64B8-4.029: Registration as a Dispensing Practitioner
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The proposed rule is intended to incorporate the application form and set forth the requirements for dispensing practitioners.
SUMMARY: The proposed rule sets forth the requirements for those physicians who dispense drugs in his or her medical practice. The rule incorporates the required form by reference and sets forth the website address for obtaining the form.
SUMMARY OF STATEMENT OF ESTIMATED REGULATORY COSTS: No Statement of Estimated Regulatory Cost was prepared. The Board has determined that the proposed rule amendments will not have an impact on small business.
Any person who wishes to provide information regarding a statement of estimated regulatory costs, or provide a proposal for a lower cost regulatory alternative must do so in writing within 21 days of this notice.
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 458.309, 465.0276 FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 465.0276 FS.
IF REQUESTED WITHIN 21 DAYS OF THE DATE OF THIS NOTICE, A HEARING WILL BE SCHEDULED AND ANNOUNCED IN FAW.
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE IS: Larry McPherson, Jr., Executive Director, Board of Medicine/MQA, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin #C03, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3253
THE FULL TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE IS:
64B8-4.029 Registration as a Dispensing Practitioner.
A physician may dispense drugs to his or her patient in the regular course of his or her practice provided that the physician is registered as a dispensing practitioner with the Board of Medicine. In order to register as a dispensing practitioner, the physician must:
(1) Submit application to the Board on form DH-MQA 1070, entitled “Dispensing Practitioner Registration,” (10/09), which is hereby incorporated by reference and available from the Board of Medicine’s website at http://www.doh.state.fl.us/mqa/medical/me_applicant.html;
(2) Comply with the provisions of Section 465.0276, Florida Statutes, regarding dispensing practitioners; and
(3) Pay the registration fee as set forth in Rule 64B8-3.006, Florida Administrative Code.
Rulemaking Authority 458.309, 465.0276 FS. Law Implemented 465.0276 FS. History–New________.