Florida Administrative Code Part (I)(A)

Question 1

Pharmacist license expiration

Answer 1

All pharmacist licenses expire on the same day and time biennially regardless of when issued; every two years on the odd years
*Next expiration date is September
30, 2025

Question 2

Late license renewal

Answer 2

If licenses are not renewed by midnight on the expiration date the license is considered delinquent and the fee increases (64B16-26.1021)

If 120 days pass, the license is considered notified delinquent & the fee increases again

License will become null and void if not renewed within two renewal cycles and require entire new applicant license process to obtain a license

Question 3

Do interns need to pay the Immunizing Certification Fee for Pharmacists?

Answer 3

No, interns do not have to pay this fee to be certified as interns

Question 4

Consultant Pharmacist License requirements

Answer 4

. Licensed pharmacist in good standing
. Fill out application and pay fee
. Complete consultant pharmacy course of no fewer than 20 hours approved by FBOP Tripartate CE Committee
. Pass test at the end of course

Question 5

Consultant Pharmacist License Renewal requirements

Answer 5

. 24 hours of CE biennially, in addition to the 30 hours of CE required for general pharmacist license renewal
. If renewed 12 months or more after initial licensure, 12 hours of CE required
. Less than 12 months, no CE required

Question 6

Nuclear Pharmacist License requirements

Answer 6

. $55 license fee, $105 renewal fee
. Certificate of training from an approved program
- Min. 200 clock hours of didactic training
. Min. 500 hours supervised training within 7 years
- If training was not completed within 7 years, the
applicant must have been engaged in the lawful
practice of nuclear pharmacy in another jurisdiction
for at least 1080 hours during the last 7 years

Question 7

Nuclear Pharmacist License Renewal requirements

Answer 7

. Additional 24 hours of nuclear pharmacy CE biennially
. If renewed 12 months or more after initial licensure, 12 hours of CE required
. Less than 12 months, no CE required

Question 8

General license Renewal requirements

Answer 8

. 30 hours of CE
- 26 general
- 2 hours controlled substances
- 2 hours medication error
. 10 of these must be LIVE

. first time AND your initial renewal between 12-24 months after initial
licensure date you are required to
complete:
– 15 (5 hours must be live) general hours
– 2 hours of medication errors
– 2 hours of controlled substances
– 1 hour in HIV/AIDS

. Less than 12 months
– 1 hour in HIV/AIDS
– 2 hours of medication errors
– 2 hours of controlled substances

Question 9

True or false: CE may be used as disciplinary action

Answer 9

True. Individuals may be required to complete CE courses as part of a disciplinary order
– Courses may be live, correspondence, or distant education
– Law and Rules courses must be at least 12 hours in length
– Quality Related Event courses must be at least 8 hours in length

Question 10

Immunization Administration Certification for Pharmacists

Answer 10

. $55 fee
. General Florida pharmacist license in good standing
. Complete immunization administration certification program of no fewer than 20 hours approved by FBOP
. Must enter into a protocol under a supervisory practitioner who is an MD or DO
Maintain at least $200,000 of professional liability insurance
. Must report immunizations administered to Florida SHOTS
. Must obtain written permission from the pharmacy owner to administer immunizations

Question 11

Pharmacist to intern/tech ratio for immunizing

Answer 11

1:5 (combo of techs and interns, 5 max)

Question 12

Adult immunization schedule vaccines and epinephrine that may be administered by a pharmacist

Answer 12

– Influenza vaccine
– Td
– Tdap
– Chickenpox
– HPV
– Shingles
– MMR
– Pneumococcal 15-valent conjugate vaccine PCV15 Pneumococcal
20-valent conjugate vaccine PCV20 Pneumococcal 23-valent
polysaccharide vaccine PPSV23
– Meningitis (meningococcal vaccine serogroups A,C, W, Y vaccine
& serogroup B vaccine (MenB))
– Hepatitis A
– Hepatitis A/B combination
– Hepatitis B (Hep B)
– Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib)
* Pharmacists may also administer epinephrine autoinjection to
address any unforeseen allergic reactions

Question 13

International travel vaccines

Answer 13

– Hepatitis A
– Hepatitis B
– Typhoid
– Rabies
– Yellow fever
– Japanese encephalitis
– Cholera
– Meningococcal diseases
– Malaria
*list from CDC

Question 14

Qualifying test and treat conditions

Answer 14

(a) Influenza.
(b) Streptococcus.
(c) Lice.
(d) Skin conditions, such as ringworm and athlete’s foot.
(e) Minor, uncomplicated infections.

Question 15

CPA for chronic conditions qualifying conditions

Answer 15

1) Arthritis
2) Asthma
3) COPD
4) T2DM
5) HIV/AIDS
6) Obesity
7) Any other chronic condition adopted in rule by the board, in consultation with the Board of Medicine
and Board of Osteopathic Medicine.
which are: (1) Hyperlipidemia: (2) Hypertension; (3) Anti-coagulation management; (4) Smoking
cessation; and (5) Opioid use disorder;

Question 16

When does a CPA end?

Answer 16

If not renewed, a CPA automatically terminates after 2 years

Question 17

Probable cause panel consists of

Answer 17

• Two members appointed to the probable cause panel by the chairman of the Board
  – May be made up of current or former Board of Pharmacy members, but one member must be a current board member, and board must include a former or current member who is a licensed
  pharmacist
  – One appointee to the panel may be a former member

Question 18

Technician CE requirements

Answer 18

. If less than 12 months after initial licensure, 1hr HIV/AIDS, 2hrs medication errors required
. If 12 months or more, 9hrs total CE
- 1hr HIV/AIDS, 2hrs medication errors required
- 2hrs must be live
. Techs may receive up to 10hrs CE per biennium by attending board of pharmacy meetings (5hrs per each meeting)

Question 19

Immunizing pharmacists must

Answer 19

• Must maintain at least $200,000 of professional liability
  insurance
• Must obtain written permission from the pharmacy
  owner, if the applicant is to administer immunizations
  while acting as an employee of a pharmacy
• Once certified, must report immunizations administered
  to the state registry of immunization information, Florida
  SHOTS

Question 20

True or false: Yellow fever and typhoid vaccinations require additional qualifications to administer

Answer 20

False. Just yellow fever