Florida Statute 465.014 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XXXII
REGULATION OF PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS

Chapter 465
PHARMACY

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F.S. 465.014

465.014 Pharmacy technician.—

(1) A person other than a licensed pharmacist or pharmacy intern may not engage in the practice of the profession of pharmacy, except that a licensed pharmacist may delegate to pharmacy technicians who are registered pursuant to this section those duties, tasks, and functions that do not fall within the purview of s. 465.003. All such delegated acts must be performed under the direct supervision of a licensed pharmacist who is responsible for all such acts performed by persons under his or her supervision. A registered pharmacy technician, under the supervision of a pharmacist, may initiate or receive communications with a practitioner or his or her agent, on behalf of a patient, regarding refill authorization requests. A licensed pharmacist may not supervise more than one registered pharmacy technician unless otherwise permitted by the guidelines adopted by the board. The board shall establish guidelines to be followed by licensees or permittees in determining the circumstances under which a licensed pharmacist may supervise more than one pharmacy technician.

(2) Any person who wishes to work as a pharmacy technician in this state must register by filing an application with the board on a form adopted by rule of the board. The board shall register each applicant who has remitted a registration fee set by the board, not to exceed $50 biennially; has completed the application form and remitted a nonrefundable application fee set by the board, not to exceed $50; is at least 17 years of age; and has completed a pharmacy technician training program approved by the Board of Pharmacy. Notwithstanding any requirements in this subsection, any registered pharmacy technician registered pursuant to this section before January 1, 2011, who has worked as a pharmacy technician for a minimum of 1,500 hours under the supervision of a licensed pharmacist or received certification as a pharmacy technician by certification program accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies is exempt from the requirement to complete an initial training program for purposes of registration as required by this subsection.

(3) A person whose license to practice pharmacy has been denied, suspended, or restricted for disciplinary purposes is not eligible to register as a pharmacy technician.

(4) Notwithstanding the requirements of this section or any other provision of law, a pharmacy technician student who is enrolled in a pharmacy technician training program that is approved by the board may be placed in a pharmacy for the purpose of obtaining practical training. A pharmacy technician student shall wear identification that indicates his or her student status when performing the functions of a pharmacy technician, and registration under this section is not required.

(5) Notwithstanding the requirements of this section or any other provision of law, a person who is licensed by the state as a pharmacy intern may be employed as a registered pharmacy technician without paying a registration fee or filing an application with the board to register as a pharmacy technician.

(6) As a condition of registration renewal, a registered pharmacy technician shall complete 20 hours biennially of continuing education courses approved by the board or the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education, of which 4 hours must be via live presentation and 2 hours must be related to the prevention of medication errors and pharmacy law.

(7) A registered pharmacy technician seeking to administer vaccines under s. 465.189 must be certified to administer such vaccines pursuant to a certification program approved by the board in consultation with the Board of Medicine and the Board of Osteopathic Medicine. The certification program must have at least 6 hours of immunization-related training approved by the board that shall, at a minimum, have a curriculum of instruction concerning the safe and effective administration of such vaccines, including, but not limited to, potential allergic reactions to such vaccines. As a condition of registration renewal, a registered pharmacy technician seeking to administer vaccines under s. 465.189 must have at least 2 hours of continuing education approved by the board in addition to the biennial continuing education required in subsection (6).

(8) The board shall adopt rules that require each registration issued by the board under this section to be displayed in such a manner as to make it available to the public and to facilitate inspection by the department. The board may adopt other rules as necessary to administer this section.

(9) If the board finds that an applicant for registration as a pharmacy technician or that a registered pharmacy technician has committed an act that constitutes grounds for discipline as set forth in s. 456.072(1) or has committed an act that constitutes grounds for denial of a license or disciplinary action as set forth in this chapter, including an act that constitutes a substantial violation of s. 456.072(1) or a violation of this chapter which occurred before the applicant or registrant was registered as a pharmacy technician, the board may enter an order imposing any of the penalties specified in s. 456.072(2) against the applicant or registrant.

History.—ss. 1, 7, ch. 79-226; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 10, 26, 27, ch. 86-256; s. 59, ch. 91-137; s. 6, ch. 91-156; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 242, ch. 97-103; s. 192, ch. 97-264; s. 120, ch. 99-397; ss. 2, 3, 4, ch. 2008-216; s. 2, ch. 2014-113; s. 13, ch. 2016-145; s. 16, ch. 2022-35; s. 1, ch. 2022-60.

