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House amends pharmacy board law: expands membership, adds technician seat and Open Meetings notice
Summary
House Bill 123, a sunset and reform of the Alabama Board of Pharmacy, was amended on the floor to change appointment processes, expand the board from five to nine members (including a pharmacy technician seat), require geographic/diversity considerations and add an Open Meetings Act notice requirement. The House passed the measure as amended.
The Alabama House of Representatives on the floor debated and passed House Bill 123, a sunset and reform bill for the Alabama Board of Pharmacy.
Representative Underwood, sponsor of the sunset bill, said the substitute clarified the board's role and appointment process and reset the board's sunset date to October 2026. "In the substitute, we, we made some amendments to the way the, the board is appointed," Underwood said on the floor, describing expanded appointment lists and role-based nominations for different practitioner categories.
Underwood and others described specific…
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