Bill Text: VA HB1497 | 2024 | Regular Session | Introduced


Bill Title: Pharmacy technician profession; Board of Pharmacy to review framework.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2024-02-01 - Continued to 2025 in Rules by voice vote [HB1497 Detail]

Download: Virginia-2024-HB1497-Introduced.html
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HOUSE BILL NO. 1497
Offered January 19, 2024
A BILL to direct the Board of Pharmacy to convene a work group to review and make recommendations related to the pharmacy technician profession.
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Patron-- Willett
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Committee Referral Pending
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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. §1. That the Board of Pharmacy shall convene a work group of relevant stakeholders to review and make recommendations related to the regulatory framework for the pharmacy technician profession, educational barriers to the pharmacy technician profession, compensation of pharmacy technicians, and the educational requirements of pharmacy technicians. The Board shall report its findings and recommendations to the Chairmen of the House Committee on Health and Human Services and the Senate Committee on Education and Health by November 1, 2024. The Board shall promulgate emergency regulations within 280 days of the work group's completion based on the work group's recommendations.

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