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Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 465.014

Total Results: 14

Buss v. Reichman

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2011-01-12T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 53 So. 3d 339, 2011 Fla. App. LEXIS 46, 2011 WL 92956

Snippet: run concurrently. See Lindsey v. Mayo, 153 Fla. 465, 14 So.2d 809, 810 (1943). . Justice Lewis concurred

Brantley v. Girl Scout Council of Tropical Florida, Inc.

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 1989-10-26T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 550 So. 2d 465, 14 Fla. L. Weekly 557, 1989 Fla. LEXIS 1036, 1989 WL 128595

Snippet: McDonald, Overton, Shaw 26 October 1989 550 So. 2d 465, 14 Fla. L. Weekly 557, 1989 Fla. LEXIS 1036, 1989

Anechiarico v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1989-08-01T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 546 So. 2d 465, 14 Fla. L. Weekly 1815, 1989 Fla. App. LEXIS 4284, 1989 WL 85296

Snippet: Barkdull, Baskin, Hubbart 1 August 1989 546 So. 2d 465, 14 Fla. L. Weekly 1815, 1989 Fla. App. LEXIS 4284,

In re Forfeiture of One 1987 Mazda

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1989-07-26T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 546 So. 2d 465, 14 Fla. L. Weekly 1769, 1989 Fla. App. LEXIS 4199

Snippet: Fennelly, John, Stone 26 July 1989 546 So. 2d 465, 14 Fla. L. Weekly 1769, 1989 Fla. App. LEXIS 4199

State v. Norman

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1989-06-21T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 545 So. 2d 465, 14 Fla. L. Weekly 1500, 1989 Fla. App. LEXIS 3482, 1989 WL 65642

Snippet: Glickstein, Stone, Walden 21 June 1989 545 So. 2d 465, 14 Fla. L. Weekly 1500, 1989 Fla. App. LEXIS 3482,

Millsap v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1989-05-04T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 542 So. 2d 465, 14 Fla. L. Weekly 1097, 1989 Fla. App. LEXIS 2370, 1989 WL 43800

Snippet: Cobb, Daniel, Dauksch 4 May 1989 542 So. 2d 465, 14 Fla. L. Weekly 1097, 1989 Fla. App. LEXIS 2370,

Covin v. Covin

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1981-08-18T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 403 So. 2d 490

Snippet: fee and attorney's fees in the amount of $10,465.14. The issue, then, is whether the court had the

Posner v. Posner

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 1972-03-07T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 257 So. 2d 530

Snippet: money." Transcript of Testimony, Vol. V, p. 465. [14] On March 14, 1966, the trial court, after a

Stadnik v. Shell's City, Inc.

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 1962-05-11T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 140 So. 2d 871

Snippet: promulgated pursuant to the provisions of Section 465.14, Florida Statutes, F.S.A. It appears clear that

Norwood v. Mayo

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 1954-07-23T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 74 So. 2d 370

Snippet: however, the case of Lindsey v. Mayo, 153 Fla. 465, 14 So.2d 809, would be controlling. Although in that

Central Hanover Bank & Trust Co. v. Pan American Airways, Inc.

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 1939-05-02T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 188 So. 820, 137 Fla. 808, 1939 Fla. LEXIS 1917

Snippet: Ry. Co. v. Adams, 28 Fla. 631, 10 South. Rep. 465, 14 L.R.A. 533, decided that where a railroad company

Hassey v. Williams, Et Ux.

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 1937-04-19T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 174 So. 9, 127 Fla. 734, 1937 Fla. LEXIS 1525

Snippet: Pomeroy's Equity Jurisprudence, Vol. II, page 465; 14 R.C.L., Sec. 49. In their amended bill, complainants

State Ex Rel. Davis v. City of Clearwater

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 1933-03-09T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 146 So. 836, 108 Fla. 635

Snippet: K. W. Ry. Co. v. Adams, 28 Fla. 631, 10 So.2d 465, 14 L.R.A. 533. Where on appeal or writ of error, the

State Ex Rel. Davis v. City of Clearwater

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 1931-06-17T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 139 So. 377, 106 Fla. 761

Snippet: K. W. Ry. Co. v. Adams, 28 Fla. 631, 10 So.2d 465, 14 L.R.A. 533. Where on appeal or writ of error, the