(1) Applicants for Initial Certification Course approval shall submit an application using Form DH5062-MQA (eff. 08/20) “”Application for Initial Test and Treat Certification Course”” that is hereby incorporated by reference and available at http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-12228 or http://floridapharmacy.gov.
    (2) Initial test and treat certification courses shall be a minimum of 20 hours in duration, and shall meet all the following mandatory requirements:
    (a) The course may only be offered by a program provider who is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), a program provider who is accredited to provide educational activities designated for the American Medical Association Physician’s Recognition Award Category 1 credit, or a program provider approved by the American Osteopathic Association to offer continuing medical education credits.
    (b) The course content and objectives offered by an approved provider shall be developed in conjunction with an individual licensed to practice pharmacy and an individual who is licensed allopathic or osteopathic physician.
    (c) The course content shall include all those areas enumerated in Section 465.1895(2)(b), F.S., and shall also cover the following areas:
    1. Laws and rules applicable to test and treat certifications; and
    2. Writing and entering into a written protocol.
    (d) No less than 8 hours of the course shall be offered through a live seminar or a live video teleconference.
    (3) A pharmacist who successfully completes a board approved test and treat certification course shall be awarded 20 hours of general continuing education credits.
Rulemaking Authority 465.1895 FS. Law Implemented Florida Statutes § 465.1895. History—New 10-28-20.