Florida 2020 Regular Session Status: To Executive

HB 599 — Consultant Pharmacists

Last action — Chapter No. 2020-8

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed House
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2020 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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Summary

Consultant Pharmacists; Requires pharmacist to complete additional training for consultant pharmacist licensure; authorizes consultant pharmacist to perform specified services; prohibits consultant pharmacist from modifying or discontinuing medicinal drugs prescribed by health care practitioner; requires maintenance of collaborative practice agreements; requires such agreements be available upon request by DOH; prohibits consultant pharmacist from diagnosing disease or condition.

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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/CS/HB 599 2020 A bill to be entitled An act relating to consultant pharmacists;
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/HB 599 2020 A bill to be entitled An act relating to consultant pharmacists;
requiring a consultant pharmacist and a collaborating practitioner to maintain written collaborative practice agreements;
requiring a consultant pharmacist and a collaborating practitioner to maintain collaborative practice agreements;
requiring written collaborative practice agreements to be made available upon request from or upon inspection by the Department of Health;
requiring collaborative practice agreements to be made available upon request from or upon inspection by the Department of Health;
hb0599-02-c2 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/CS/HB 599 2020 465.003 Definitions.—As used in this chapter, the term:
hb0599-01-c1 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/HB 599 2020 465.003 Definitions.—As used in this chapter, the term:
hb0599-02-c2 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/CS/HB 599 2020 transaction incidental to, or forming a part of, any of the foregoing acts, requiring, involving, or employing the science or art of any branch of the pharmaceutical profession, study, or training, and shall expressly permit a pharmacist to transmit information from persons authorized to prescribe medicinal drugs to their patients.
hb0599-01-c1 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/HB 599 2020 transaction incidental to, or forming a part of, any of the foregoing acts, requiring, involving, or employing the science or art of any branch of the pharmaceutical profession, study, or training, and shall expressly permit a pharmacist to transmit information from persons authorized to prescribe medicinal drugs to their patients.
465.0125 by a consultant pharmacist.
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hb0599-02-c2 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/CS/HB 599 2020 (a) A consultant pharmacist may provide medication management services in a health care facility within the framework of a written collaborative practice agreement between the pharmacist and a health care facility medical director or a physician licensed under chapter 458 or chapter 459, a podiatric physician licensed under chapter 461, or a dentist licensed under chapter 466 who is authorized to prescribe medicinal drugs.
hb0599-01-c1 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/HB 599 2020 (a) A consultant pharmacist may provide medication management services within the framework of a collaborative practice agreement between the pharmacist and a health care facility medical director or a physician licensed under chapter 458 or chapter 459, a podiatric physician licensed under chapter 461, or a dentist licensed under chapter 466 who is authorized to prescribe medicinal drugs.
A consultant pharmacist may only provide medication management services, conduct patient assessments, and order and evaluate laboratory or clinical testing for patients of the health care practitioner with whom the consultant pharmacist has a written collaborative practice agreement.
(b) A collaborative practice agreement must outline the circumstances under which the consultant pharmacist may:
(b) A written collaborative practice agreement must outline the circumstances under which the consultant pharmacist may:
However, a consultant pharmacist may not modify or discontinue medicinal drugs prescribed by a health care practitioner who does not have Page 4 of 6 CODING:
However, a consultant pharmacist may not modify or discontinue medicinal drugs prescribed by a health care practitioner who does not have a collaborative practice agreement with the consultant pharmacist.
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hb0599-02-c2 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/CS/HB 599 2020 a written collaborative practice agreement with the consultant pharmacist.
(c) A The consultant pharmacist shall maintain be responsible for maintaining all drug, patient care, and quality assurance records as required by law and, with the collaborating practitioner, shall maintain written collaborative practice agreements that must be available upon request from or upon inspection by the department.
(c) A The consultant pharmacist shall maintain be responsible for maintaining all drug, patient care, and quality assurance records as required by law and, with the collaborating Page 4 of 6 CODING:
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hb0599-01-c1 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/HB 599 2020 practitioner, shall maintain collaborative practice agreements that must be available upon request from or upon inspection by the department.
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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 Page 5 of 6 CODING:
hb0599-02-c2 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/CS/HB 599 2020 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.
hb0599-01-c1 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/HB 599 2020 shall be required by the board in addition to licensure as a registered pharmacist.
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.
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Action History

