July 2011 Florida Pharmacy Journal

JULY 2011

2011-2012 FPA President

Bob Parrado

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9 executive insight

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Featureshandbook of association informationTake part in the full benefits of Florida Pharmacy Association member-ship. Included is information you can use to participate in legislative activities and information you need to contact association leadership.

Executive Committee ...............6Address ............................................10Staff ....................................................10Organization .................................. 12Mission Statement .................. 13Past Presidents ......................... 13CE Calendar ................................... 14

CE Requirements ....................... 14Code of Ethics .............................. 16Unit Associations .......................17History ................................................17Constitution ................................... 18Bylaws ............................................... 19#1 Club ...............................................24

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Mission Statements:of the florida pharmacy today JournalThe Florida Pharmacy Today Journal is a peer reviewed journal which serves as a medium through which the Florida Phar-macy Association can communicate with the profession on advances in the sciences of pharmacy, socio-economic issues bearing on pharmacy and newsworthy items of interest to the profession. As a self-supported journal, it solicits and accepts advertising congruent with its expressed mission.

of the florida pharmacy today board of directors The mission of the Florida Pharmacy Today Board of Directors is to serve in an advisory capacity to the managing editor and execu-tive editor of the Florida Pharmacy Today Journal in the establishment and interpreta-tion of the Journal’s policies and the manage-ment of the Journal’s fiscal responsibilities. The Board of Directors also serves to motivate the Florida Pharmacy Association members to secure appropriate advertising to assist the Journal in its goal of self-support.

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FPA Calendar JULY

29 Legislative Committee MeetingOrlando, Florida

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2-3 Florida Board of Pharmacy Meeting Orlando

5-7 SE Officers ConferenceBiloxi Mississippi

7-10 28th Annual Southeastern Gatherin

27-28 FPA Committee and Council Meetings

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1 Deadline to receive nominations for FPA elected office

5 Labor Day FPA Office Closed

10-11 FPA Law ConferenceFt. Lauderdale

17-24 FPA CE at SEA

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8-12 NCPA Annual MeetingNashville Tennessee

14 APhA Immunization Training Program

15-16 FPA Midyear Clinical Conference

18-19 Florida Board of Pharmacy MeetingTallahassee, Florida

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5-6 Board of Directors and Budget and Finance Committee Meetings

11 Veterans Day FPA Offices Closed

17-20 NASPA Fall Meeting

24-25 Thanksgiving FPA Offices Closed

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3-4 FPA Law Conference Sarasota, Florida

13-14 Florida Board of Pharmacy MeetingTallahassee, Florida

CE CrEdits (CE.cycle)The.florida.Board.of.Pharmacy.requires.10.hours.lIvE.Continuing.Education.as.part.of.the.

required.30.hours.general.education.needed.every.license.renewal.period.Pharmacists.should.have.satisfied.all.continuing.education.requirements.for.this.biennial.

period.by.september.30,.2011.or.prior.to.licensure.renewal.*for.Pharmacy.Technician.Certification.Board.Application,.Exam.Information.and.study.

materials,.please.contact.Ranada.simmons.in.the.fPA.office.for.More.Information.on.CE.Programs.or.Events:Contact.the.florida.Pharmacy.Association.at.(850).222-2400.or.visit.our.Web.site.at.www.

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disCLaimEr Articles.in.this.publication.are.designed.to.provide.accurate.and.authoritative.information.with.re-spect.to.the.subject.matter.covered..This.information.is.provided.with.the.understanding.that.neither.florida.Pharmacy.Today.nor.the.florida.Pharmacy.Association.are.engaged.in.rendering.legal.or.other.professional.services.through.this.publication... If.expert.assistance.or.legal.advice.is.required,.the.services.of.a.competent.professional.should.be.sought..The.use.of.all.medications.or.other.pharmaceutical.products.should.be.used.according.to.the.recommendations.of.the.manufacturers..Information.provided.by.the.maker.of.the.product.should.always.be.consulted.before.use.

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Editor’s Note: The following is a transcript of the inaugural address of FPA President Bob Parrado delivered at the 117th Annual FPA Convention and Meeting in Aventura, Florida, on June 24, 2011.

Good morning. As I stand before you here today, I ask myself a lot of questions. What is the FPA, when did it start, where is it going and how are we going to get there. The FPA was started in the late 1800s by a physician in Jacksonville. The goal was to devel-op standards of practice for pharmacy to protect the public from the snake oil salesman that were so common at the time. The FPA advocated to the Florida Legislature to approve a Board of Phar-macy so that minimum requirements could be established for the practice of pharmacy. The Mission Statement of the Florida Pharmacy Association tells us where it is going. That statement reads:

Florida Pharmacy Association is the professional society representing Flor-ida pharmacists, united to improve public health and patient care, enhance professional development and advocate for the interest of the profession. The Association is organized to preserve and advance the practice of pharma-cy and to serve the professional needs of all pharmacists, pharmacy students, and pharmacy technicians.

How are we going to achieve this goal? I believe that that question can be answered by the Power Statement of the Association. The Power Statement of the FPA is FP3A:

Fostering Pharmacist, Patient and Political Advocacy. We must educate and advocate to every pharmacist in Florida on the importance of member-ship in their professional association. The patient must be our focus and we must always act in the best interests of

that patient. In that way we are advo-cating for our patient and their health needs. And last but not least, we must be stewards in advocating to our leg-islators the many contributions that pharmacists make to the health care team.

We must also be willing to accept

change. There have been many changes in the way we practice pharmacy, and there are many changes on the hori-zon. The Florida Society of Health Sys-tem Pharmacists has a quote on their website that says, “Bridging the gap be-tween the classroom and patient care.” There have been huge changes since I was in a classroom. The point here is patient care. Pharmacists have been great contributors to patient care, and we must continue to find new ways to be involved in patient care.

To engage our Power Statement, re-alize our Mission Statement and effect change in how Pharmacy is viewed and perceived by those outside of our profession, we must all become advo-cates for Pharmacy. We must all catch the “Advocacy Fever.” We need to cre-ate a culture of accountability where each one of us commits to becoming an advocate for our future. We must be-

come a proactive force of professionals and not a group of uninterested prac-titioners that react to a crisis. The cri-sis that was House Bill 7095 caused an awakening of pharmacists that had never been involved in advocating for our interests until it was almost too late. We saw the success we had with this awakening and now we must en-gage the large number of pharmacists who are not members of this associa-tion to become advocates for pharmacy.

I would like for us to be seen as Pharmacists and not as Hyphenated Pharmacists. What do I mean by Hy-phenated Pharmacists? Community-Pharmacists and Hospital-Pharmacists. Independent-Pharmacists and Chain-Pharmacists. Consultant-Pharmacists and Clinical-Pharmacists. When we go to Tallahassee to advocate for our pro-fession, we have to go with one voice. We have to go as Pharmacists and leave the hyphens at home. That will be the only way we can keep a crisis from building into a tsunami and keep the negative issues merely small waves lap-

It’s Time to Catch ‘Advocacy Fever’

We must educate and advocate to every

pharmacist in Florida on the importance of membership in their

professional association.

The President’s ViewpointBoB Parrado, FPa PrEsidEnt

Bob Parrado, 2011-2012 FPA President


The Florida Pharmacy Association gratefully acknowledges the hard work and dedication of the following members of the FPA leadership who work deligently all year long on behalf of our members.

