SB906 HFLR Page 1 BOLD FACE denotes Committee Amendments. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - FLOOR VERSION STATE OF OKLAHOMA 1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025) ENGROSSED SENATE BILL NO. 906 By: Rosino of the Senate and Stinson of the House An Act relating to the practice of pharmacy; amending 59 O.S. 2021, Section 353.18A, which relates to pharmacy technicians; updating statutory language; establishing certain pharmacy staffing ratio; and providing an effective date . BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 59 O.S. 2021, Section 353.18A, is amended to read as follows: Section 353.18A. A. Supportive personnel may perform certain tasks in the practice of pharmacy if such perso nnel perform the tasks in compliance with rules promulgated b y 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 subsect ion shall be SB906 HFLR Page 2 BOLD FACE denotes Committee Amendments. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 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 p eriod of one (1) year. A permit issued 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 t he fifteenth day after the expiration 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 retail pharmacy shall maintain a pharmacy technician-to-pharmacist ratio of not more than four pharmacy technicians for every one licensed pharmacist. SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025. COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES OVERSIGHT, dated 04/14/2025 - DO PASS.