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SB 647

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State Board of Pharmacy - Board Membership, Delegated Pharmacy Acts, and Sunset Extension

Sponsor: Mary Beth Carozza (District 38)Committee: FinanceSubject: Health OccupationsStatus: First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations (as of Nov 9, 2023)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Altering the membership of the State Board of Pharmacy to include a registered pharmacy technician; authorizing a licensed pharmacist, under certain circumstances, to delegate the entry of certain data into databases or patient charts to be performed at a remote location to a registered pharmacy technician and a registered pharmacy intern; prohibiting registered pharmacy technicians and pharmacy technician trainees from making decisions requiring the professional judgment of a pharmacist; etc.

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Testimony (17)

MGA witness list
FAV 14FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 2Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVJiao, JianAlbertsons SafewayOral
FAVReed, JwyanzaBoard of PharmacyOral
FAVHeffner, KevinLifeSpan Network/CEOWritten (PDF)
FAVBouyoukas, EfstratiosMaryland Board of PharmacyOral
FAVHorton, AliyahlobbyistMaryland Pharmacists AssociationOral + Written (PDF)
FAVPrice, SarahlobbyistMaryland Retailers AssociationOral + Written (PDF)
FAVBazemore, GinaMaryland Society of Health System PharmacistsOral + Written (PDF)
FAVEdmond Tefera, NephthaleeMedStar HealthOral
FAV(MD), State of MarylandIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVBryant, NicoleIndividualPosition only
FAVCarozza, Senator Mary BethIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVKline, KellyIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVRobinson, DaphanieIndividualOral
FAVSenator Carozza, Senator CarozzalegislatorIndividualOral
UNFMaryland Chesapeake Chapter, National Association of Pediatric Nurse PractitionNational Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners- MD Chesapeake ChapterPosition only
UNFKasemeyer, PamIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FWAForsyth, HeatherOAG/HEAUWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVHorton, AliyahMaryland Pharmacists AssociationRegistered for: Maryland Pharmacists Association
FAVPrice, SarahMaryland Retailers AssociationRegistered for: Maryland Retailers Alliance; Maryland Retailers Association