RÉSUMÉ DIGEST
ACT 298 (HB 159) 2015 Regular Session Hoffmann
New law provides that in addition to any other fee authorized by existing law, the Louisiana
Board of Pharmacy, referred to hereafter as "the board", shall assess an optional fee of $100
on annual renewals of pharmacist licenses and pharmacy permits. Provides that the
additional $100 fee be designated as the "pharmacy education support fee". Requires the
board to include on each license or permit renewal form issued to a pharmacist or pharmacy
an optional election whereby the person or pharmacy may elect not to remit this additional
$100 fee.
New law provides that all proceeds of the fee established by new law shall be dedicated and
allocated to an accredited school of pharmacy of a public university in this state. Requires
the board to disburse all monies collected pursuant to new law to the public university
pharmacy school on or before April 1 annually.
New law requires that the university receiving the proceeds of the fee utilize the monies
solely for the benefit of its pharmacy education program. Provides that the expenditure of
such funds shall be approved by the board of supervisors of the university system of which
the university is a member.
New law stipulates that the funds collected pursuant to new law shall be in addition to any
other monies received by the university that operates the pharmacy school; and that such
funds are intended to supplement and not replace, displace, or supplant any other funds that
the university receives from the state or from any other source.
Effective August 1, 2015.
(Amends R.S. 37:1184(intro. para.), (2)(a), and (3)(a), 1207(A), and 1230(A))