HB1425 • 2026

Consultant Pharmacists

Healthcare

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee ; Booth
Last action: 2026-03-13
Official status: Senate - Died in Rules
Effective date: 2026-07-01

Plain English Breakdown

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Consultant Pharmacists

Consultant Pharmacists ; Revises definition of "health care facility"; authorizes consultant pharmacists to provide medication management services in clinics owned by hospital or by one or more physicians who are employed by or contracted with hospital.

What This Bill Does

Consultant Pharmacists ; Revises definition of "health care facility"; authorizes consultant pharmacists to provide medication management services in clinics owned by hospital or by one or more physicians who are employed by or contracted with hospital.

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Bill History

2026-03-13 Senate
• Died in Rules
2026-03-04 House
• Read 2nd time • Added to Third Reading Calendar • Read 3rd time • CS passed; YEAS 113, NAYS 0
2026-03-04 Senate
• In Messages • Referred to Rules • Received
2026-02-26 House
• Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/4/2026)
2026-02-18 House
• Favorable by Health & Human Services Committee (Amended) • Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee • Bill released to House Calendar • Added to Second Reading Calendar
2026-02-16 House
• Referred to Health & Human Services Committee • Now in Health & Human Services Committee • Added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda
2026-02-13 House
• Reported out of Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) • CS Filed • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
2026-02-10 House
• PCS added to Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee agenda
2026-01-15 House
• Referred to Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee • Referred to Health & Human Services Committee • Now in Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee
2026-01-13 House
• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
2026-01-09 House
• Filed

Official Summary Text

Consultant Pharmacists ; Revises definition of "health care facility"; authorizes consultant pharmacists to provide medication management services in clinics owned by hospital or by one or more physicians who are employed by or contracted with hospital.

Current Bill Text

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CS/HB 1425 2026

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F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S

A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to consultant pharmacists; amending s. 2
465.0125, F.S.; revising the definition of "health 3
care facility"; authorizing consultant pharmacists to 4
provide medication management services in clinics 5
owned by a hospital or by one or more physicians who 6
are employed by or contracted with a hospital; 7
providing an effective date. 8
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 10
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Section 1. Paragraph (e) of subsection (1) of section 12
465.0125, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 13
465.0125 Consultant pharmacist license; application, 14
renewal, fees; responsibilities; rules.— 15
(1) The department shall issue or renew a consultant 16
pharmacist license upon receipt of an initial or renewal 17
application that conforms to the requirements for consultant 18
pharmacist initial licensure or renewal as adopted by the board 19
by rule and a fee set by the board not to exceed $250. To be 20
licensed as a consultant pharmacist, a pharmacist must complete 21
additional training as required by the board. 22
(e) For purposes of this subsection, the term "health care 23
facility" means an ambulatory surgical center or hospital 24
licensed under chapter 395, an alcohol or chemical dependency 25

CS/HB 1425 2026

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F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S

treatment center licensed under chapter 397, an inpatient 26
hospice licensed under part IV of chapter 400, a nursing home 27
licensed under part II of chapter 400, an ambulatory care center 28
as defined in s. 408.07, or a nursing home component under 29
chapter 400 within a continuing care facility licensed under 30
chapter 651, or a health care clinic that is owned by a hospital 31
or by one or more physicians that are employed by or contracted 32
with a hospital. 33
Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026. 34