HOUSE BILL 1003

Sponsored By:

Delegate Rawlings

Entitled:

Pharmacists - Licensure - Oral Competency Exams

Synopsis:

Authorizing the State Board of Pharmacy (Board) to waive specified qualifications for a license to practice pharmacy under specified circumstances; requiring applicants for a license to practice pharmacy to demonstrate oral competency in the English language; requiring the Board to adopt regulations; requiring specified licensees to pass a specified test; and making an exception.

Legislative History

House Action

2/2

First Reading Environmental Matters

2/14

Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m.

3/4

Favorable with Amendments Report by Environmental Matters

3/5

Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

3/8

Third Reading Passed (135-1)

3/30

Returned Passed

5/14

Signed by the Governor Chapter 511

Senate Action

3/11

First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs

4/1

Favorable Report by Economic and Environmental Affairs

3/31

Favorable Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed

4/2

Third Reading Passed (46-0)

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS -see also- POLITICAL COMMITTEES

EXAMINATIONS

HEALTH OCCUPATIONS

LANGUAGE

LICENSES - GENERAL

PHARMACISTS -see also- DRUGS

RULES AND REGULATIONS

Bill affects the following Statute:

Health Occupations

( 12-302 )

Documents:

Bill Text:

First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments:

House

Number: 069369/1 (PDF) Offered on: MARCH 5, 1996 at: 10:52 Status: Adopted