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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)
SENATE BILL 1033 By: Standridge
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to the practice of pharmacy;
requiring licensure of certain out -of-state
pharmacies; specifying certain violations; requiring
certain inspections; providing administrative
remedies and penalties; specifying additional
requirements related to inspections; providing for
codification; and providing an effective date .
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to b e codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 353.8a of Title 59, unless there
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. A pharmacy located outside of this s tate that ships drugs
into this state shall be licensed by the State Board of Pharmacy and
shall be subject to applicable laws of this state including, but not
limited to, the Oklahoma Pharmacy Act and rules promulgated by the
Board.
B. A pharmacy describ ed in subsection A of this section shall
be subject to disciplinary action as p rovided by subsection D of
this section if the pharmacy commits any of the following:
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1. Violation of the pharmacy technician -to-pharmacist ratio
prescribed by rules of the Boa rd;
2. Shipping of any drug into this state whose active
ingredients and regimen would be used by the patient to induce an
abortion in violation of state law ;
3. Failure to follow manufacturer storage and delivery
guidelines; or
4. Any other violation a s determined by the Board.
C. The Board shall perform an initial on-site inspection of all
pharmacies that meet the description of subsection A of this
section:
1. Within six (6) months of the effective date of this act if
the pharmacy is in operation on the effective date of this act ; or
2. As soon as practicable if the pharmacy begins operating
after the effective date of this act .
The Board shall also perform subsequent annual on-site
inspections of all pharmacies that meet the description of
subsection A of this section.
D. 1. If, upon inspection, the Board discovers a violat ion
described in subsection B of this section, the Board shall notify
the pharmacist in charge of such violation , shall order the
pharmacist in charge to correct such violation , and shall impose a
fine for each violation not to exceed Fifty Thousand Dollars
($50,000.00).
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2. The Board shall perform an additional on -site inspection of
the pharmacy within ninety (90) days following the notice of
violation to determine whether all violations have been corrected.
3. If all such violations have been corrected, the Board shall
so notify the pharmacist in charge and no additional disciplinary
action shall be taken by the Board; however, the pharmacy shall be
subject to follow-up on-site inspections every six (6) months until
no violations are found for at least two inspections.
4. If the pharmacy refuses or fails to correct a violation, the
Board shall permanently revoke the license of the pharmacy and the
pharmacist in charge.
E. The inspections required by this section shall be performed:
1. Directly by inspectors employed by the Board. The Board
shall not rely solely on inspections performed by out -of-state
regulatory agencies to satisfy the inspection requirements provided
by this section; and
2. At the expense of the pharmacy.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.
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