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45 | 40 | | An Act relating to the practice of pharmacy; amending |
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46 | 41 | | 59 O.S. 2021, Section 353.18A, which relates to |
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47 | 42 | | pharmacy technicians; updating statutory language; |
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48 | 43 | | establishing certain pharmacy staffing ratio; and |
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49 | 44 | | providing an effective date . |
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55 | 50 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: |
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56 | 51 | | SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 59 O.S. 2021, Section 353.18A, is |
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57 | 52 | | amended to read as follows: |
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58 | 53 | | Section 353.18A. A. Supportive personnel may perform certain |
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59 | 54 | | tasks in the practice of pharmacy if such personnel perform the |
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60 | 55 | | tasks in compliance with rules promulgated by the State Board of |
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61 | 56 | | Pharmacy. |
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62 | 57 | | B. 1. No person shall serve as a pharmacy technician without |
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63 | 58 | | first procuring a permit from the Board. |
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64 | 59 | | 2. An application for an initial or renewal pharmacy technician |
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65 | 60 | | permit issued pursuant to the provisions of this subsection shall be |
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95 | 89 | | 3. An application for an initial or renewal permit shall be |
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96 | 90 | | accompanied by a permit fee not to exceed Seventy Five Seventy-five |
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97 | 91 | | Dollars ($75.00) for each period of one (1) year. A permit issued |
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98 | 92 | | pursuant to this subsection shall be valid for a period to be |
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99 | 93 | | determined by the Board. |
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100 | 94 | | 4. Every permitted pharmacy technician who fails to complete a |
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101 | 95 | | renewal form and remit the required renewal fee to the Board by the |
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102 | 96 | | fifteenth day after the expiration of the permit shall pay a late |
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103 | 97 | | fee to be fixed by the Board. |
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104 | 98 | | 5. A pharmacy technician permit shall be cancelled canceled |
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105 | 99 | | thirty (30) days after expiration. |
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106 | 100 | | 6. A person may obtain reinstatement of a cancelled canceled |
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107 | 101 | | pharmacy technician permit by making application, paying a |
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108 | 102 | | reinstatement fee, and satisfactorily compl eting other requirements |
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109 | 103 | | set by the Board. |
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110 | 104 | | C. A licensed retail pharmacy shall maintain a pharmacy |
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111 | 105 | | technician-to-pharmacist ratio of not more than four pharmacy |
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112 | 106 | | technicians for every one licensed pharmacist. |
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113 | 107 | | SECTION 2. This act shall beco me effective November 1, 2025. |
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