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Regular Session, 2012
SENATE BILL NO. 218
BY SENATOR JOHNS
PHARMACISTS. Authorizes the Louisiana Board of Pharmacy to waive annual renewal
requirements for pharmacist licenses and technician certifications for individuals serving in
active duty in the military service. (8/1/12)
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 37:1208, relative to the Louisiana Board of Pharmacy; to2
authorize the board to waive the annual license renewal requirements for pharmacists3
in certain circumstances; to authorize the board to waive the annual certification4
renewal requirements for certified technicians in certain circumstances; and to5
provide for related matters.6
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:7
Section 1. R.S. 37:1208 is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows: 8
ยง1208. Waiver of licensure or certification renewal while in military service9
Upon written request of any licensed pharmacist or certified technician10
serving in active duty in the military service of the United States or any of its allies,11
the board may waive the requirement for the annual renewal of pharmacist license12
or technician certificate, including the annual renewal fees.13 SB NO. 218
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The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Nancy Vicknair.
DIGEST
Johns (SB 218)
Present law authorizes the La. Bd. of Pharmacy to waive the annual license renewal
requirement, including annual renewal fees, for a licensed pharmacist if he is serving in
active duty in the military service of the United States or any of its allies.
Proposed law also authorizes the La. Bd. of Pharmacy to waive the annual renewal
requirements and renewal fees for certified technicians serving in active duty in the military
service of the United States or any of its allies.
Effective August 1, 2012.
(Amends R.S. 37:1208)