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LA Rev Stat § 37:1180 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§1180. Meetings

RS 1180 - Meetings A. The board shall meet at least once every twelve months to transact its business. The board shall meet as it deems appropriate. Such additional meetings may be called by the president of the board or by two-thirds of the members of the board. B. The board shall meet at such place determined prior to giving notice of such meeting and the place of the meeting shall not be changed after such notice is given without adequate prior notice. C. Notice of all meetings of the board shall be given in the manner and pursuant to requirements prescribed by the Administrative Procedure Act. D. A simple majority of the members of the board shall constitute a quorum for the conduct of a board meeting and, except where a greater number is required by this Chapter or by any rule of the board, all actions of the board shall be approved by a majority of a quorum. E. All board meetings and hearings shall be open to the public. The board may, in its discretion and according to law, conduct any portion of its meeting in executive session, closed to the public. Acts 1999, No. 767, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 37:1181 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§1181. Domicile of board

RS 1181 - Domicile of board The domicile of the board shall be Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Acts 1999, No. 767, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 37:1183 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§1183. Records prima facie evidence

RS 1183 - Records prima facie evidence The books, registers, and all records of the board shall be prima facie evidence of the matter therein recorded, in any court of law. Acts 1999, No. 767, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 37:1201 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§1201. Unlawful practice

RS 1201 - Unlawful practice A. Except as otherwise provided in this Chapter, it shall be unlawful for any individual to engage in the practice of pharmacy unless currently licensed or registered to practice under the provisions of this Chapter. B. Licensed practitioners authorized under the laws of this state to compound drugs and to dispense drugs to their patients in the practice of their respective professions shall meet the same standards, record keeping requirements, and all other requirements for the dispensing of drugs applicable to pharmacists. C. It shall be unlawful for any individual to assist in the practice of pharmacy unless currently registered or certified by the board. Acts 1999, No. 767, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 37:1203 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§1203. Qualifications for reciprocity

RS 1203 - Qualifications for reciprocity  A. In order for a pharmacist currently licensed in another jurisdiction to obtain a license as a pharmacist by reciprocity in this state, an applicant shall:  (1) Have attained the age of twenty-one years.  (2) Have good moral character and be of temperate habits.  (3) Have possessed at the time of initial licensure as a pharmacist all qualifications necessary to have been eligible for licensure at that time in this state.  (4) Have presented to the board evidence of initial licensure by examination and evidence that such license is in active status.  (5) Have presented to the board evidence of any disciplinary, criminal, or other adverse action, including arrests taken against him by another licensing jurisdiction, government agency, law enforcement agency, or court. Such action may serve as grounds for the denial of reciprocity to an applicant.  (6) Have passed all examinations required by the board.  (7) Have paid the fees specified by the board to defray the expenses of making an investigation of the status of his original and all subsequently acquired pharmacist licenses.  (8) Have submitted a completed application form supplied by the board.  B. No applicant shall be eligible for licensure by reciprocity unless the state or jurisdiction in which the applicant was initially licensed as a pharmacist also grants reciprocity to a pharmacist duly licensed by examination in this state, under comparable circumstances and conditions.  C. Upon successful completion of the requirements of Subsections A and B of this Section, the board shall license the pharmacist within fourteen working days.  Acts 1999, No. 767, §1; Acts 2006, No. 164, §1; Acts 2012, No. 357, §1; Acts 2018, No. 31, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 37:1204 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§1204. Certificates to be signed by board

RS 1204 - Certificates to be signed by board The board members shall sign all original pharmacist certificates of licensure issued by the board . Acts 1999, No. 767, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 37:1205 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§1205. Duplicate certificates

RS 1205 - Duplicate certificates In case a certificate of a licensed pharmacist is lost, destroyed, or otherwise missing, the board shall issue a duplicate thereof, upon receipt of an affidavit attested to by the pharmacist setting forth the facts and circumstances surrounding the loss of the certificate and payment of the fee or fees as specified by the board. Acts 1999, No. 767, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 37:1206 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§1206. Silver certificate

RS 1206 - Silver certificate The board may issue a silver certificate for twenty-five continuous years of registration. Added by Acts 1956, No. 272, §1; Acts 1999, No. 767, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 37:1207 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§1207. Renewal of license, registration, and certification; expiration; reinstatement