Humberto Martinez ............................................................ Chairman of the BoardRobert Parrado .........................................................................................FPA PresidentGoar Alvarez .............................................................................................. President ElectBetty Harris ............................................................................................................TreasurerSuzanne Wise ...........................................Speaker of the House of DelegatesEric Alvarez ....................................Vice Speaker of the House of DelegatesPreston McDonald, Director ...........................................................................Region 1Marcus Dodd-o, Director .................................................................................Region 2Al Tower, Director .................................................................................................Region 3 Raul N. Correa, Director ...................................................................................Region 4 John Noriega, Director ......................................................................................Region 5 Chris Lent, Director ..............................................................................................Region 6Kim Murray, Director ........................................................................................... Region 7Raul Gallo, Director ................................................................................................Region 8Paul Elias .......................................................................................................................Region 9Alissa Fuller ............................................................................................... President FSHPMichael Jackson .......................................Executive Vice President and CEO

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Chair......................................................Jennifer Pytlarz, [email protected] Chair ........................................................ Don Bergemann, [email protected] ...................Stephen Grabowski, [email protected] ..................................................................Stuart Ulrich, [email protected] ................................................Joseph Koptowsky, [email protected] .......................Rebecca Poston, [email protected] Editor ...............Michael Jackson, [email protected] Editor ..................Dave Fiore, [email protected]

2011/2012 FPa Board of directors ping at our beaches.What do we as an association rep-

resenting the pharmacists of Florida need to do? We need to educate and ad-vocate. We need to change how we go about our business and how we recruit and retain our members. The new and recent graduates have all caught the so-cial media fever. That is how they com-municate and that is how we must at-tract and keep them as members. They are a very important segment of our profession. They are the future of Phar-macy and of this organization as well.

To achieve these goals, I have given my council chairs certain charges and directives. I also welcome and appre-ciate their input, objectives and goals that they may have for their respective councils. One common theme I would like to have for each council is “Know your Pharmacist.” It is vital to our pro-fession for the public and the legislators to “Know your Pharmacist” and what we contribute to the well being of our patients. I truly believe that with all the councils working together we can be true stewards of the “Advocacy Fever.” I hope to see the councils feed off of each other, share information and develop initiatives that we can not only take to the pharmacy community but also to Tallahassee and the Legislature.

The Organizational Affairs Council Chair for this year is Dr. Lisa Clayville.

Her council will be working on membership applications like the ones you see on your tables. These were de-veloped for pharmacists, and work con-tinues on applications for technicians and students. I have also asked them to develop and evaluate surveys to de-termine what prospective members are looking for in a professional associa-tion. This information can then be sent to the Educational and Public Affairs Councils to implement the results. This collaboration will greatly assist our ad-vocacy efforts.

The Educational Affairs Council is chaired by Suzanne Kelly. I have asked Suzanne to go beyond our normal con-tinuing education course offerings to include programs on leadership. A good leader makes for a happier, more efficient and safer workplace. This will provide a very high level of professional

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service to our patients in the current en-vironment of “do more with less help” that we all have to practice within. Also they will use the plans developed by the Organizational and Public Affairs Councils to educate the pharmacists in Florida on the importance of mem-bership in FPA. Developing a program to educate the public about the impor-tance of pharmacists in the health care team is another goal.

The Public Affairs Council Chair will be Dr. Angela Garcia. The “Know your Pharmacist” initiative is the main goal for this council. The Health Fair that is sponsored by this council is our association’s opportunity to show the public what pharmacists can do to positively impact the outcome of their health care needs. The advent of so-cial media can be another way for this council to reach the public and raise the awareness of pharmacists’ impact on the well being of the citizens of Florida.

The Professional Affairs Council will once again be chaired by Dr. Eric Alvarez. This council is charged with promoting change in how we practice. The areas of Immunization and MTM

present us with a great opportunity to increase our ability to develop a high-er standard of practice for our profes-sion. This council will also explore how to make pharmacists an integral and in-dispensable member of the “Medical Home” model that is rapidly being de-veloped by our colleagues in the field of medicine. Knowing Dr. Alvarez as well as I do, I am sure he has a few other ini-tiatives up his sleeve.

The Governmental Affairs Council (formerly known as the Legislative Af-fairs Council) is chaired by Steve Nel-son. This council is the point of the spear of our advocacy efforts in Talla-hassee. This council has to take all the energy and direction and initiatives of the other councils and funnel that ener-gy into action. Steve has shown me that he has the passion, discipline and net-working capacity to bring our advoca-cy efforts to fruition. Steve and the Gov-ernmental Affairs Council will lead us to Tallahassee for Legislative Days to carry our message to the legislators that hold our professional future and the vi-ability of our businesses in their hands.

I would like to recognize and thank

the Board of Directors, past presidents, regional directors, and speakers of the House of Delegates for all the hard work they do for all of us. We must not forget also to recognize Michael Jack-son and his staff for the tremendous job they do with such limited resources. I hope that everyone here catching the “Advocacy Fever” will greatly increase our membership and give Michael and his staff the time, talent and treasure this association so badly needs. To that end I would like to challenge everyone sitting out there this morning to pick up the membership application in front of you and use that to recruit one pharma-cist, one technician and one student to become members of the Florida Phar-macy Association.

I appreciate and I thank you for the opportunity to serve as your president for the upcoming year. I promise to work as hard as I can to keep the “Ad-vocacy Fever” theme contagious, and I will be the best advocate for pharmacy and for this association that I can be. n

Bob

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...with the new electronic medical record systems

out there being integrated with health-information exchange technology, we may be able to eliminate the duplicative history

taking that many health care providers have to go

through.

Members reading this article who did not get a chance to attend the 2011 annual FPA

meeting and convention missed a real treat. From reading the comments on the educational program offerings and other events, it appears that par-ticipants were very pleased with the knowledge intensive sessions. If you missed the annual meeting this year, wait until you see what we have in store for you in Marco Island next year. Con-gratulations to the Educational Affairs Council and to the FPA support staff for building such a great convention. Watch for future issues of Florida Phar-macy Today and our Facebook page for convention photographs and other in-formation.

Now let us move on to the subject of this article. Technology is truly a won-derful thing. It is designed (at least that is our hope) to make things easier for our personal and professional lives – in-cluding those of us who are health care providers. There have been many dis-cussions in Washington, D.C., and also in Tallahassee to encourage the use of electronic medical records and elec-tronic prescribing software. The use of electronic records can be of great bene-fit for portability of patient information from one physician to another.

Do you remember your first visit to your family physician’s office? The forms that had to be filled out and the number of questions to be answered re-sembled a full life’s history. How am I supposed to know what year I had my tonsils taken out? I was just a kid with a horrible case of acne. Well, with the new electronic medical record systems out there being integrated with health-

information exchange technology, we may be able to eliminate the duplicative history taking that many health care providers have to go through. Now it is possible to simply access the health records central repository and view a

comprehensive medical history on any patient who comes to you for care.

Of course, with the good there al-ways seems to be a devil in the details. With electronic medical records there are also efforts by physicians to begin using electronic prescribing software. The neat thing about using this soft-ware is that the prescriber can transmit a prescription into a receiving pharma-cy’s dispensing system and save a mul-titude of data entry steps by the phar-macy. Essentially, we would have a computer-to-computer transaction, pos-

sibly minimizing errors related to phar-macist or pharmacy intern transcribing of prescriber-written orders.

Of course, some of you reading this will testify that the system is not total-ly foolproof. We will save that discus-sion for another article. For now, let’s take this chat to the prescriber’s office at the point that the prescription order is generated. What members need to be aware of is that this software could ei-ther use the electronic prescribing net-work to transmit a prepared prescrip-tion directly to a pharmacy or it could generate a printed copy of a prescrip-tion for issuing to a patient. Let us take one step back to see what the statutes suggest is an electronic prescription.

Florida Statutes 456.42 Written prescriptions for medicinal drugs.—A written prescription for a medici-nal drug issued by a health care prac-titioner licensed by law to prescribe such drug must be legibly printed or

Did that Doc Really Sign that Electronic Prescription?

Executive InsightBY miChaEL JaCkson, rPhmiChaEL JaCkson, BPharm, EvP & CEo, FLorida PharmaCY assoCiation

Michael Jackson, B.Pharm


Executive Vice President/CEOMichael Jackson

(850) 222-2400, ext. 200Director of Continuing Education

Tian Merren-Owens, ext. 120Controller

Wanda Hall , ext. 211Membership Coordinator

Ranada Howard, ext. 110 Educational Services Office Assistant

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FLorida PharmaCY todaY BoardChair............................................. Jennifer Pytlarz, BrandonVice Chair ..................Don Bergemann, Tarpon SpringsTreasurer ..............................Stephen Grabowski, TampaSecretary ........................Stuart Ulrich, Boynton BeachMember .................................... Joseph Koptowsky, MiamiMember .............................Rebecca Poston, TallahasseeExecutive Editor ........Michael Jackson, TallahasseeManaging Editor ........................Dave Fiore, Tallahassee

This is a peer reviewed publication. ©2011, FLORIDA PHARMACY JOURNAL, INC.

