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ACT No. 186
2018 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 45
BY REPRESENTATIVE CONNICK
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 40:972(B)(7) through (14) and 973(A)(1) and to enact R.S.
3 40:961(41) and 972(B)(15), relative to entities required to obtain a controlled
4 dangerous substance license issued by the Louisiana Board of Pharmacy; to establish
5 within the Uniform Controlled Dangerous Substances Law a definition of "third-
6 party logistics provider"; to require such providers to obtain controlled dangerous
7 substance licenses; to provide relative to fees collected by the Louisiana Board of
8 Pharmacy for registration and licensing; to establish the fee for a controlled
9 dangerous substance license for third-party logistics providers; and to provide for
10 related matters.
11 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
12 Section 1. R.S. 40:972(B)(7) through (14) and 973(A)(1) are hereby amended and
13 reenacted and R.S. 40:961(41) and 972(B)(15) are hereby enacted to read as follows:
14 §961. Definitions
15 As used in this Part, the following terms shall have the meaning ascribed to
16 them in this Section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
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18 (41) "Third-party logistics provider" means a person who provides or
19 coordinates warehousing, facilitation of delivery, or other logistic services for a
20 legend drug or legend device in interstate and intrastate commerce on behalf of a
21 manufacturer, distributor, or dispenser of a legend drug or legend device but does not
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1 take ownership of the legend drug or legend device nor have responsibility to direct
2 the sale or disposition of the legend drug or legend device.
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4 §972. Rules and regulations and fees
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6 B. The fees collected by the Board of Pharmacy for registration and licensing
7 shall not exceed the following schedule:
8 Minimum
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10 (7)Third-party logistics provider $50.00
11 (8)Practitioner $20.00
12 (8) (9) Intern/Resident $20.00
13 (9) (10) Drug Detection/Canine $30.00
14 (10) (11) Researcher $30.00
15 (11) (12) Sales representative (or medical service representative
16 or detail person) $20.00
17 (12) (13) Other (schools, laboratories, crime laboratories, coroners,
18 ambulance services, analytical laboratories, etc.)$20.00
19 (13) (14) Duplicate/Replacement fee $5.00
20 (14) (15) Delinquent fee
21 (30 days after expiration/assessed per year) $10.00
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23 §973. Licensing requirements
24 A.(1) Every person who conducts research with, manufactures, distributes,
25 procures, possesses, prescribes, or dispenses any controlled dangerous substance
26 within this state, including third-party logistics providers, or who proposes to engage
27 in the research, manufacture, distribution, procurement, possession, prescribing, or
28 dispensing of any controlled dangerous substance within this state, including third-
29 party logistics providers, shall obtain a controlled dangerous substance license issued
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1 by the Board of Pharmacy in accordance with the rules and regulations promulgated
2 by it prior to engaging in such activity.
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SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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