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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
2nd Session of the 58th Legislature (2022)
SENATE BILL 1290 By: Daniels
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to the practice of pharmacy; amending
59 O.S. 2021, Section 353.3 , which relates to the
State Board of Pharmacy; removing certain limitation
on appointees; updating statutory language; and
providing an effective date .
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 59 O.S. 2021, Section 353.3, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 353.3. A. The State Board of Pharmacy shall consist of
six (6) persons, five who shall be licensed as pharmacists by this
state and one who shall be a public member.
1. The pharmacist members shall be appointed by the Governor by
and with the advice and consent of the Senate and shall:
a. be registered and in good standing in the State of
Oklahoma this state, and
b. have been actively engaged in the practice of pharmacy
within this state for a period of not less than fi ve
(5) years immediately prior to serving on the Board.
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2. The public member shall be appointed by the Governor and
shall:
a. be a resident of the State of Oklahoma this state for
not less than five (5) years, and
b. not be a pharmacist or be related by blood or mar riage
within the third degree of consanguinity to a
pharmacist.
B. The present members of the Board shall be appointed for a
term of five (5) years. The public member of the Board shall serve
a term coterminous with the Governor and shall serve at the pl easure
of the Governor. The terms of the members of the Board shall expire
on the 30th day of June of the year designated f or the expiration of
the term for which appointed but the member shall serve until a
qualified successor has been duly appointed. N o person shall be
appointed to serve more than two consecutive terms . Appointments of
pharmacists to the Board shall be mad e from a list of ten (10) names
representative of the pharmacy profession submitte d annually by the
Executive Director of the Oklaho ma Pharmacists Association after an
election has been held by mail ballot .
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2022.
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