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2022 Regular Session
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOL UTION NO. 44
BY SENATOR FRED MILLS
COMMENDATIONS. Commends Malcolm Joseph Broussard upon the occasion of his
retirement from the Louisiana Board of Pharmacy.
1 A CONCURRENT RESOL UTION
2 To commend Malcolm Joseph Broussard upon the occasion of his retirement from the
3 Louisiana Board of Pharmacy and for his outstanding accomplishments in the field
4 of regulating and practicing pharmacy, his many years of steadfast public service,
5 his international representation of Louisiana in developing pharmacy best practices,
6 his receipt of countless awards and accolades of excellence in the field of pharmacy,
7 and his immeasurable contributions to the people of the great state of Louisiana.
8 WHEREAS, Malcolm Joseph Broussard was born and raised in Lake Charles,
9 Louisiana, and graduated from McNeese State University with a Bachelor of Science degree
10 in Zoology in 1975; and
11 WHEREAS, Mr. Broussard received his Bachelor of Science degree in Pharmacy
12 from Xavier University of Louisiana in New Orleans and has held an active license to
13 practice pharmacy with the Louisiana Board of Pharmacy since 1978; and
14 WHEREAS, for more than twenty years, from 1978 to 1999, Mr. Broussard worked
15 for several hospitals, pharmacies, and home health agencies, excelling immediately in
16 countless services and areas that go far beyond traditional pharmacy including drug
17 utilization review, quality assurance audits, intravenous admixture services, medication
18 therapy monitoring and intervention, and used his acumen and attention to detail to help all
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1 of these entities transition from a historically manual practice to a completely reengineered
2 electronic- and technology-based practice; and
3 WHEREAS, it was with great fortune to the state that Mr. Broussard became the
4 executive director of the Louisiana Board of Pharmacy in 1999, a position that he has held
5 with honor and distinction for twenty-three years; and
6 WHEREAS, in his role as executive director, Mr. Broussard has been instrumental
7 in the success of countless endeavors including directing implementation of the new
8 pharmacy practice act enacted in 1999; establishing and coordinating the emergency
9 operations center for the state office of public health pharmacy after Hurricane Katrina in
10 September 2005; overseeing the transition of responsibility for issuance and management
11 of controlled dangerous substance licenses from the Louisiana Department of Health to the
12 Board of Pharmacy in 2006; directing research, development, and implementation of the
13 state prescription monitoring program in 2008; supervising research, acquisition, and
14 implementation of the browser-based pharmacy licensure information system in 2010; and
15 developing and implementing the Louisiana medical marijuana program in 2019; and
16 WHEREAS, throughout his illustrious career, Mr. Broussard has also served as an
17 instructor and guest lecturer on pharmacy administration and pharmacy law at both the
18 Xavier College of Pharmacy in New Orleans and the University of Louisiana at Monroe
19 College of Pharmacy; and
20 WHEREAS, Mr. Broussard has held throughout his career numerous professional
21 affiliations, some since obtaining his pharmacy license 1978, including membership with the
22 Louisiana Society of Health-System Pharmacists, American Pharmacists Association,
23 American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, Southeast Louisiana Society of
24 Health-System Pharmacists, Louisiana Pharmacists Association, Louisiana Pharmacists
25 Political Action Committee, Friends of Historical Pharmacy for the New Orleans Pharmacy
26 Museum, Greater New Orleans Pharmacists Association, South Central Louisiana Society
27 of Health-System Pharmacists, National Association of Boards of Pharmacy, Federation
28 Internationale Pharmaceutique, American Society for Pharmacy Law, National Association
29 of State Controlled Substance Authorities, and the American Institute of the History of
30 Pharmacy; and
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1 WHEREAS, throughout his career, Mr. Broussard has been integral in serving on and
2 often chairing more than one hundred fifty councils, commissions, and task forces for such
3 prestigious entities as the World Congress of the International Pharmaceutical Federation,
4 National Association of Boards of Pharmacy, and the Center for Pharmacy Practice
5 Accreditation, all directed at improving the practice of pharmacy in an ever evolving
6 healthcare environment; and
7 WHEREAS, Mr. Broussard has been a highly sought after and well respected
8 panelist, presenter, and keynote speaker at countless professional, government, and trade
9 association events throughout his career because of his in-depth understanding of pharmacy
10 laws, rules, and regulations at the state, federal, and international level; and
11 WHEREAS, because of Mr. Broussard's outstanding leadership as an administrator,
12 unparalleled knowledge as a regulator, and unwavering compassion as a pharmacist, he has
13 been recognized throughout his career with nearly twenty individual honors and awards
14 ranging from his first in 1977as a Rho Chi National Pharmacy Honor Society Charter
15 Member of the Gamma Epsilon Chapter at Xavier College of Pharmacy, through his most
16 recent including the prestigious 2018 Lester E. Hosto Distinguished Service Award and the
17 2012 President's Award, both bestowed by the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy;
18 and
19 WHEREAS, Mr. Broussard has been a mainstay at the Legislature of Louisiana
20 representing the Louisiana Board of Pharmacy for the past twenty-three years with grace and
21 accurate candor on all topics related to the practice of pharmacy, appearing as a witness to
22 provide testimony before countless committees of varying jurisdiction, and has always been
23 accessible and available to legislators and staff to explain issues and solve problems; and
24 WHEREAS, Mr. Broussard's depth of knowledge, passion for the practice of
25 pharmacy, and innate kindness will be immeasurably missed by his colleagues at the
26 Louisiana Board of Pharmacy, the Legislature of Louisiana, and all who have had the
27 privilege and honor to work with him throughout his career; and
28 WHEREAS, upon the occasion of his retirement, Mr. Broussard leaves the Louisiana
29 Board of Pharmacy, which was created by the legislature in 1888, poised to carry out its
30 mission of protecting the public into the rapidly evolving world of pharmacy practice.
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1 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
2 commend Malcolm Joseph Broussard upon the occasion of his retirement from the Louisiana
3 Board of Pharmacy and for his outstanding accomplishments in the field of regulating and
4 practicing pharmacy, his many years of steadfast public service, his international
5 representation of Louisiana in developing pharmacy best practices, his receipt of countless
6 awards and accolades of excellence in the field of pharmacy, and his immeasurable
7 contributions to the people of the great state of Louisiana.
8 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to
9 Malcolm Joseph Broussard.
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Christine Arbo Peck.
DIGEST
SCR 44 Original 2022 Regular Session Fred Mills
Commends Malcolm Joseph Broussard upon the occasion of his retirement from the
Louisiana Board of Pharmacy.
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