HB 689 — Pharmacy

F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/HBCS/CS/HB 689 2018 A bill to be entitled An act relating to pharmacy;

providing a definition;

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A consultant pharmacist, along with a collaborating practitioner, is also responsible for maintaining collaborative practice agreements and making such agreements available upon request or inspectioninspection. records required by law and for establishing drug handling procedures for the safe handling and storage of drugs.

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Such laboratory or clinical testing may be ordered only with regard to patients residing in a nursing home facility, and then only when authorized by the medical director of the nursing home facility.

The consultant pharmacist must have completed such additional training and demonstrate such additional qualifications in the practice of institutional pharmacy as shall be required by the board in addition to licensure as a registered pharmacist.

(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (1), a consultant pharmacist or a doctor of pharmacy licensed in this state may also be responsible for ordering and evaluating any laboratory or clinical testing for persons under the care of a licensed home health agency when, in the judgment of the consultant pharmacist or doctor of pharmacy, such activity is necessary for the proper performance of his or her responsibilities and only when authorized by a practitioner licensed under chapter 458, chapter 459, chapter 461, or chapter 466.

(2)(3) The board shall adopt promulgate rules necessary to implement and administer this section.

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