  1. Chapter No. 2020-8

  2. Approved by Governor

  3. Signed by Officers and presented to Governor

  4. Ordered enrolled

  5. CS passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0

  6. Read 3rd time

  7. Placed on 3rd reading

  8. Read 2nd time

  9. Substituted for CS/CS/SB 1094

  10. Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading

  11. Withdrawn from Health Policy; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations

  12. Received

  13. Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations

  14. In Messages

  15. CS passed; YEAS 115 NAYS 2

  16. Read 3rd time

  17. Placed on 3rd reading

  18. Read 2nd time

  19. Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/19/20

  20. Placed on Calendar

  21. CS/CS by Health and Human Services Committee read 1st time

  22. Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.18(c)

  23. CS/CS by- Health and Human Services Committee; YEAS 18 NAYS 0

  24. On Committee agenda-- Health and Human Services Committee, 02/06/20, 12:00 pm, Morris Hall

  25. CS by Health Quality Subcommittee read 1st time

  26. Now in Health and Human Services Committee

  27. CS referred to Health and Human Services Committee

  28. Original reference(s) removed: Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee

  29. Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c)

  30. CS by Health Quality Subcommittee; YEAS 14 NAYS 0

  31. On Committee agenda-- Health Quality Subcommittee, 01/21/20, 10:00 am, Mashburn Hall

  32. Introduced

  33. Referred to Health Quality Subcommittee; Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee; Health and Human Services Committee

  34. Filed

Sponsors

  • Rodriguez · Primary

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 163 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Rodriguez

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (163)

163 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Third Reading

Passed 40 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 9000
Unaffiliated 28000
Democrat 2000
No Party Affiliation 1000
Total 40000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Flores — Yea
Rader — Yea
Baxley — Yea
Gainer — Yea
Bean — Yea
Gibson — Yea
Benacquisto — Yea
Simmons — Yea
Simpson — Yea
Book — Yea
Stargel — Yea
Bracy — Yea
Hutson — Yea
Stewart — Yea
Lee — Yea
Taddeo — Yea
Brandes — Yea
Thurston — Yea
Braynon — Yea
Montford — Yea
Torres — Yea
Broxson — Yea
Cruz — Yea
Perry — Yea
Galvano — Yea
Diaz — Yea
Farmer — Yea
Powell — Yea
Berman, Lori Democrat Yea
Rouson, Darryl Ervin Democrat Yea
Pizzo, Jason W. B. No Party Affiliation Yea
Albritton, Ben Republican Yea
Bradley, Jennifer Republican Yea
Gruters, Joe Republican Yea
Harrell, Gayle Republican Yea
Hooper, Ed Republican Yea
Mayfield, Debbie Republican Yea
Passidomo, Kathleen Republican Yea
Rodriguez, Ana Maria Republican Yea
Wright, Tom A. Republican Yea