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FPA STAFF typed so as to be capable of being un-derstood by the pharmacist filling the prescription; must contain the name of the prescribing practitioner, the name and strength of the drug prescribed, the quantity of the drug prescribed, and the directions for use of the drug; must be dated; and must be signed by the prescribing practitioner on the day when issued. A written prescription for a controlled substance listed in chapter 893 must have the quantity of the drug prescribed in both textual and numer-ical formats and must be dated with the abbreviated month written out on the face of the prescription. However, a prescription that is electronically gener-ated and transmitted must contain the name of the prescribing practitioner, the name and strength of the drug pre-scribed, the quantity of the drug pre-scribed in numerical format, and the directions for use of the drug and must be dated and signed by the prescrib-ing practitioner only on the day issued, which signature may be in an electron-ic format as defined in s. 668.003(4).

If you take a peek at the last sen-tence, there appears to be some very confusing and possibly conflicting in-formation. It appears that “electronic” prescriptions are those that are both

“generated” and “transmitted” electron-ically. It also appears to allow for the signature of the electronic prescription to be defined by another statute related to electronic commerce. I suspect that this may have something to do with the PIN codes that you have to insert when using your debit card. What is Florida Statute 668.003 (4)? Take a look at the following:

668.003definitions.—as used in this act:(1) “Certificate” means a computer-

based record which:(a) Identifies the certification au-

thority.(b) Identifies the subscriber.(c) Contains the subscriber’s public

key.(d) Is digitally signed by the certifi-

cation authority.(2) “Certification authority” means a

person who issues a certificate.(3) “Digital signature” means a type

of electronic signature that trans-forms a message using an asymmet-ric cryptosystem such that a person having the initial message and the signer’s public key can accurately determine:(a) Whether the transformation was

created using the private key that corresponds to the signer’s public key.

(b) Whether the initial message has been altered since the transfor-mation was made.

A “key pair” is a private key and its corresponding public key in an asymmetric cryptosystem, under which the public key verifies a digi-tal signature the private key creates. An “asymmetric cryptosystem” is an algorithm or series of algorithms which provide a secure key pair.

(4) “Electronic signature” means any letters, characters, or symbols, man-ifested by electronic or similar means, executed or adopted by a party with an intent to authenticate a writing. A writing is electronically signed if an electronic signature is logically associated with such writ-ing.

If you feel like Alice in Wonderland falling down a rabbit hole after read-ing all this, you are not alone. This has been a subject of discussion at a num-ber of FPA law conferences since the creation of this law.

Based upon discussions at these meetings, the Association has come to the conclusion that a “true” electronic signature is one that is recognized by a fully credentialed data management system. We do not believe that an elec-tronic signature is a statement print-ed on a piece of paper suggesting that

“this document was digitally signed.” What we are hearing from the mem-

bership is that a number of prescrib-ing practitioners are using their elec-tronic prescribing software to generate printed prescription blanks in their of-fices and then issuing them to patients. These prescriptions are then presented to pharmacies as an authentic prescrip-tion. The FPA believes that this could create real problems for the pharmacy because such prescriptions are not con-

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sidered a computer-to -computer trans-action and is not in our judgment con-sistent with the intent of both 456.42 and 668.004. When a patient presents this type of prescription, it is not re-ceived electronically by the pharmacy even though it was “created” electron-ically by the prescriber.

While we may not see cases opened up by the Board on pharmacies that ac-cept these prescriptions (though we think that they very well could), we are very concerned over how phar-macy benefit manager (PBM) auditors will interpret these kinds of prescrip-tion records. A prescription printed in the prescriber’s office and then issued to the patient with a “digitally signed” statement may be ruled as an inappro-priate record and the prescription claim denied along with a recoupment de-mand.

So what can be done about this?This summer at the annual meeting,

the FPA House of Delegates adopted an action policy to educate our mem-bers and prescribing practitioners on how electronic prescribing could create

problems for pharmacies during third-party audits. The FPA has met several times with the Florida Medical Associ-ation and Florida Osteopathic Medical Association on this issue and also has published articles in the journal of the Florida Dental Association. Still, there are many prescribers who genuinely believe that it is permissible to issue pa-

tients “digitally signed” prescriptions. The FPA is urging its members to verify all prescriptions that are received this way and to include in the documenta-tion the date and time and the name of the prescriber or prescriber’s represen-tative. If prescribers wish to continue is-suing prescriptions to patients printed in the office, these prescriptions must be physically signed by the prescriber of record. Only prescriptions received by the pharmacy that have been elec-tronically transmitted directly from the prescriber’s office can be digitally signed.

Just think of it this way. Would you hand over the deed to your family home if someone (not the author) hand-ed to you a sales contract that had the phrase typed on it “this document was digitally signed”?

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1969-70Neil Bitting*Ocala, FL

1970-71Sidney Simkowitz*Miami, FL

1971-72Mark Sullivan*Tallahassee, FL

1972-73George B. BrowningMelbourne, FL

1973-74John W. DaviesOrlando, FL

1974-75Bernard J. Cimino*Tampa, FL

1975-76William NestorPalm Beach Gardens, FL

1976-77Gilbert N. Weise, Sr.Jacksonville, FL

1977-78Robert T. Showerman*St. Petersburg, FL

1978-79John Stadnik*Miami Springs, FL

1979-80Lawrence A. DiazGainesville, FL

1980-81Joe Cuellar*Temple Terrace, FL

1981-82Peter C. DemroOcala, FL

1982-83John C. KingBartow, FL

1983-84Michael W. StamitolesPensacola, FL

1984-85George B. BrowningMelbourne, FL

1985-86Max A. Lemberger*St. Augustine, FL

1986-87Robert FishmanHollywood, FL

1987-88Kenneth R. NorfleetBrooksville, FL

1988-89Allen NicholCoral Gables, FL

1989-90Red N. CampTitusville, FL

1990-91Ed L. HamiltonLake Alfred, FL

1991-92Betty J. HarrisDelray Beach, FL

1992-93S. Mark HobbsMerritt Island, FL

1993-94M. Peter PevonkaGainesville, FL

1994-95Allen David KneeSunrise, FL

1995-96James KoivistoJacksonville, FL

1996-97James PowersTallahassee, FL

1997-98Paul AckermanPalm Beach Gardens, FL

1998-99Rebecca R. PostonWinter Springs, FL

1999-00Eric M. AlvarezMiami, FL

2000-01Robert WilsonPensacola, FL

2001-02Joy MarcusNorth Miami, FL

2002-03Tom CuomoCape Coral, FL

2003-04Theresa W. TolleGrant, FL

2003-04Glenn BoylesWellington, FL

2005-06 Kathy PetsosCape Canaveral, FL

2006-07 Lee FallonThe Villages, FL

2007-08 Don BergemannTarpon Springs, FL

2008-09Norman TomakaMelbourne, FL

2009-10 Karen WhalenGainesville, FL

2010-2011Humberto MartinezMiami, Florida

FPA Past PresidentsMission StatementFPA is the professional society representing Florida pharmacists, united to improve public health and patient care, enhance professional development and advocate for the interest of the profession. The Association is organized to preserve and advance the practice of pharmacy and to serve the professional needs of all pharmacists, pharmacy students, and pharmacy technicians.

Vision of the Florida Pharmacy AssociationTo be the premier organization representing pharmacy stakeholders in their endeavors to provide quality healthcare.

