ENGR. S. B. NO. 232 Page 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 ENGROSSED SENATE BILL NO. 232 By: Garvin of the Senate and McEntire of the House [ pharmacy - technicians - ratio - effective date ] BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 59 O. S. 2021, Section 353.18A, is amended to read as follows: Section 353.18A. A. Supportive personnel may perform certain tasks in the practice of pharmacy if such personnel perform the tasks in compliance with rules promulgated by the State Board of Pharmacy. B. 1. No person shall serve as a pharmacy technician without first procuring a permit from the Board. 2. An application for an initial or renewal pharmacy technician permit issued pursuant to the provisions of this subsection shall be submitted to the Board and provide any other information deemed relevant by the Board. 3. An application for an initial or renewal permit shall be accompanied by a permit fee not to exceed Seventy Five Seventy-five Dollars ($75.00) for each period of one (1) year. A pe rmit issued ENGR. S. B. NO. 232 Page 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 pursuant to this subsection shall be valid for a period to be determined by the Board. 4. Every permitted pharmacy technician who fails to complete a renewal form and remit the required renewal fee to the Board by the fifteenth day after the e xpiration of the permit shall pay a late fee to be fixed by the Board. 5. A pharmacy technician permit shall be cancelled canceled thirty (30) days after expiration. 6. A person may obtain reinstatement of a cancelled canceled pharmacy technician permit by making application, paying a reinstatement fee, and satisfactorily completing other requirements set by the Board. C. A licensed pharmacy s hall maintain a pharmacy technician -to- pharmacist ratio of not more than five pharmacy technicians for every one licensed pharmacist. SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2024. ENGR. S. B. NO. 232 Page 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Passed the Senate the 11th day of March, 2024. Presiding Officer of the Senate Passed the House of Representatives the ____ day of __________, 2024. Presiding Officer of the House of Representatives