NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on November 08, 2010, the Board of Pharmacy has issued an order.
The Order is on the Petition for Variance or Waiver filed on August 31, 2010, by Alan S. Oberlender. Petitioner was seeking a variance or waiver of Rule 64B16-26.103, Florida Administrative Code, entitled “Continuing Education Credits; Renewal,” which requires continuing education to be board approved prior to completion. The Notice of Petition published on September 24, 2010, in Vol. 36, No. 38, of the Florida Administrative Weekly.
The Board of Pharmacy considered the Petition at a duly-noticed public meeting held on October 13, 2010 in Tallahassee, Florida. The Board’s Order granted the petition finding that Petitioner established that the purpose of the underlying statute, Section 465.009, Florida Statutes, would be met by granting a variance or waiver from Rule 64B16-26.103, F.A.C. The Board further finds that the Petitioner established that applying the requirements of the aforementioned rule to Petitioner’s circumstances would violate principles of fairness and impose substantial hardship.
A copy of the Order may be obtained by contacting: Kelli Ferrell, RPh, Acting Executive Director, Board of Pharmacy, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin #C04, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3254.