Adopted 8/2009 by Executive Committee

*Deceased



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Continuing Education requirements for Florida Pharmacists2011-12 FPa ContinUing EdUCation CaLEndar

general Continuing Education requirements

Florida licensed pharmacists are re-quired to obtain thirty (30) hours of ap-proved courses of continued profes-sional pharmaceutical education the 24 month period prior to the expira-tion date of the license. For example approved continuing education cours-es will need to be completed between October 1, 2009 and September 30, 2011 before the "PS" license expires on Sep-tember 30, 2011. (64B16-26.103) Ten (10) of the thirty (30) hours of approved courses of continued professional phar-maceutical education must be LIVE continuing education hours. LIVE con-tinuing education is defined as either a live seminar, a live video teleconfer-ence, or through an interactive comput-er based application. (64B16-26.103)

hiv/aids Continuing Education requirements

Effective July 1, 2006, applicants for licensure are no longer required by Chapter 456, FS, to show proof of a course on HIV/AIDS as part of the ini-tial licensure process. You will, howev-er, be required by Chapter 456, FS, to take an HIV/AIDS course approved by the board for your first renewal. This includes pharmacy technicians as well. As of July 1, 2006 licensees will no lon-ger be required by Chapter 456, FS, to take an HIV/AIDS course for each re-newal.

medication Error Continuing Education requirements

As a part of the biennial renewal, pharmacists are required to complete a two (2) hour Florida Board of Phar-macy approved course on Medication Errors. The course must contain the

following components: (a) root-cause analysis; (b) error reduction and pre-vention; (c) patient safety. The two-hour program may be applied towards the thirty-hour continuing education requirement. (64B16-26.103)

Consultant re-Certification Continuing Education requirements

Florida licensed consultant phar-macists must complete no less than 24 hours of Board approved consultant continuing education (see rule 64B16-26.302) with in the 24 month period prior to the expiration date of the con-sultant license (see 64B16-26.103). For example Florida approved consultant CE programs must be completed be-tween January 1, 2011 and December 31, 2012 for consultant licenses that ex-pires December 31, 2012. Course con-tent for consultant re-certification pro-

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grams must consist of at least three (3) hours of training in specified subjects. Duplicated courses are not acceptable. (see rule 64B16-26.302).

ordering and Evaluation of Laboratory tests

Florida Consultant pharmacists and pharmacists holding the Doctor of Pharmacy degree that wish to order and evaluate laboratory tests and who are practicing under the provisions of Florida Statute 465.0125* are required to complete at least a three (3) hour ini-tial certification course and at least a one (1) hour recertification course. Suc-cessful completion of the course will certify the pharmacist for this practice for two (2) years from the date of com-pletion. (64B16-26.320)

*Florida Statute 465.0125 defines practice settings as nursing homes or licensed home health agencies for Con-sultant Pharmacists and only licensed

home health agencies for the Doctor of Pharmacy.

nuclear Pharmacy Continuing Education requirements

Florida Nuclear Pharmacists must complete no less than twenty-four (24) additional hours of coursework each two year period designed to provide in-depth treatment of nuclear pharma-cy practice. (64B16-26.304)

registered Pharmacy technician

Beginning January 1, 2011 techni-cians interested in working in Flori-da permitted pharmacies will need to complete a Florida Board of Pharma-cy approved training program. Upon successful completion of that program technicians can then submit an appli-cation to the Board for full registra-tion status. Registered pharmacy tech-nicians must complete 20 hours of

appropriate CE (4 hours live, 2 hours med errors and pharmacy law and 1 hour HIV) by December 31, 2012. See rule 64B16-26.355 and Florida Statutes 465.014.

Credit for any Continuing Education Course may not be used more than once in any given year.

The above information should only be used as a guide and cannot be consid-ered advice. This information is subject to change

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PrEamBLEPharmacists are health professionals who assist individuals

in making the best use of medications. This Code, prepared and supported by pharmacists, is intended to state publicly the principles that form the fundamental basis of the roles and responsibilities of pharmacists. These principles, based on moral obligations and virtues, are established to guide pharmacists in relationships with patients, health profes-sionals, and society.

I. A pharmacist respects the covenantal relationship be-tween the patient and pharmacist.

Considering the patient-pharmacist relationship as a cov-enant means that a pharmacist has moral obligations in re-sponse to the gift of trust received from society. In return for this gift, a pharmacist promises to help individuals achieve optimum benefit from their medications, to be committed to their welfare, and to maintain their trust.

II. A pharmacist promotes the good of every patient in a caring, compassionate, and confidential manner.

A pharmacist places concern for the well being of the patient at the center of professional practice. In doing so, a pharmacist considers needs stated by the patient as well as those defined by health science. A pharmacist is dedicated to protecting the dignity of the patient. With a caring attitude and a compassionate spirit, a pharmacist focuses on serving the patient in a private and confidential manner.

III. A pharmacist respects the autonomy and dignity of each patient.

A pharmacist promotes the right of self-determination and recognizes individual self-worth by encouraging patients to participate in decisions about their health. A pharmacist communicates with patients in terms that are understand-able. In all cases, a pharmacist respects personal and cultural differences among patients.

IV. A pharmacist acts with honesty and integrity in pro-fessional relationships.

A pharmacist has a duty to tell the truth and to act with conviction of conscience. A pharmacist avoids discriminatory practices, behavior or work conditions that impair profes-sional judgment, and actions that compromise dedication to the best interests of patients.

V. A pharmacist maintains professional competence. A pharmacist has a duty to maintain knowledge and abili-

ties as new medications, devices, and technologies become available and as health information advances.

VI. A pharmacist respects the values and abilities of col-leagues and other health professionals.

When appropriate, a pharmacist asks for the consultation of colleagues or other health professionals or refers the pa-tient. A pharmacist acknowledges that colleagues and other health professionals may differ in the beliefs and values they apply to the care of the patient.

VII. A pharmacist serves individual, community, and so-cietal needs.

The primary obligation of a pharmacist is to individual patients. However, the obligations of a pharmacist may at times extend beyond the individual to the community and society. In these situations, the pharmacist recognizes the responsibilities that accompany these obligations and acts accordingly.

VIII. A pharmacist seeks justice in the distribution of health resources.

When health resources are allocated, a pharmacist is fair and equitable, balancing the needs of patients and society.

Approved by: FPA House of Delegates and APhA Active and Life members October 1994.

Code of Ethics for Pharmacists

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UNIT ASSOCIATIONS rEGIONAL MAP

history of the Florida Pharmacy associationEstablished in 1887, The Florida Pharmacy Association (FPA) hasbeen serving the pharmacists and pharmacy technicians of the state of Florida for over a century. FPA encompasses all aspects of pharmacy (hospital, independent and chain, nursing home, consulting home health care, managed care, etc.) and strives to stay abreast of the needs of a rapidly changing pharmacy practice community.

The Florida Pharmacy Association Needs Your Involvement.The Florida Pharmacy Association is currently filling positions for its 2012-2013 Standing Councils. If you are interested in serving as a member of an FPA Council, please fill out the form below.

Florida Pharmacy standing CouncilsThe Florida Pharmacy Association (FPA) has created 4 standing councils to assist in the development of Association policy and activities as well as to better serve the FPA membership. The councils have also been formed to provide members with a mechanism for representation. FPA's councils include Educational Affairs, Organizational Affairs, Professional Affairs and Public Affairs.

EdUCationaL aFFairs: The Educational Affairs Council proposes policy and programs designed to provide quality continuing education to the pharmacists and technicians of Florida.organiZationaL aFFairs: The Organizational Affairs Council considers issues pertaining to the structure, function and development of the Association including membership issues.ProFEssionaL aFFairs: The Professional Affairs Council monitors issues of interest to the profession of pharmacy including legislative changes, Florida Board of Pharmacy law changes and interfaces with other professions as they relate to pharmacy.

PUBLiC aFFairs: The Public Affairs Council disseminates material relating to the practice of pharmacy to the public in order to enhance the image of the profession of pharmacy.

Council meetings are held three times a year in central Florida. Meetings are held on Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. allowing members to drive in and out the same day. As a member of a Council, the FPA will assist in your travel expenses. Council Members will serve two year terms.

Please complete the form today and return by april 1, 2012, to: Florida Pharmacy association, attn: ranada simmons, 610 n. adams st., tallahassee, FL 32301 or FaX (850) 561-6758.

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Florida Pharmacy Association Constitutionarticle i

NameThe association shall be called the Florida Pharmacy Associa-

tion, hereinafter called the Association.

article iiObjectThe Association shall be to unite all persons interested in the

profession of pharmacy in the State of Florida for the following pur-poses:

(a)To support and encourage higher standards of pharmaceutical education at all levels of the profession in order to attract qualified personnel into the profession of pharmacy.

(b)To encourage and maintain relations with all healthcare pro-fessions and governmental bodies and agencies to enhance the overall quality of healthcare.

