HB 565 -- Pharmacy

Sponsor:  Behnen

This bill contains provisions relating to pharmacies,
pharmacists, pharmaceutical services, and drug distributors.  The
bill:

(1)  Allows the State Board of Pharmacy to place the names of
pharmacy technicians on the employee disqualification list;

(2)  Gives the board the authority to refuse to issue or renew
certificates of registration or licenses and suspend or restrict
licenses for certain conduct;

(3)  Allows the board to conduct disciplinary hearings on
applicants for licensure who hold out-of-state licenses and who
have been disciplined;

(4)  Authorizes the board to issue civil penalties against
unlicensed persons engaging in the practice of pharmacy;

(5)  Allows for an appeal process for the imposition of civil
penalties before the Administrative Hearing Commission;

(6)  Provides for immunity from civil liability for persons
providing good faith information regarding licensees;

(7)  Adds two new pharmacy classifications:  non-sterile
compounding pharmacy and Internet pharmacy;

(8)  Gives the board the authority to terminate the distribution
of prescription drugs that have been adulterated, misbranded, or
stolen; and

(9)  Allows the board to order payment by the licensee for costs
incurred by the board during an investigation and prosecution in
disciplinary cases.

Missouri House of Representatives
Last Updated July 25, 2003 at 10:12 am