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Pharmacy board seeks fee increase; committee approves an amendment and will consider final appropriation later
Summary
The State Board of Pharmacy asked the House Appropriations Committee to raise certain licensing fees — mainly for wholesalers and drug distributors — and to repeal a statutory mechanism that previously allowed the state pharmacists association to receive a portion of renewal fees. The committee approved an amendment and deferred final action.
The South Dakota Board of Pharmacy asked the House Appropriations Committee to approve House Bill 10‑16, a bill that would adjust licensing fees and remove language allowing the state pharmacists association to receive a portion of pharmacist renewal fees.
Tyler Lach, executive director of the Board of Pharmacy, said the board receives no general‑fund support and operates entirely on licensing fees. He…
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