Section 64B16-26.6012 - Guidelines for Board Ordered Disciplinary Continuing Education CoursesAny continuing education course being taken as part of a disciplinary order, unless otherwise ordered by the Board, may be conducted by any method, including live, correspondence, or distant education.
(1) Laws and Rules courses shall be at least twelve (12) hours in length. The program shall include review and analysis of the laws regulating the profession of pharmacy in the State of Florida with discussion of recent changes to Florida Statutes and Board of Pharmacy rules. The remainder of the continuing education program shall be derived from the following areas:(a) Federal laws related to: 1. Handling, management, and dispensing of controlled substances,2. Protected patient information; and,(b) Chapters 456, 499 and 893, F.S;(c) Florida Medicaid program;(d) Nursing home and Assisted Living Facility regulations;(e) Prescriber laws and regulations;(g) The Joint Commission (TJC) standards;(h) Food and Drug Administration policies and procedures;(i) Implementation of disaster and emergency preparedness plans by Florida pharmacists and pharmacy services providers; and, (j) Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) guidelines and requirements for pharmacy employers.(2) Quality Related Event (QRE) courses shall be at least eight (8) hours in length.(a) Course material shall include:1. Pharmacy error detection,2. Pharmacy error prevention; and,3. Case studies of pharmacists who have made dosing calculation, checking/interpreting prescriptions, or dispensing errors.(b) Course material shall include the following specific subject areas:1. Common error types and causes,3. Process mapping and management,5. Failure mode and effects analysis,6. Human factors, cognitive and personality impacts,7. Practice management and effective delegation tools,9. Effective communication,10. Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) rules,11. CQI implementation tools,12. Individual self assessment, planning, and goal setting. The individual self assessment shall include a requirement that the pharmacist prepare a written report, in essay form, summarizing the impact of the course, what the pharmacist learned, and the changes that the pharmacist will implement in practice as a result of the course.Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 64B16-26.6012
Rulemaking Authority 456.072(2) 465.005, 465.016(4) FS. Law Implemented 456.072(2), 465.016(4) FS.