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Passage, Third Reading

Passed 115 Yea · 2 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 76203
Democrat 12000
Republican 27000
Total 115203
% of votes cast 96%2%0%3%
How each member voted (120)
Member Party Vote
Cortes — Yea
Cummings — Yea
Killebrew — Yea
Slosberg — Yea
Latvala — Yea
Sprowls — Yea
Diamond — Yea
Magar — Yea
Stevenson — Yea
Stone — Yea
Drake — Yea
Mariano — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
DuBose — Yea
Toledo — Yea
Tomkow — Yea
Duran — Yea
McGhee — Nay
Eagle — Yea
Mercado — Yea
Valdes — Yea
Newton — Yea
Watson, B. — Yea
Fernandez — Yea
Oliva — Yea
Watson, C. — Yea
Fernandez-Barquin — Yea
Omphroy — Yea
Webb — Yea
Fetterhoff — Yea
Willhite — Yea
Fine — Yea
Payne — Yea
Williams — Yea
Fischer — Yea
Williamson — Yea
Fitzenhagen — Yea
Pigman — Yea
Geller — Nay
Zika — Yea
Good — Not Voting
Jacobs — Not Voting
Donalds — Not Voting
Alexander — Yea
Goff-Marcil — Yea
Aloupis — Yea
Polo — Yea
Altman — Yea
Ponder — Yea
Grant, J. — Yea
Pritchett — Yea
Ausley — Yea
Grant, M. — Yea
Raschein — Yea
Renner — Yea
Bell — Yea
Grieco — Yea
Roach — Yea
Beltran — Yea
Hage — Yea
Robinson — Yea
Hart — Yea
Rodrigues, R. — Yea
Brown — Yea
Hattersley — Yea
Hill — Yea
Rommel — Yea
Bush — Yea
Ingoglia — Yea
Roth — Yea
Byrd — Yea
Sabatini — Yea
Caruso — Yea
Jacquet — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Casello — Yea
Jenne — Yea
Clemons — Yea
Silvers — Yea
La Rosa — Yea
Thompson, Geraldine F. "Geri" — Yea
Antone, Bruce Hadley Democrat Yea
Daley, Dan Democrat Yea
Daniels, Kimberly Democrat Yea
Davis, Tracie Democrat Yea
Driskell, Fentrice Democrat Yea
Eskamani, Dr. Anna V. Democrat Yea
Gottlieb, Michael "Mike" Democrat Yea
Gregory, Emily Democrat Yea
Jones, Shevrin D. "Shev" Democrat Yea
Joseph, Dotie Democrat Yea
Polsky, Tina Scott Democrat Yea
Smith, Carlos Guillermo Democrat Yea
Andrade, Robert Alexander "Alex" Republican Yea
Brannan III, Robert Charles "Chuck" Republican Yea
Buchanan, James Republican Yea
Burton, Colleen Republican Yea
DiCeglie, Nick Republican Yea
Duggan, Wyman Republican Yea
Grall, Erin Republican Yea
Johnson, Chad Republican Yea
LaMarca, Chip Republican Yea
Leek, Thomas J. "Tom" Republican Yea
Maggard, Randall Scott "Randy" Republican Yea
Massullo, Ralph E., Jr. Republican Yea
McClain, Stan Republican Yea
McClure, Lawrence Republican Yea
Overdorf, Tobin Rogers "Toby" Republican Yea
Perez, Daniel Republican Yea
Plakon, Rachel Saunders Republican Yea
Plasencia, Susan Republican Yea
Rodriguez, Ana Maria Republican Yea
Rodriguez, Ana Maria Republican Yea
Shoaf, Jason Republican Yea
Sirois, Tyler I. Republican Yea
Smith, David Republican Yea
Stark, Paula A. Republican Yea
Trumbull, Jay Republican Yea
Vacant Republican Yea
Yarborough, Clay Republican Yea

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Favorable With Committee Substitute (Health & Human Services Committee)

Passed 18 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 12000
Republican 5000
Democrat 1000
Total 18000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (18)
Member Party Vote
Brown — Yea
Cortes, J. — Yea
Duran — Yea
Goff-Marcil — Yea
Grant, M. — Yea
Magar — Yea
Pigman — Yea
Ponder — Yea
Roach — Yea
Rodrigues, R. — Yea
Slosberg — Yea
Stevenson — Yea
Jones, Shevrin D. "Shev" Democrat Yea
Burton, Colleen Republican Yea
DiCeglie, Nick Republican Yea
Leek, Thomas J. "Tom" Republican Yea
Plakon, Rachel Saunders Republican Yea
Yarborough, Clay Republican Yea

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Favorable With Committee Substitute (Health Quality Subcommittee)

Passed 14 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 5000
Republican 7000
Democrat 2001
Total 14001
% of votes cast 93%0%0%7%
How each member voted (15)
Member Party Vote
Bell — Yea
Beltran — Yea
Brown — Yea
Mariano — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Daniels, Kimberly Democrat Not Voting
Davis, Tracie Democrat Yea
Smith, Carlos Guillermo Democrat Yea
Burton, Colleen Republican Yea
Maggard, Randall Scott "Randy" Republican Yea
Plasencia, Susan Republican Yea
Rodriguez, Ana Maria Republican Yea
Shoaf, Jason Republican Yea
Stark, Paula A. Republican Yea
Yarborough, Clay Republican Yea

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What does HB 599 do?
Consultant Pharmacists; Requires pharmacist to complete additional training for consultant pharmacist licensure; authorizes consultant pharmacist to perform specified services; prohibits consultant pharmacist from modifying or discontinuing medicinal drugs prescribed by health care practitioner; requires maintenance of collaborative practice agreements; requires such agreements be available upon request by DOH; prohibits consultant pharmacist from diagnosing disease or condition.
Who sponsors HB 599?
HB 599 is sponsored by Rodriguez.
What is the current status of HB 599?
This bill died with 2020 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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