14129231, 64B16-28.303 - Florida Administrative Rules, Law, Code, Register

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Notice: 14129231

Notice of Proposed Rule

Department:

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

Division:

Board of Pharmacy

Chapter:

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS - PERMITS

Overview

RULE:

64B16-28.303

Destruction of Controlled Substances All Permittees (Excluding Institutional Class I Nursing Homes)

PURPOSE:

The board proposes the rule amendment to change the destruction of controlled substances process making it easier to properly dispose of such substances while ensuring that one of the persons signing for the destruction always is either the prescription department manager or the consultant pharmacist of record, and that a copy of destruction records is timely sent to the DEA.

SUMMARY:

The proposed rule amendments are necessary to amend the destruction of controlled substances procedure for Class II institutional pharmacies, requiring one of the two signatures to be the prescription department manager or the consultant pharmacist of record, and to clarify that a copy of the destruction documents be mailed to the DEA within one business day.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY:

465.005, 465.022 FS.

LAW:

465.022, 465.018 FS.

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

2/3/2014 Vol. 40/22

COMMENTS:

From 2/3/2014 To 2/24/2014 (21 Days)
The public comment period for this notice has already expired.

REFERENCE MATERIALS:

No reference(s).

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