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Regular Session, 2012
SENATE BILL NO. 214
BY SENATOR MILLS
PHARMACISTS. Eliminates the requirements of using written documents to meet certain
qualifications and notifications by individuals engaging in the practice of pharmacy in
Louisiana. (8/1/12)
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 37:1202(A)(5), 1203(A)(5), 1207(B), 1213, 1214, and 1230(C),2
and to repeal R.S. 37:1215, relative to the Louisiana Board of Pharmacy; to provide3
with respect to certain qualifications to engage in the practice of pharmacy; to4
require submission of an application by any applicant for licensure by examination;5
to provide with respect to submission of an application by any applicant for licensure6
as a pharmacist by reciprocity; to provide for applications for certain renewals; to7
provide for certain notifications of change; to provide for certain permit renewal8
applications; to remove the requirement to display certain licenses, certificates, and9
registrations; and to provide for related matters.10
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:11
Section 1. R.S. 37:1202(A)(5), 1203(A)(5), 1207(B), 1213, 1214, and 1230(C) are12
hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows: 13
§1202. Qualifications for licensure by examination14
A. Qualifications. To obtain a license to engage in the practice of pharmacy,15
an applicant for licensure by examination shall:16
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(5) Have submitted to the board a written an application, in the time frame1
and form prescribed by the board by regulation.2
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§1203. Qualifications for reciprocity4
A. In order for a pharmacist currently licensed in another jurisdiction to5
obtain a license as a pharmacist by reciprocity in this state, an applicant shall:6
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(5) Have submitted a written an application in the form prescribed by the8
board.9
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§1207. Renewal of license, registration, and certification; expiration; reinstatement11
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B. The board shall mail make available applications for renewal of licenses,13
registrations, and certificates to each licensed, registered, and certified person by a14
date designated by the board.15
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§1213. Notification of change of business place or employment17
A pharmacist, or pharmacy technician, pharmacy intern, or pharmacy18
technician candidate shall notify the board, in writing, of any change of19
employment within a time frame determined by the board by rule.20
§1214. Notification of change of address21
A pharmacist, pharmacy technician, or pharmacy intern, or pharmacy22
technician candidate shall notify the board, in writing, of a change of address23
within a time frame determined by the board by rule.24
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§1230. Renewal of permits; expiration; reinstatement26
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C. Application for renewal of a permit shall be mailed made available on28
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to the board for renewal of his permit within a period determined by the board, the1
existing permit shall expire and become null and void.2
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Section 2. R.S. 37:1215 is hereby repealed.4
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Nancy Vicknair.
DIGEST
Mills (SB 214)
Present law requires an applicant for licensure by the La. Board of Pharmacy to submit a
written application in the time frame and form prescribed by board regulations in order to
obtain a license to engage in the practice of pharmacy.
Present law provides that in order for a pharmacist currently licensed in another jurisdiction
to obtain a license as a pharmacist by reciprocity in Louisiana, such pharmacist must submit
a written application in the form prescribed by the board.
Proposed law deletes the written application requirements in present law and requires
submission of an application.
Present law requires the board to mail applications for the renewal of licenses, registrations,
and certificates to each licensed, registered and certified person by a date designated by the
board.
Proposed law requires the board to make such renewal applications available to each
licensed, registered, and certified person by a date designated by the board.
Present law requires a pharmacist or a pharmacy technician to notify the board, in writing,
of any change of employment within a time frame determined by the board by rule.
Proposed law retains present law, but also requires pharmacy interns and pharmacy
technician candidates to notify the board, in writing, of any change of employment.
Present law requires a pharmacist or pharmacy technician to notify the board, in writing, of
any change of address within a time frame determined by the board by rule.
Proposed law retains present law, but also requires pharmacy interns and pharmacy
technician candidates to notify the board, in writing, of any change of address.
Present law requires applications for pharmacy permit renewals to be mailed on or before
a date designated by the board.
Proposed law requires that applications for pharmacy permit renewals be made available on
or before a date designated by the board.
Present law requires that an existing permit expires and becomes null and void if a permit
holder fails to make application to the board for renewal of such permit within a period
determined by the board.
Proposed law retains present law.
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necessary to engage in the practice of pharmacy be conspicuously displayed in the place for
which such items were granted.
Proposed law repeals present law.
Effective August 1, 2012.
(Amends R.S. 37:1202(A)(5), 1203(A)(5), 1207(B), 1213, 1214, and 1230(C); repeals R.S.
37:1215)