(c)To ensure pharmacy is practiced by properly qualified phar-macists, to protect the welfare of the public.

(d)To serve, represent, and assist the Florida pharmacists to ad-vance the profession and practice of pharmacy.

article iii MembershipThe Association shall have six types of membership: Regular,

Associate, Student, Honorary, Pharmacy Technician, and Lifetime.Section 1 - Regular Members. Regular members shall be those

persons who otherwise qualify as members in good standing and who are licensed pharmacists, entitled to practice pharmacy.

Section 2 - Associate Members. Associate members shall be those persons who otherwise qualify as members in good stand-ing, and are interested in pharmacy or are associated with a busi-ness or profession related to the pharmaceutical profession. Associ-ate members shall submit an application for membership and shall comply with such requirements as may be established by the Asso-ciation and its Bylaws.

Section 3 - Student Members. Student members shall be those persons who otherwise qualify as members in good standing and are students in good standing, matriculated in a college or school of pharmacy.

Section 4 - Honorary Members. The Association may elect to honorary membership any person interested in pharmacy or its re-lated sciences, at any annual meeting or special meeting of the As-sociation called for such purpose.

Section 5 - Pharmacy Technicians. Pharmacy Technician mem-bers shall be those persons who assist licensed professional phar-macists in performing their professional duties as defined in F.S. 465. Pharmacy Technician members shall submit an application for membership and shall comply with such requirements as may be established by the association and its bylaws.

Section 6 - Lifetime Members. Current Association Regular members receiving the Florida Board of Pharmacy 50-year certifi-cate shall receive Lifetime membership in the Association.

article ivOfficersThe officers of the Association shall be the President, the Pres-

ident-Elect, the Treasurer, the Executive Vice President, the Board of Directors Chairman, Speaker of the House of Delegates and Vice Speaker of the House of Delegates.

Section 1 - President. The President shall preside at all meetings

of the Association and shall perform all other duties that may be in-cident to that office.

Section 2 - President-Elect. The President-Elect shall perform all duties of the President in the absence or inability of the President to serve. The President-Elect shall be the official representative of the Association on the Board of Directors of the House of Delegates.

Section 3 - Treasurer. The Treasurer shall perform all duties inci-dent to the office of Treasurer.

Section 4 - Executive Vice President. The Executive Vice Presi-dent shall be the executive officer of the Association and shall con-duct and administer the affairs of the Association in accordance with the Constitution and Bylaws and subject to the policies and di-rectives of the Board of Directors.

Section 5 - Board of Directors Chairman. The Board of Directors Chairman shall be the Immediate Past President of the Association. This chairman shall chair all meetings of the Board of Directors and shall arrange the meeting and expedite all business to be transacted by this Board of Directors. The Chairman may select another mem-ber of the Board of Directors to serve in his/her absence or, if none is selected, the President may chair a preliminary meeting to select a Board of Directors member to chair that meeting.

Section 6 - Speaker of the House of Delegates. The Speaker of the House of

Delegates shall be the person elected by the House of Delegates to serve as the Speaker. The Speaker shall be the official representa-tive of the House of Delegates on the Board of Directors.

Section 7 – Vice Speaker of the House of Delegates. The Vice-Speaker shall be the person elected by the House of Delegates to serve as Vice Speaker. The Vice-Speaker shall be installed as the Speaker in one year.

Section 8 - Qualification of Officers. No person shall be elected to any office in the Association unless such person is a member in good standing.

Section 9 - Inability to Serve. In the event of the death or inability of an officer to serve, the President will appoint a replacement with the approval of the Board of Directors to complete the term of the office, or until an election is held.

article vBoard of DirectorsSection 1 - Membership. There shall be a Board of Directors of

which the Immediate Past President of the Association shall be chairman. The Board of Directors will consist of the following 17 members:

n The elected officers of the AssociationImmediate Past-President, as chairPresidentPresident-electTreasurerSpeaker of the HouseVice Speaker of the House of Delegates

n The Executive Vice-President of the Association, as secretary n The President of FSHP n Nine (9) elected directors who will serve staggered terms

Section 2 - Duties. The Board of Directors shall approve the Ex-ecutive Vice President, approve his salary and other terms of his appointment; the term of office; prescribe his duties and direct his activities where such duties and activities are not specifically pro-vided in the Constitution or Bylaws. The Board of Directors shall be responsible for arranging and expediting business during meetings

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Florida Pharmacy Association bylaws

of the Association. The Board of Directors shall expend the funds of the Association for such matters and things as, in the judgment of the Board of Directors, shall be for the betterment of pharma-cy in the State of Florida and of value to the members of the Asso-ciation, the profession of pharmacy, and the health and welfare of the citizens of the State of Florida. The Board of Directors shall au-dit charges against the Association. The Board of Directors shall, in their usual order of business, review the report of the President’s Committee and approve or correct actions the President’s Commit-tee has taken on behalf of the Board of Directors. The Board of Di-rectors shall perform such other duties as are normally incident to such a committee.

Section 3 - Meetings. The Board of Directors shall meet at least twice a year at such times that one of the meetings must occur no more than eight months and no less than one month prior to the regular annual meeting of the Association. A meeting of the Board of Directors may be called by the chairman or by petition of one-fourth of its members at other times as Association business may demand. A quorum of the members of the Board of Directors, as defined in the Bylaws, must be present in order to transact any business. All meetings of the Board of Directors shall be open to any Regular Member and the membership shall be informed of the meeting by the Executive Vice President in advance, when time permits; however, all members of this Board of Directors must be notified.

Section 4 - Voting. Only members of the Board of Directors shall be entitled to vote at a meeting of the Board of Directors. Any mem-ber of the Board of Directors may designate another member of the Florida Pharmacy Association to cast his vote by proxy as defined in the Bylaws.

Section 5 - Qualifications to Board of Directors. No person shall be appointed to the Board of Directors unless such person is a member in good standing.

article viMeetingsSection 1 - Regular Meetings. There shall be an annual meeting

of the Association at such time and place as the Board of Directors shall direct. Section 2 - Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Associa-tion may be held from time to time as the business of the Associa-tion may require, upon written request of fifty (50) Regular Mem-bers of the Association. In the event of such a special meeting, the Executive Vice President shall mail written notice to each voting member no less than twenty-five (25) days prior to the date of such meeting. The notice shall state the time and place of such meeting and all the matters to be brought before the Association at such special meeting unless deemed to be of an emergency nature by the Board of Directors.

Section 3 - Voting. At any regular or special meeting of the As-sociation, all members in good standing in this Association shall be entitled to vote, except for Honorary Members.

article vii

House of DelegatesThere shall be established a House of Delegates as defined in the

Bylaws of the Association.

article viiiPresident’s CommitteeThere shall be established a President’s Committee as defined in

the Bylaws of the Association.

article iX The Florida Pharmacy foundationThere shall be established a foundation as defined in the Bylaws

of the Association.

article XFlorida Pharmacy Today CorporationThere shall be established a Florida Pharmacy Today Corpora-

tion as defined in the Bylaws of the Association.

article XiBylawsThe Association may establish such Bylaws, not in conflict with

this Constitution, as may be deemed necessary to direct and con-trol the affairs of the Association.

article XiiAmendmentsThis Constitution may be altered or amended provided that

such proposal to alter or amend same shall be submitted to the Chair of the Organizational Affairs Council in writing. The pro-posed alteration or amendment to the Constitution shall be read at the annual meeting of the Association. Upon majority approv-al of the membership voting, the proposed amendment shall then be referred to the Board of Directors who shall cause the Executive Vice President to publish such proposed amendment in the Flor-ida Pharmacy Today, which is placed in circulation at least thirty (30) days prior to the ballot being mailed to the membership. Upon the vote of three-fourths (3/4) of the voting members returning the ballot by the specified deadline, in favor of adoption of the amend-ment, it shall become a part of this Constitution.

Revised 02/2006, 02/2008

article i Name & LocationSection 1 - Name. The name of the Association shall be the Flor-

ida Pharmacy Association, hereinafter referred to as the Associa-tion.

