Notice is hereby given that the following changes have been made to the proposed rule in accordance with subparagraph 120.54(3)(d)1., F.S., published in Vol. 34 No. 36, September 5, 2008 issue of the Florida Administrative Weekly.

The change is in response to written comments submitted by the staff of the Joint Administrative Procedures Committee. The changes are as follows:

1. Subsection (1) shall now read as follows:

(1) Submit an application for licensure by examination on board approved form DOH/MQA/PH100 (Rev.07/08), Foreign Graduate Pharmacist Examination Application and Instructions, which is hereby incorporated by reference, and which can be obtained from the Board of Pharmacy, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin #C04, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3254, and must be accompanied with a non-refundable examination fee and an initial license fee set forth in Rules 64B16-26.1001 and 64B16-26.1002, F.A.C.

2. Subsection (3) shall now read as follows:

(3) For applications received at the Board of Pharmacy on or before June 30, 2009, the applicant must:

(a) Successfully pass the foreign pharmacy graduate equivalency examination which is given by the Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Equivalency Commission.

(b) Demonstrate proficiency in the use of English by passing the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), which is administered by the Educational Testing Service, Inc., with a score of at least 500 for the pencil and paper test or 173 for the computer version and by passing the Test of Spoken English (TSE) with a score of 45 on the recalibrated TSE; or

(c) Demonstrate proficiency in the use of English by passing the Test of English as a Foreign Language Internet-based test (TOEFL ibt) with a scores of: Listening – 18; Reading – 21; Speaking – 26; and Writing – 24.

3. Subsection (4) shall now read as follows:

(4) For applications received at the Board of Pharmacy on or after July 1, 2009, the applicant must:

(a) Successfully pass the foreign pharmacy graduate equivalency examination which is given by the Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Equivalency Commission;

(b) Demonstrate proficiency in the use of English by passing the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), which is administered by the Educational Testing Service, Inc., with a score of at least 550 for the pencil and paper test or 213 for the computer version and by passing the Test of Spoken English (TSE) with a score of 50 on the recalibrated TSE; or

4. Subsection (5) shall now read as follows:

(5) Complete 2080 hours of supervised work activity, of which a minimum of 500 hours must be completed within the State of Florida. Such experience must be equivalent to that required in the internship program as set forth in Rule 64B16-26.2032, F.A.C. The work experience program including both the preceptor and the permittee must be approved by the Board of Pharmacy. Further, no program of supervised work activity shall be approved for any applicant until said applicant has obtained the specified passing scores on the TOEFL or the TOEFL ibt.

THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE IS: Rebecca Poston, Executive Director, Board of Pharmacy, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin #C04, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3254