RS 1207 - Renewal of license, registration, and certification; expiration; reinstatement  A.(1) Each person licensed, registered, or certified by the board shall apply for renewal at a time designated by the board and pay a fee specified by the board. A person who desires to continue in the practice of pharmacy or assist in the practice of pharmacy in this state shall file with the board an application in such form and containing such data as the board may require, and complete such other requirements as deemed necessary by the board, for renewal.  (2)(a)(i) The board shall assess on each pharmacist license renewal as required by this Section an additional fee of one hundred dollars per year to be designated as the "pharmacy education support fee". This fee shall be dedicated and allocated as specified in this Paragraph to an accredited school of pharmacy of a public university in this state. The board shall include on each license renewal form issued to a pharmacist an optional election whereby the person may elect not to remit the one hundred dollar pharmacy education support fee.  (ii) For purposes of this Paragraph, "accredited" shall mean possession of current accreditation from the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education.  (b) The board shall disburse all monies collected pursuant to this Paragraph to an accredited public university pharmacy school in this state on or before April first annually. The public university pharmacy school shall utilize these monies solely for the benefit of its pharmacy education program and the expenditure of such funds shall be approved by the board of supervisors of the university system of which the university is a member. The funds collected pursuant to this Paragraph shall be in addition to any other monies received by the university that operates the pharmacy school and are intended to supplement and not replace, displace, or supplant any other funds that the university receives from the state or from any other source.  B. The board shall make available applications for renewal of licenses, registrations, and certificates to each licensed, registered, and certified person by a date designated by the board.  C. If a person fails to make application to the board for renewal of his license, certification, or registration within a period determined by the board, the license, certification, or registration is expired and shall be deemed null and void.  D. In order to reinstate the expired license, certification, or registration, the person shall meet requirements set by the board by regulation.  Added by Acts 1956, No. 272, §2; Acts 1999, No. 767, §1; Acts 2012, No. 357, §1; Acts 2015, No. 298, §1; Acts 2020, No. 202, §1, eff. July 1, 2020.
LA Rev Stat § 37:1208 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§1208. Waiver of licensure or certification renewal while in military service

RS 1208 - Waiver of licensure or certification renewal while in military service  Upon written request of any licensed pharmacist or certified technician serving in active duty in the military service of the United States or any of its allies, the board may waive the requirement for the renewal of pharmacist license or technician certificate, including the renewal fees.  Added by Acts 1956, No. 272, §3; Acts 1999, No. 767, §1; Acts 2012, No. 358, §1; Acts 2020, No. 202, §1, eff. July 1, 2020.
LA Rev Stat § 37:1208.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§1208.1. Waiver of license or certificate renewal fee for military spouse

RS 1208.1 - Waiver of license or certificate renewal fee for military spouse  Upon written request of any licensed pharmacist or certified technician who is the spouse of an active-duty member of the armed forces of the United States, the board may waive the requirement of the fee for the renewal of a pharmacist license or technician certificate in accordance with the rules promulgated by the board.  Acts 2018, No. 63, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 37:1209 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§1209. Waiver of renewal fee when licensed fifty years; award

RS 1209 - Waiver of renewal fee when licensed fifty years; award  The board, in recognition of contributions to the practice of pharmacy, shall waive the renewal fee requirement for renewal of licensure for licensed pharmacists who have been duly registered and licensed to practice in Louisiana for not less than fifty years; in lieu thereof the board shall award to such pharmacists an honorary gold-embossed certificate. Such pharmacists desiring to continue to practice pharmacy shall file the renewal application and shall meet all other requirements for active licensure.  Acts 1999, No. 767, §1; Acts 2006, No. 164, §1; Acts 2020, No. 202, §1, eff. July 1, 2020.
LA Rev Stat § 37:1210 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§1210. Continuing education in pharmacy

RS 1210 - Continuing education in pharmacy The board shall establish requirements for continuing education in pharmacy, including the determination of acceptable program content. The board shall adopt rules and regulations necessary to carry out the stated objectives and purposes, to enforce the provisions of this Section. Acts 1999, No. 767, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 37:1211 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§1211. Pharmacy intern

RS 1211 - Pharmacy intern The board shall establish an internship program for the purpose of providing the practical experience necessary for licensure as a pharmacist. The board shall adopt rules and regulations regarding the standards and qualifications for internship programs. Acts 1999, No. 767, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 37:1212 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§1212. Pharmacy technicians

RS 1212 - Pharmacy technicians The board may register individuals as pharmacy technician candidates and certify individuals as pharmacy technicians, both of whom may assist a pharmacist in the practice of pharmacy, as specified in board rules. Notwithstanding any provision in law to the contrary, in all cases, a pharmacist must verify the accuracy of a prescription before the drug or device may be transferred to a patient or patient's agent. The board may also set minimum training and education requirements and examinations for certification as a pharmacy technician as it deems necessary. The board may, by rule, establish ratios for pharmacy technician candidates to pharmacists and pharmacy technicians to pharmacists, but in no case shall such ratio be less than two pharmacy technicians to one pharmacist. Acts 1999, No. 269, §1; Acts 1999, No. 767, §1; Acts 1999, No. 1328, §1; Acts 2004, No. 131, §1; Acts 2005, No. 387, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 37:1213 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§1213. Notification of change of business place or employment

RS 1213 - Notification of change of business place or employment A pharmacist, pharmacy technician, pharmacy intern, or pharmacy technician candidate shall notify the board, in writing, of any change of employment within a time frame determined by the board by rule. Acts 1999, No. 767, §1; Acts 2012, No. 357, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 37:1214 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§1214. Notification of change of address

RS 1214 - Notification of change of address A pharmacist, pharmacy technician, pharmacy intern, or pharmacy technician candidate shall notify the board, in writing, of a change of address within a time frame determined by the board by rule. Acts 1999, No. 767, §1; Acts 2012, No. 357, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 37:1215 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§1215. Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 357, §2.

