SB0506

Pharmacy employment regulations.

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Summary

Pharmacy employment regulations. Provides that a pharmacy shall not require a pharmacist to work longer than 13 hours per work day, and requires a pharmacy to allow at least eight hours between consecutive shifts. Requires a pharmacy to provide certain pharmacists with a break with certain conditions. Allows a Category I pharmacy to allow certain individuals to pick up prescription refills while a pharmacist is unavailable under certain circumstances. Provides that if a pharmacist is on break or unavailable when a person requests to speak to the pharmacist, the person must be informed of the reason for the pharmacist being unavailable and given certain options.

Authors

Authored by Senator Deery

Fiscal Outlook

Title Description Date View
Fiscal NoteFiscal Note #1: Introduced2025-01-15 Click To View

History

Date Chamber Action
2025-01-16SenateFirst reading: referred to Committee on Health and Provider Services
2025-01-16SenateAuthored by Senator Deery