Section 2 - Location. Offices for transaction of business of the As-sociation shall be located at such places as the Board of Directors

shall from time to time determine and direct.

article ii MembershipSection 1 - Qualifications. Any person may be admitted to mem-

bership of the Association, who shall qualify for membership pur-suant to the Constitution and by making application to the Execu-



tive Vice President of the Association, together with the appropriate annual dues.

Section 2 - Certificates. A suitable certificate showing the mem-ber’s name, membership classification and a membership card showing the term for which membership fee has been paid shall be furnished to all members by the Executive Vice President.

article iii Annual Membership FeeSection 1 - Due Date. The annual membership fee shall be an

amount as hereinafter set forth and shall be due and payable on Jan-uary 1 or July 1 of each calendar year in accord with the appropri-ate membership cycle.

Section 2 - Dues Amount.A. The dues for Regular Members shall be determined by the

Budget and Finance Committee and shall be approved by the Board of Directors.

B. The dues for Regular Associate Members shall be the same as dues for Regular Members.

C. The dues for Associate Pharmacy Technician Members shall be determined by the Budget and Finance Committee and shall be approved by the Board of Directors.

D. The dues for Undergraduate Students and for Full-Time Grad-uate Students shall be determined by the Budget and Finance Com-mittee and shall be approved by the Board of Directors.

E. The dues for Retired Pharmacists shall be one-half the dues for Regular Members.

F. The dues for Joint Membership with a spouse paying the Reg-ular Member rate shall be one-half the dues for Regular Members.

G. The dues for New Practitioners following graduation from pharmacy school shall be one-half the dues fee for Regular Mem-bers for the first year out of school, seventy-five percent of the dues for Regular Members the second year out of school, and the Regu-lar Members rate the third year after graduation from pharmacy school.

H. The dues for Honorary or Lifetime members shall be waived.Section 3 - Grace Period. Any member not paying their annual

dues within ninety (90) days after the due date shall have their ser-vices discontinued until said annual dues are paid in full. During times of national military service, established members shall have no less than a six (6) month grace period upon return to civilian sta-tus to pay their annual dues. Such members shall retain all rights and privileges of membership during the service and grace periods.

Section 4 - Joint Billing of Membership Fees. The Association shall bill jointly for the membership fee of the Association, as de-fined in these Bylaws, and for the membership fee of each affiliated county or local Association, hereinafter referred to as Unit Associa-tions, if so requested. The membership fee for each Unit Association shall be determined by their own membership, and the amount col-lected shall be returned to the Unit Association.

Section 5 - Budget Related Increases. The Association with the recommendation of the Budget and Finance Committee may in-crease the dues amount in any or all membership categories, as list-ed in Section 2, by an amount not to exceed 3% annually. Any dues increase greater than 3% must be approved by the House of Dele-gates.

article iv SubdivisionsSection 1 - Unit Associations. The term Unit Associations shall

be the term used to describe all local or county associations. The Unit Associations can best represent the local pharmacists in items

of local interest and concern but should also be the means of com-munication with pharmacy, state and nationwide.

Any organized group of pharmacists within Florida may re-quest to be designated an affiliated unit association of the Florida Pharmacy Association. Any such request must be made in writing and must be accompanied by the following: 1) a copy of the organi-zation’s current constitution and bylaws 2) a list of the names, ad-dresses and phone numbers of the organization’s officers 3) a list of the organization’s members of which no fewer than 10 must be FPA members 4) a written statement signed by the officers of the associ-ation, which documents the organization’s support for the FPA Mis-sion Statement and the organizations’ desire to participate fully and actively in the FPA House of Delegates. The Organizational Affairs Council shall certify in writing to the Board of Directors that the unit associations’ constitution and bylaws are consistent with the objectives and organizational characteristics of the Florida Pharma-cy Association. Upon a majority vote by the Board of Directors the unit association may become affiliated.

The Board of Directors shall establish geographical areas com-prised of approximately equal numbers of pharmacists within the State to be termed Regions, and will periodically re-evaluate the number and size of these Regions. Each region will have an elect-ed regional director that will serve on the Board of Directors of the Association.

Section 2 - Advisory Council on Pharmacy Practice. There shall be an Advisory Council on Pharmacy Practice which should edu-cate the FPA Board of Directors on emerging issues impacting phar-macy through written communications, formal presentations and discussion of these issues. The Advisory Council on Pharmacy Practice should meet with the FPA Board of Directors at some speci-fied point in time in conjunction with a planned weekend gathering of the FPA Councils and Committees, as well as the FPA Board of Directors, so that presentation of issues (and any recommendations for action pertaining thereto) can be presented to the FPA Board of Directors and other interested FPA Councils and Committees.

Section 3 - Foundation. There shall be a foundation, the purpose and functioning of which shall be as described in the foundation’s constitution and bylaws. The Chief Executive Officer of the founda-tion shall report on the foundation’s activities at each meeting of the Board of Directors.

Section 4 - Florida Pharmacy Today Corporation. There shall be a Florida Pharmacy Today Corporation, the purpose and function-ing of which shall be as described in the Florida Pharmacy Today Corporation constitution and bylaws. The Chairperson of the Flori-da Pharmacy Today Corporation shall report on the Journal Board’s activities at each meeting of the Board of Directors.

article v House of DelegatesSection 1 - Establishment of Rules. The Association shall recog-

nize, through its Board of Directors, all organizations entitled to representation in the House of Delegates.

Section 2 - Apportionment. Each organization officially recog-nized by the Association as being entitled to representation in the House of Delegates shall be entitled to two (2) delegates. Each af-filiated Unit Association shall be entitled to these two (2) delegates plus one (1) additional delegate for each fifty (50) members or ma-jor fraction thereof, provided that no such association may be enti-tled to more than seven (7) delegates. The officers of each individu-al organization shall make a report to the Speaker of the House of Delegates once each year in order to verify the identity and address of the officers and number of members in each organization. An

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amended report may be made up to thirty (30) days prior to the An-nual Conference if a change in membership will change the number of delegates to which the organization is entitled.

Section 3 - Delegates. The name and address of each official dele-gate shall be sent to the Speaker of the House of Delegates by the of-ficers of the organization he represents. Each official delegate shall be a member in good standing of the Florida Pharmacy Association. Each delegate shall maintain their membership in the Association during their term of service as a delegate. The usual term of service of all delegates shall coincide with the usual term of office of the President of the Association.

Section 4 - Meetings. The House of Delegates shall meet during a meeting of the Association in order to act upon resolutions pre-sented to the Association.

Section 5 - Rules of the House of Delegates. The House of Del-egates shall adopt rules and regulations for the functioning of the House of Delegates which shall not conflict with the Constitution and Bylaws of the Association.

Section 6 - Association Policy. The official policy positions of the Florida Pharmacy Association shall be determined by the House of Delegates. Interim policy decisions may be made by the Board of Directors of the Association or the President’s Committee, subject to review and approval at the next meeting of the House of Delegates.

Section 7 – Who May Submit a Resolution. All resolutions ema-nating from an individual member or group of members must con-form to the resolutions format prescribed by the House of Delegates and bear the name(s) of the sponsor(s) at least one (1) of whom must be present at the House of Delegates session to introduce their res-olution by reading.

article viQuorum & Proxy VoteSection 1 - Annual and Special Meetings of the Association. Fif-

ty (50) voting members shall constitute a quorum for the transac-tion of business at any annual or special meeting of the Association.

Section 2 - Board of Directors Meetings. Attendance by more than 50% of the voting members of the Board of Directors shall con-stitute a quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting of the Board of Directors.

Section 3 - Proxy Vote. Any member of the Board of Directors who is unable to attend a meeting of said Board of Directors may, by giving written notice to the chairman of the Board of Directors, specify a proxy to cast his vote at the meeting. Regional Directors must designate as proxy an FPA member in good standing from the same region. Organization directors must designate another FPA member from the same organization. The Chairman must inform the membership present of all written notices of proxy he has re-ceived as the first order of business. Representation by proxy may not be counted to make a quorum. No member of the Board of Di-rectors shall be entitled to represent more than one member at a time by proxy.

article viiCommittees/CouncilsSection 1 - Appointment of Committees/Councils. The Presi-

dent shall appoint committees/councils as listed in this Article un-less otherwise provided and such other committees/councils as the President shall deem necessary. The President shall appoint only members in good standing as members of all committees/councils and shall serve as an ex-officio member of each committee/council he appoints. The chairs of the standing councils should file reports with the President and President-elect. Any recommendations con-tained in those reports must include an indication of how many

committee members were present.Section 2 - President’s Committee. There shall be a President’s

Committee composed of the President, as Chairman, the President-Elect, the Treasurer, the Immediate Past President, the Speaker of the House of Delegates, Vice Speaker of the House of Delegates and the Executive Vice President.

