Who serves on the Texas State Board of Pharmacy? The Texas State Board of Pharmacy consists of 11 members. The governor appoints members, to be approved by the Senate, with the following guidelines: ● Seven of the members must be licensed pharmacists. ● One member must be a pharmacy technician. ● Three members represent community and public interest and are not pharmacists. Eligibility for Texas State Board of Pharmacy appointment Texas Occupational Code Sec. 552.002 breaks down the qualifications and eligibility requirements for serving on the Texas State Board of Pharmacy. Sec. 552.002 explains the following requirements: A pharmacist Board member must, at the time of appointment: ● Be a resident of the state of Texas. ● Have at least five years of pharmacy licensure. ● Be in good standing regarding pharmacy practice within the state of Texas. Powers and duties of Texas State Board of Pharmacy Texas Occupational Code (TOC) Chapter 554 outlines the various powers held by the Texas State Board of Pharmacy. In general, this section discusses the legislative and regulatory power of the Board. TOC Sec. 554.001 permits the Board to: ● Administer and enforce the rules contained within the TOC and the Texas Administrative Code. ● Appoint committees from the Board’s membership, as well as an advisory committee from non-Board members of the pharmacy profession. Process for proposing updates to Texas Pharmacy Law Texas Administrative Code Chapter 281 describes Texas State Board of Pharmacy action requirements and procedures. TAC §281.5, specifically, focuses on the process for initiating proceedings before the Board. According to TAC §281.5: ● Any interested person may petition the Board requesting the adoption of a rule. ● Petitions must be sent to the executive director or secretary of the Board. ● Within 60 days of petition submission, the Board must either deny the suggested petition in writing with explanation regarding the denial or shall initiate rulemaking procedure. Where to find proposed and adopted changes Emergency, proposed, and adopted rule changes are published by the Board in the Texas Register , a weekly publication that contains bulletins regarding the state’s various rulemaking agencies, including the Texas State Board of Pharmacy. The Texas Register is managed by the Office of the Secretary of State and can be found here: http://www.sos.state.tx.us/texreg/index. shtml
Members of the Texas State Board of Pharmacy serve six-year terms staggered with three or four terms expiring every other year. Board members may not serve more than two consecutive full terms. In the case of a vacancy, the governor appoints a replacement that will complete the term.
● Be actively practicing pharmacy in Texas. A pharmacy technician Board member must, at the time of appointment: ● Be a resident of the state of Texas. ● Have five years of registered pharmacy technician experience preceding the appointment date. ● Be in good practice standing as a pharmacy technician in the state of Texas. ● Be currently practicing as a pharmacy technician in Texas. ● Inspect facilities licensed as pharmacies to determine compliance with code. ● Suspend, revoke, retire, or otherwise restrict a pharmacist or pharmacy license when considered necessary. ● Adopt rules involved in promoting the health and safety of citizens of the state of Texas.
UPDATES TO TEXAS STATE PHARMACY LEGISLATION
Petitions are considered adequate if they contain all of the following: ● The exact wording of the new, changed, or amended proposed rule. ● Specific reference to the existing rule that is proposed to be changed or amended in the case of a changed or amended rule. ● A justification for the proposed action, in narrative form, with specific detail and background to inform the Board, as well as other interested parties, of the reasons and arguments on which the petitioner is relying. This publication also includes any withdrawn or repealed rules, rule reviews, and other regulatory information deemed important by the Texas State Board of Pharmacy. The Board welcomes all comments regarding proposed rule changes, and there is a deadline of five business days prior to any Board meeting for any submitted comments to reach the Board.
TEXAS STATE PHARMACY LAW UPDATES
Pharmacist licensure eligibility In order to be eligible for pharmacy licensure in the state of Texas, the Texas State Board of Pharmacy outlines various minimum qualifications in Chapter 558 of the Texas Occupations Code. These eligibility requirements include being a minimum of 18 years of age, successful graduation from an accredited pharmacy practice program, and passing of the licensing exams selected by the Board. While most of this information reflects no change from previous Board policy, a few important updates have been adopted regarding initial licensure eligibility. In August 2021, the Board adopted amendments to Texas Administrative Code (TAC) §283.4, which pertains to internship requirements. At this time, the number of internship hours required for license eligibility was altered to reflect Accreditation
Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) standards for intern hours. As of May 2023, ACPE requires 1,440 hours of APPE hours for successful accreditation; however, if the ACPE changes the requirements, then the hours requirement in Texas will also change. The Board updated their extended-internship policy, also found in TAC §283.4, in February 2022. An extended-internship position fills the time following professional program graduation but prior to taking the Board-mandated licensing exams. This position may be used to complete unfulfilled internship hours, among other situations. However, the Board updated this policy to prohibit an extended-internship position to be utilized by a pharmacy resident who has not successfully passed their licensing exams in the time allotted by their residency program.
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