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Committee advances bill to remove Indiana''s pharmacy law exam, add continuing education requirement
Summary
The Commerce and Technology Committee voted 10-0 to advance Senate Bill 293, which would eliminate Indiana''s separate pharmacy jurisprudence exam (MPJE) for initial licensure and instead require additional continuing-education credits to keep pharmacists current on Indiana law.
Chair Buchanan presented Senate Bill 293 to the Commerce and Technology Committee and described it as a measure to remove Indiana''s additional law exam for pharmacists and replace that requirement with continuing-education credits to ensure practitioners remain current on state pharmacy law. The committee heard expert testimony and then voted 10-0 to send the bill to the floor.
Veronica Vernon, chair of pharmacy practice at Butler University, testified in support of the bill on behalf of Butler University. "I'm asking for the removal of the MPJE as a requirement for licensure because this exam…
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