Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 64B16-28.1081 - Regulation of Daily Operating Hours; Commencement of Operations
(1) Any person who
receives a community pharmacy permit pursuant to Section
465.018, F.S., and commences to
operate such an establishment, shall keep the prescription department of the
establishment open for a minimum of twenty (20) hours per week.
(a) "Commences to Operate" means the
compounding, dispensing, storage, or sale of medicinal drugs or the filling or
dispensing of prescriptions.
(b)
The Board recognizes that a delay may exist between the time a pharmacy
receives a Florida pharmacy permit and commences to operate. Accordingly, upon
receipt of a Florida pharmacy permit, a community pharmacy may delay
commencement of operations in compliance with the following:
1. Within fourteen (14) days of receipt of
the Florida pharmacy permit, the permittee shall notify the Board office, in
writing, of the permittee's election to delay commencement of operations and
the reason(s) therefore,
2. The
permittee shall display a sign in block letters not less than one inch in
height at the main entrance of the establishment stating that the pharmacy is
not yet open for business and that medicinal drugs may not be dispensed or sold
nor prescriptions filled or dispensed,
3. Within two (2) business days of
commencement of operations, the permittee shall notify the Board office in
writing that the permittee has commenced to operate and the date of
commencement.
(c) Any
pharmacy permittee that does not commence to operate within six (6) months of
the date of receipt of the Florida pharmacy permit shall provide a written
statement to the Board office, which shall include the reason(s) the pharmacy
has not yet commenced operations, the efforts the pharmacy has made to commence
to operate, and the date the pharmacy expects to commence to
operate.
(2) At the time
a pharmacy commences to operate, a sign in block letters not less than one inch
in height stating the hours the prescription department is open each day shall
be displayed either at the main entrance of the establishment or at or near the
place where prescriptions are dispensed in a prominent place that is in clear
and unobstructed view. Any pharmacy that is not open 40 hours a week, must post
the days and hours that the pharmacy is open and the information for
after-hours access and shall also have a written policy and procedure for
transferring a prescription pursuant to Section
465.026, F.S., or receiving an
emergency dose pursuant to Section
465.0275,
F.S.
Notes
Rulemaking Authority 465.005, 465.022(1) FS. Law Implemented 465.022(1)(b) FS.
New 4-10-05, Amended 2-1-12, 8-23-16.
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