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Pharmacy employers and unions press for technician ratio flexibility and remote processing after closures
Summary
Industry groups, unions and community pharmacy organizations urged the committee to allow greater flexibility in pharmacist-to-technician ratios and to make remote processing allowances permanent to address pharmacy closures and staffing shortages.
Multiple stakeholders urged lawmakers to consider changes to workforce and operational rules to address pharmacy closures and staffing strains in California.
Jennifer Snyder, representing the National Association of Chain Drug Stores, told the committee California is “the only state in the nation that has a 1 to 1 pharmacist to pharmacy technician ratio,” and that many other states allow…
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