uses

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registered utilizes pharmacy technicians shall have a written

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policy and procedures manual specifying those duties, tasks, and

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functions that which a registered pharmacy technician is allowed

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to perform.

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     Section 6.  Effective January 1, 2010, subsection (1) of

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section 465.0197, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

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     465.0197  Internet pharmacy permits.-

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     (1)  Any person desiring a permit to operate an Internet

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pharmacy shall apply to the department for an Internet pharmacy

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permit. If the board certifies that the application complies

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with the applicable laws and rules of the board governing the

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practice of the profession of pharmacy, the department shall

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issue the permit. A No permit may not shall be issued unless a

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licensed pharmacist is designated as the prescription department

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manager for dispensing medicinal drugs to persons in this state.

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The licensed pharmacist shall be responsible for maintaining all

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drug records and for providing for the security of the area in

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the facility in which the compounding, storing, and dispensing

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of medicinal drugs to persons in this state occurs. The

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permittee shall notify the department within 30 days of any

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change of the licensed pharmacist responsible for such duties.

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Every permittee that employs or otherwise uses registered

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utilizes pharmacy technicians shall have a written policy and

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procedures manual specifying those duties, tasks, and functions

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that which a registered pharmacy technician is allowed to

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perform.

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(Renumber subsequent sections.)

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================ T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================

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And the title is amended as follows:

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     Delete line(s) 22-23

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and insert:

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amending ss. 465.019, 465.0196, 465.0197, F.S.; conforming

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references to changes made in the act; providing effective

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