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Committee forwards bill to add certified pharmacy technician to Idaho Board of Pharmacy
Summary
The Senate Health and Welfare Committee on a voice vote sent House Bill 286 to the floor with a due-pass recommendation.
The Senate Health and Welfare Committee on a voice vote sent House Bill 286 to the floor with a due-pass recommendation. The bill would add a certified registered pharmacy technician to the Idaho Board of Pharmacy and also add an additional pharmacist to keep the board's membership at seven.
Supporters told the committee that pharmacy technicians now handle most day-to-day pharmacy operations and that a technician voice on the board would bring operational perspective to regulatory and disciplinary decisions. "If you go to the pharmacy today to pick up a prescription chances are you are going…
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