Validation and Counseling of Prescriptions for Controlled Substances and Opioids: MANDATORY CE
Rule 64B16-27.831(6), Florida Administrative Code, related to “Standards of Practice for the Filling of Controlled Substance Prescriptions; Electronic Prescribing; Mandatory Continuing Education” has been amended, with an effective date of June 14, 2018. This rule now provides that all licensed pharmacists shall complete a Board-approved 2-hour continuing education course, on the “Validation and Counseling of Prescriptions for Controlled Substances and Opioids”, during the biennium ending on September 30, 2019. This 2-hour course shall be taken every biennium thereafter.
The “Validation and Counseling of Prescriptions for Controlled Substances and Opioids” course shall count towards the mandatory 30 hours of CE required for licensure renewal, and all newly licensed pharmacists must complete the required course before the end of the first biennial renewal period. A licensee who completes the mandated “Validation and Counseling of Prescriptions for Controlled Substances and Opioids” course between October 1, 2017 and July 1, 2018, shall be deemed to have complied with this subsection for the biennium ending on September 30, 2019.
After August 1, 2018, any CE course offered on this subject, by a Board-approved CE provider, must contain the new CE requirements contained within Rule 64B16-27.831, F.A.C., in order for the licensee to obtain credit for the course during the current biennium ending on September 30, 2019.
If you have any additional questions, please contact the Florida Board of Pharmacy Office at (850)245-4292, or via e-mail at: MQA.Pharmacy@flhealth.gov.
A copy of the new rule be found at the following link:
https://www.flrules.org/gateway/RuleNo.asp?title=PHARMACY PRACTICE&ID=64B16-27.831
