Notice of Change/Withdrawal

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Board of Pharmacy
RULE NO: RULE TITLE
64B16-26.2033: Pharmacy Intern Registration and Internship Requirements (Foreign Pharmacy Graduates)
NOTICE OF CHANGE
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. 35 No. 39, October 2, 2009 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 (15) shall now read as follows:

(15) All foreign pharmacy graduates must complete 500 hours of supervised work activity within the state of Florida as provided by Section 465.007(1)(b)2. F.S. The supervised work activity program experience shall be documented on form DH-MQA 1153, “Foreign Graduate Registered Intern Work Activity Manual,” effective 01/10. Contact the Board of Pharmacy at 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin #C04, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3254 or (850)488-0595 to request a form or download the form from the board’s website at http://www.doh.state.fl.us/mqa/pharmacy. Further, this 500 hours of work activity program shall not be recognized for any applicant until said applicant has obtained the passing score on the Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Equivalency Exam as provided in Section 465.007, F.S.

2. 456.033 and 456.0075, F.S., shall be removed from the Rulemaking Authority.

3. 456.003, F.S., shall be removed from the Law Implemented. 456.013, F.S., shall be added to the Law Implemented.

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