Legislature(2003 - 2004)
05/16/2003 01:51 PM Senate HES
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HB 270-PHARMACIST LICENSING
CHAIR FRED DYSON called the Senate Health, Education and Social
Services Standing Committee meeting to order at 1:51 p.m.
Present were SENATORS DAVIS AND GREEN. The Chair announced HB
270 to be up for consideration.
REPRESENTATIVE NANCY DAHLSTROM, sponsor of HB 270, explained
that currently the Board of Pharmacy cannot deny a license to an
applicant who may have had a questioned background, a felony
drug conviction or a drug abuse problem. The public safety and
the pharmacy profession are both compromised because of this
situation and the right to deny a license was unintentionally
left out of the statute when it was originally drafted.
HB 270 gives the authority to deny a license to a new applicant
if they find that they have committed fraud, deceit, falsely
advertised or been convicted of a felony as listed in AS
08.80.261. Everyone involved agrees with the changes and she has
support letters from the Board of Pharmacy and the Alaska
Pharmaceutical Association.
CHAIR DYSON asked who initiated this issue.
REPRESENTATIVE DAHLSTROM replied the State Board of Pharmacy.
CHAIR DYSON asked if there had been any negative testimony in
the other two hearings.
REPRESENTATIVE DAHLSTROM replied that there wasn't any negative
testimony from anyone.
SENATOR GUESS arrived at 1:54 p.m.
SENATOR DAVIS commented that this is a good bill.
MS. MARGARET SODEN, President, Alaska Board of Pharmacy,
strongly supported HB 270, because as the law currently stands,
they would have to grant a license to someone with a
questionable background, who would then be able to practice
pharmacy. Their license would have to be sanctioned somehow.
This is not good for the health and safety of Alaskans.
CHAIR DYSON asked if this had been a noticeable problem with any
practitioners in the state.
MS. SODEN replied that a couple of years ago, an applicant
sought licensure and the board wanted to deny the license. The
applicant had falsified their application, as well, and they
didn't grant a licensed based on that. They realized then that
they needed this authority.
CHAIR DYSON asked when the board meets next.
MS. SODEN replied that they meet on July 25 in Anchorage.
CHAIR DYSON said he looked forward to working with her on
collaborative agreements.
SENATOR GREEN moved to pass HB 270 from committee with
individual recommendations. There were no objections and it was
so ordered.
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