This committee shall be charged with making the decisions re-quired to implement the actions of the Board of Directors. The Pres-ident’s Committee may take actions on behalf of the Association and may make interim decisions between meetings of the Board of Directors, subject to review and approval by the Board of Direc-tors. The President will report to the Board of Directors, at its reg-ular meeting, the actions taken on their behalf, for their approval.

Section 3 - Budget and Finance Committee. The President’s Committee shall appoint a Budget and Finance Committee com-posed of the:

Treasurer who shall serve as ChairImmediate Past Treasurer, who shall serve as Vice ChairPresident of the AssociationImmediate Past PresidentSpeaker of the House of DelegatesTwo (2) members selected by the President as At-Large members

who shall serve staggered terms of two (2) years and may be select-ed for reappointment; and

President-ElectExecutive Vice PresidentVice Speaker of the House of DelegatesAll members of the Budget & Finance Committee shall be vot-

ing members, except for the position of Immediate Past Treasurer.The Budget and Finance Committee shall be responsible for the:investment policy of the Associationpreparation of an annual budget; anddevelopment of reimbursement policies for travel and per diem

expenses of representatives of the AssociationThe Board of Directors shall ratify all decisions of the Budget

and Finance Committee; however, the Executive Vice President may obtain approval of the President’s Committee to implement deci-sions of the Budget and Finance Committee in the interim between meetings of the Board of Directors. The members of the Budget & Finance Committee and the President’s Committee will be indem-nified for all investment decisions made within the parameters of the financial guidelines approved by the Board of Directors.

Section 4 –Governmental Affairs Committee. A Governmen-tal Affairs Committee shall be formed to consider any matters or is-sues pertaining to rules and regulations affecting the profession of pharmacy, or any other matters referred to it for consideration. This committee shall meet at least once a year or more often as the legis-lative environment mandates. The membership of the Governmen-tal Affairs Committee should consist of the following:

Chair, appointed by the PresidentThe elected officers of the AssociationThe Executive Vice President of the Association, as secretaryFPA’s governmental Affairs Advisor/Lobbyist, as a non-voting

memberAt-large members (not to exceed 5), appointed by the President

including at least one student.Past ChairPACCE ChairFSHP Liaison Section 5 - Standing Councils.Public Affairs. A Public Affairs Council shall be formed to con-

sider matters or issues inherent in or arising from the interface of the profession with the public, or any other matters referred to it for



consideration.Professional Affairs. A Professional Affairs Council shall be

formed to consider matters or issues of interest to the pharmacy profession and arising from or inherent in the interface of the phar-macy profession with other professions, or any other matters re-ferred to it for consideration.

Organizational Affairs. An Organizational Affairs Council shall be formed to consider matters and issues pertaining to the struc-ture, function and development of the Association, or any other matters referred to it for consideration.

Educational Affairs. An Educational Affairs Council shall be formed to consider any matters or issues pertaining to the pharma-cy education, or any other matters referred to it for consideration.

Advisory Council on Pharmacy Practice. An Advisory Coun-cil on Pharmacy Practice shall be formed and should educate the FPA Board of Directors on emerging issues impacting pharmacy through written communications, formal presentations and discus-sion of these issues.

Section 6 - Council Membership. With the exception of the Advisory Council on Pharmacy Prac-

tice, standing councils shall be composed of seven (7) members, of which one shall be the chairman and one should be a pharmacy technician. The term of office for each council member shall be for two (2) years. The terms of membership shall be staggered so that at least three (3) members will be appointed each year. In addition to the above, there will be one invited Student representative from each Florida school/college of Pharmacy for a one year term. The chairman, members and invited Student representative shall be se-lected by the President.

The Advisory Council on Pharmacy Practice shall consist of, but not limited to, the following:

The President’s Committee of the FPA Board of Directors con-sisting of the President-elect (as Chair of the Advisory Council on Pharmacy Practice), President, Immediate Past-President, Treasur-er, Speaker of the House of Delegates, Vice-Speaker of the House of Delegates, Executive Vice-President of the Association (as Secretary of the Advisory Council on Pharmacy Practice);

The Deans of Florida’s Colleges of Pharmacy or their designees;The ASP Chapter Presidents from Florida’s Colleges of Pharma-

cy or their designees;An FPA member representing each a community, institutional,

and a non-traditional pharmacy practice area;An invited representative of the Florida Chapter of the American

Society of Consultant Pharmacists;An invited representative of any independent pharmacist orga-

nization in Florida;An invited representative of any pharmacy technician organiza-

tion in Florida;The President of the Florida Society of Health-System Pharma-

cists; andDepending on the pharmacy issues under consideration, the Ad-

visory Council’s Chair may invite additional representatives whose expertise in other areas of pharmacy practice, not otherwise noted above, is deemed of value to the discussions, with such invitations based upon the budgetary constraints of the Florida Pharmacy As-sociation.

article viii DelegatesSection 1 - Appointment. The President may appoint such dele-

gates to commercial bodies, medical societies, state associations or like gatherings as he may deem necessary and shall appoint dele-

gates and alternates to attend the annual meeting of the American Pharmacists Association as well as delegates and alternates to the annual meeting of the National Community Pharmacists Associ-ation. The priority of these appointments by the President of the aforementioned delegates shall be as follows:

The current seated President and President-electMembers of the President’s CommitteeMembers of the Board of Directors, andMembers of any Standing CouncilSection 2 - Expenses. The actual expenses incurred for transpor-

tation, lodging and meals by the President, the President-Elect and the Executive Vice President while attending the annual meeting of the American Pharmacists Association and National Community Pharmacists Association shall be paid by the Association upon pre-sentation of proper itemized statements of expenses to the Execu-tive Vice President and approval by the Board of Directors. All mon-ey advanced to any delegates to these meetings must be accounted for by an itemized statement or returned to the general fund of the Association. The President and President-Elect of the Florida Phar-macy Association, who are in office on the first day of January shall be the proper officers to attend the annual meeting of the APhA which falls within that year.

Section 3 - Reports of Meetings. Officers attending said meet-ings shall make a full report of the meetings of the national bodies to this Association in person or by written report filed with the Ex-ecutive Vice President to be published in the Journal.

article iX Rules of OrderRobert’s Rules of Order shall be the authority on all points of

order in the conduct of meetings of the Association. These Bylaws shall not be suspended without the consent of two-thirds of the members present.

article X Amendments to BylawsAmendments to these Bylaws shall be approved by the Board of

Directors and proposed by them to the House of Delegates and ap-proved by a two-thirds vote of those voting members present at a regular meeting or special meeting called for that purpose; provid-ed, however, that thirty (30) days notice of that meeting shall be giv-en by the House of Delegates in a manner approved by the Board of Directors.

article Xi Publishing of ProceedingsSection 1 - What to be Published. The proceedings of the Asso-

ciation, the roll of officers, committees, and members shall be pub-lished annually under the supervision of the Executive Vice Presi-dent and the Board of Directors and a copy of the proceedings sent to each member of the Association not in arrears for membership fees.

Section 2 - When Published. The Publication of the Proceedings shall be made and copies thereof mailed to members within two months after the close of the annual meeting.

article XiiExpulsion or Removal of Members or OfficersAny member may be expelled from membership or removed

from office for conduct which adversely affects the pharmacy pro-fession or the professional standing of a colleague, or for violating the Constitution or Bylaws. Any officer may be removed from office

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for non-residence, inability or unwillingness to perform his duties of office. No person shall be expelled or removed except by a two-thirds vote of all members of the Board of Directors present at a reg-ular meeting or a special meeting called for such purpose and af-ter he shall be given an opportunity to be heard in his own defense.

article Xiii Nominations & Election Section 1 - Procedure for Nomination and Election. A Nominat-

ing Committee will be appointed by the President. The committee will consist of the immediate Past Chairman of the Board of Direc-tors, who will serve as Chairman, and a representative from each FPA standing council. No member serving on the committee shall be eligible to run for office. The committee will establish guidelines.

