The Florida Senate

CS/HB 493: Pharmacy

GENERAL BILL by Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee ; Roach ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Amesty ; Bell ; Lopez, V.

Pharmacy; Authorizes registered pharmacy technicians to dispense medicinal drugs under certain circumstances; defines terms “supervising pharmacist” & “supervising pharmacy”; provides requirements for remote-site pharmacies; exempts registered pharmacists serving as prescription department managers for remote-site pharmacies from certain practice limitations.

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• Bill History

  Date	Chamber	Action
  11/16/2023	House	• Filed
  11/30/2023	House	• Referred to Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee • Referred to Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee • Referred to Health & Human Services Committee • Now in Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee
  1/9/2024	House	• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  1/22/2024	House	• Added to Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee agenda
  1/30/2024	House	• Added to Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee agenda
  2/1/2024	House	• Favorable with CS by Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee
  2/2/2024	House	• Reported out of Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) • CS Filed
  2/5/2024	House	• Referred to Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee • Referred to Health & Human Services Committee • Now in Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
  3/8/2024	House	• Died in Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee

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• CS/HB 493, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/2/2024 at 3:14 PM

  Bill Text:	PDF

  Analyses:	None

  Related Bills (1)

  Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
  S 444	Pharmacy	Collins	Similar	Last Action: 3/8/2024 S Died in Health Policy

  Citations - Statutes (4)

  Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
  465.003	Definitions.	Page 2 (pdf)
  465.014	Pharmacy technician.	Page 4 (pdf)
  465.0198		Page 6 (pdf)
  465.022	Pharmacies; general requirements; fees.	Page 9 (pdf)

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• HB 493, Original Filed Version Posted 11/16/2023 at 9:17 AM

  Bill Text:	PDF

  Analyses:	Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 2/2/2024 (pdf)

  Related Bills (1)

  Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
  S 444	Pharmacy	Collins	Identical	Last Action: 3/8/2024 S Died in Health Policy

  Committee Amendments (1)

  Amendment	Sponsor	Filed	Last Committee Action	Format
  654971 - Strike All Amendment Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:	Roach	1/31/2024 7:35 PM	Adopted without Objection 2/1/2024	PDF

  Citations - Statutes (5)

  Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
  465.003	Definitions.	Page 2 (pdf)
  465.014	Pharmacy technician.	Page 5 (pdf)
  465.015	Violations and penalties.	Page 6 (pdf)
  465.0198		Page 7 (pdf)
  465.022	Pharmacies; general requirements; fees.	Page 11 (pdf)

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