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A bill to be entitled

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An act relating to the practice of pharmacy; amending s.

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465.0075, F.S.; revising provisions governing licensure by

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endorsement; providing an effective date.

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

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     Section 1.  Subsection (1) of section 465.0075, Florida

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Statutes, is amended to read:

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     465.0075  Licensure by endorsement; requirements; fee.--

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     (1)  The department shall issue a license by endorsement to

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any applicant who applies to the department and remits a

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nonrefundable fee of not more than $100, as set by the board, and

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whom the board certifies:

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     (a)  Has met the qualifications for licensure in s.

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465.007(1)(b) and (c);

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     (b)  Has obtained a passing score, as established by rule of

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the board, on the licensure examination of the National

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Association of Boards of Pharmacy or a similar nationally

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recognized examination, if the board certifies that the applicant

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has taken the required examination not more than 12 years prior

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to application;

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     (c)1.  Has submitted evidence of the active licensed

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practice of pharmacy, including practice in community or public

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health by persons employed by a governmental entity, in another

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jurisdiction for at least 2 of the immediately preceding 5 years

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or evidence of successful completion of board-approved

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postgraduate training or a board-approved clinical competency

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examination within the year immediately preceding application for

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licensure; or

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     2.  Has completed an internship meeting the requirements of

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s. 465.007(1)(c) within the 2 years immediately preceding

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application; and

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     (d)  Has obtained a passing score on the pharmacy

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jurisprudence portions of the licensure examination, as required

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by board rule.

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     Section 2.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a law.