Subdivisions or any FPA member in good standing may nomi-nate one person for the office of President-Elect and one person for the office of Treasurer and one person for the office of Regional Di-rector. The Treasurer shall serve a two year term and may succeed to one consecutive term of office in that capacity. A nominee must be a Florida registered pharmacist in good standing with the Flor-ida Pharmacy Association and the Florida Board of Pharmacy. A Board of Canvassers composed of three (3) Past Presidents of the Florida Pharmacy Association appointed by the President, togeth-er with the Executive Vice President, shall open and tally the mail ballots. Balloting will be by mail according to the following time schedule.

A. Nominations shall be received at the Association headquar-ters not later than September 1st of each year together with a bio-graphical sketch and a picture.

B. The Executive Vice President of the Association shall deter-mine every active member of the Association who, as defined in the Constitution, is qualified to vote by November 30, and shall mail to every active voting member a ballot which will contain the names of the nominees for President-Elect, Treasurer and Regional Direc-tors together with a biographical sketch and a picture, no later than January 1.

C. The qualified membership shall mark, seal and mail the bal-lot to the address specified on the ballot by January 31.

D. By the end of February, the Board of Canvassers shall open and tally the ballots. The nominees receiving the majority of the votes shall be declared elected. If no single nominee shall receive a majority of the votes cast for the office, a run-off election shall be held between the nominees receiving the two highest number of votes for each office in the following manner.

(1) A second ballot shall be prepared containing the names of the nominees receiving the two highest number of votes for each office affected, together with biographical sketch and a picture. The Exec-utive Vice President shall mail these ballots to every active member of the Association who is qualified to vote, at least thirty (30) days in advance of the annual meeting.

(2) The active qualified membership shall mark, seal and mail this ballot to the address specified on the ballot by seven (7) days prior to the annual meeting.

(3) The ballots cast in the run-off election shall be opened and tallied no later than the close of the first general session of the annu-al meeting by the Board of Canvassers. The nominee receiving the majority of votes shall be declared elected.

(4) If a tie vote should occur in the run-off election, a general election will be held at the last general session of the annual meet-ing with a majority vote deciding the winner.

Section 2 - Elections of Board of Directors Regional Directors. Nine Board of Directors shall be elected according to regional re-quirements and shall serve a two-year staggered term. A Nominee

must be a Florida registered pharmacist in good standing with the Florida Pharmacy Association and the Florida Board of Pharmacy. In the event that the Board of Directors Regional Director cannot fulfill the duties of the office, the President will appoint a replace-ment with the approval of the Board of Directors to complete the Director’s term of office or until an election is held. Elections for re-gional directors shall be held such that directors representing even numbered regions shall be elected in even number years, and di-rectors representing odd numbered regions shall be elected in odd number years.

Section 3 - Assumption of Office. All newly elected officers shall take office on the last day of the annual meeting, and shall continue in office until the last day of the annual meeting of the next ensuing year. All newly elected Board of Directors Regional Directors shall take office on the last day of the annual meeting, and shall continue in office until the last day of annual meeting of the second ensuing year. The President-Elect shall assume the duties of the President on the last day of the annual meeting of the year following his elec-tion as President-Elect.

article XivDuties of Officers.Section 1. Treasurer. The Treasurer of the Florida Pharmacy As-

sociation: I. Will work with the Executive Vice President and President to

develop an annual budget for presentation to the Budget and Fi-nance Committee and/or President’s Committee;

II. Will review the Association’s expenditures and receipts prior to each Board of Directors meeting;

III. Has oversight authority of the Budget and Finance Com-mittee and will provide written certification to the Board of Direc-tors during each Board of Directors Meeting;

IV. Will as immediate past treasurer, serve on the Nominating Committee as an Ex-Officio member to screen nominees for the po-sition of Treasurer and President-Elect;

V. Will make a written Annual Report to the membership and present an oral report at the Annual Business meeting and be prepared to respond to questions;

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Our big show was “Casino Night” held at the Fairmont Turnberry Resort in Aventura, during the Florida Pharmacy Association (FPA) Annual Convention and Meeting, June 22 - 26, 2011.

The Florida Pharma-cy Foundation’s new-est board member, Bob Miller, HealthCare Consultants, Long-wood, at his first board meet i ng i n Ma rc h, joined in the discussion of the Foundation’s next fundraising project. The Trustees had suggested several ideas when Bob said, “What about a ca-sino night?” There was utter silence. Then the questions started flow-ing and were aimed at Bob. A lengthy discus-sion followed with Bob explaining how it would work. Al Tower (the moneyman) chair of

fundraising, said, “I know it will work” and made the motion to start planning right away. Bob was made chairman with Lois Adams co-chair-ing. The date was set for Thursday, June 23, 2011, with less than three months to make it happen.

With a zillion emails back and forth, clogging up the Inter-net, tickets had to be made, signs had to be designed, and we had to check with the hotel as well as the FPA. Then we had to decide where and how to advertise. With the help of Bill and Cyndi Mincy, PPSC, with every email they sent out to clients, they included a flier announcing Casino Night.

Every Trustee was responsible for acquiring “big prizes” and selling as many tickets as possible beforehand -- a real group effort that paid off big. Broward County Pharmacy Association and Volusia/Flagler Counties Pharmacy As-sociation provided the hors d’oeuvres that were served that evening.

Lynda Miller, Bob’s wife, and Mina Norfleet, Ken’s wife,

found their way to The Party Store and bought Las Vegas ca-sino-style costumes and accessories and wore them all day Thursday walking around and advertising Casino Night. They were a big hit.

Inside the casino, absent the cloud of a smoke-filled room, sat a very small man just to the left of the entrance. The man, who spoke no English, was known only as the “Cigar Man.” He sat at a waist-high table, with a small, shaded lamp for light, hand rolling dark leafy tobacco leaves into very fra-grant smelling cigars for the taking of those who enjoy a ci-gar. Even though there was no smoking in the room, it was very tempting to pick one up and smell the sweet pungent aroma. The Cigar Man was an added bonus sponsored by the Foundation.

There were blackjack tables, craps, roulette and several types of poker games available, the more than 140 guests par-ticipating had many options. The craps table was particular-ly entertaining, with lots of shouting and clapping going on.

There were eight big prizes won:Grand Prize – Bill Mincy, Tallahassee Second Prize – R. Weyman Ethridge, Port OrangeThird Prize – David Villanueva, DavieFourth Prize –Bradley Chung, Plantation Fifth Prize - JoAnna Kohn, West Palm BeachSixth Prize – Gary Ingram, Cape CoralSeventh Prize – Michelle DD Robinson, Tampa/AtlantaEighth Prize – Bill Stark, Daytona Beach

As the lights dimmed and the Casino grew dark, you could hear a sigh of relief -- the evening was a success! Thank you to all who attended Casino Night. Look for the Founda-tion’s fun-filled event next year at the Marco Island Marriott Resort, Marco Island, FL, July 4-8, 2012.

P.S. Bob Miller was elected president, Gary Koesten, vice president and Cyndi Mincy was re-elected treasurer. Bob also received the very first award presented by Cardinal Health Generation Rx -- the Champions Award. Congratu-lations, Bob.

Casino Night Epilogue

CAST

Ken Norfleet ................................PresidentTodd Schmidt ................... Vice PresidentCyndi Mincy .............................. TreasurerAl Tower ........................Chair FundraiserR. Weyman Ethridge ....................TrusteePeggyann Zaenger .........................TrusteeBill Mincy ........................................TrusteeRod Presnell ....................................TrusteePaul Ackerman ...............................TrusteeN. Lois Adams ................................TrusteeDonna Wartski ...............................TrusteeTerry Gubbins ................................TrusteeBob Miller ........................................TrusteeGary Koesten ..................................TrusteeRochelle Forsyth ........... Student TrusteeMichael Jackson .......Honorary MemberPat Powers .......Executive Vice President

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