Legislature(2003 - 2004)
05/19/2003 08:03 AM Senate L&C
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HB 270-PHARMACIST LICENSING CHAIR CON BUNDE announced HB 270 to be up for consideration. MS. ROBIN PHILLIPS, staff to Representative Nancy Dahlstrom, sponsor of HB 270, explained that currently the Board of Pharmacy cannot deny a license to an applicant who may have a questioned background, like a felony drug conviction or a drug abuse problem. That puts public safety and the pharmacy profession at risk. The right to deny a license was unintentionally left out of the statute when it was originally drafted. HB 270 gives the Board the authority to deny a license to a new applicant if the board finds the applicant has committed fraud, deceit, falsely advertised, been convicted of a felony or is guilty of other offenses listed in AS 08.80.261. All members of the Board of Pharmacy and the Alaska Pharmaceutical Association support this legislation. MS. MARGARET SODDEN, President, Alaska Board of Pharmacy, said this bill really needs to pass because the board cannot currently deny a license to someone who does not have a good background. She added that a person would have the right to appeal a denial. MR. BARRY CHRISTENSEN, Chairman, Alaska Pharmacists Association, supported HB 270 for all the reasons previously stated. SENATOR RALPH SEEKINS moved to pass HB 270 from committee with individual recommendations and the attached zero fiscal note. SENATORS STEVENS, FRENCH, SEEKINS, and BUNDE voted yea and HB 270 passed from committee.
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