RS 1215 - Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 357, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 37:1218 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§1218. Administration of influenza immunization

RS 1218 - Administration of influenza immunization A pharmacist may administer an influenza immunization to any person seven years of age or older without a prescription or medical order contingent upon all of the following provisions: (1) The pharmacist shall administer influenza immunizations in conformance with the most current annual influenza vaccination administration protocol as set forth by the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practice (ACIP). (2) The pharmacist shall report each influenza immunization to the Louisiana Office of Public Health Immunization Registry at the time of the immunization or as soon as reasonably practicable thereafter. (3) The pharmacist shall report all adverse events he observes or which are reported to him to the Vaccine Adverse Events Reporting System (VAERS), the cooperative program of the CDC and the United States Food and Drug Administration for vaccine safety, or its successor program; and further, the pharmacist shall refer the patient with an adverse event to the influenza immunization for appropriate medical care. (4) The pharmacist shall maintain for at least two years a record of each influenza immunization administered. (5) The pharmacist shall obtain the appropriate credential to administer influenza immunizations from the board, as administratively defined, prior to administering any such immunization. Acts 2010, No. 287, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 37:1218.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§1218.1. Administration of immunizations and vaccines other than influenza immunizations

RS 1218.1 - Administration of immunizations and vaccines other than influenza immunizations  A. A pharmacist may administer to an individual age seventeen or older an immunization or a vaccine without a patient-specific prescription or medical order if the immunization or the vaccine is administered in conformance with the most current immunization administration protocol as set forth by the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Advisory Committee on Immunization Practice. At the time that a pharmacist administers an immunization or vaccine under the provisions of this Section, the pharmacist shall also inform the individual that the administration of an immunization or vaccine under this Section is not to be construed as being in lieu of an annual checkup with the individual's primary care or family physician.  (1) The pharmacist shall report each immunization to the Louisiana Department of Health, office of public health's Louisiana Immunization Network for Kids Statewide at the time of the immunization or as soon as reasonably practicable thereafter, as this is the official state vaccination record.  (2) The pharmacist shall report all adverse events he observes or which are reported to him to the Vaccine Adverse Events Reporting System, the cooperative program of the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the United States Food and Drug Administration for vaccine safety, or its successor program; and further, the pharmacist shall refer the patient with an adverse event to an immunization for appropriate medical care.  (3) The pharmacist shall maintain for at least two years a record of each immunization administered.  (4) The pharmacist shall obtain the appropriate credentials to administer immunizations from the board, as administratively defined, prior to administering any such immunization.  (5) The pharmacist shall request the name of a patient's primary care provider prior to the administering of any immunization. If the patient identifies such primary care provider to the pharmacist, the pharmacist shall notify the primary care provider, by written or electronic communication, as soon as reasonably possible thereafter that the immunization was administered.  B. This Section shall not apply to the administering of an immunization pursuant to R.S. 37:1218.  Acts 2012, No. 651, §1; Acts 2014, No. 769, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 37:1219 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§1219. Affordable alternative options to prescription drugs

RS 1219 - Affordable alternative options to prescription drugs  A. Pharmacists may provide sufficient information to a patient to allow him an opportunity to consider all relevant options when acquiring prescription medication, including but not limited to the cost and clinical efficacy of a more affordable alternative if one is available and the ability to pay cash if a cash payment for the same drug is less than an insurance copayment or deductible payment amount.  B. Failure to comply with this Section shall not constitute a violation of a pharmacist's standard of care regarding the patient. No pharmacist shall be penalized by the board or any third party for failure to comply with the provisions of this Section.  C.(1) No pharmacy or pharmacist shall be bound to terms of a contract with a pharmacy benefit manager or other entity that administers prescription drug benefits that prevent disclosure of the information provided for in this Section.  (2) On or after August 1, 2018, any contract provision prohibiting the communication provided for in this Section shall be severable from the contract and considered void and not enforceable in Louisiana.  D.(1) Any pharmacy or pharmacist who has a contract, either directly or through a pharmacy services administration organization, with a pharmacy benefit manager administering any type of drug or pharmacy benefit plan to provide covered drugs, devices, or services at a contractual reimbursement rate may decline to provide a covered drug, device, or service if the pharmacy or pharmacist will be or is paid less than the acquisition cost for the covered drug, device, or service.  (2) If the pharmacy or pharmacist declines to provide the drug, device, or service as authorized in this Subsection, then the pharmacy or pharmacist shall provide the customer with adequate information as to where the prescription for the drug, device, or service may be filled.  (3) No pharmacy benefit manager, pharmacy services administration organization, or any person acting for or on behalf of a pharmacy benefit manager or pharmacy services administration organization shall cancel any contract with the pharmacy or pharmacist, sue for breach of contract, use the decision to decline as a cause for not renewing the contract, or retaliate against or penalize the pharmacy or pharmacist in any way.  E. The commission of any act prohibited by this Section shall be considered an unfair method of competition and unfair practice or act which shall subject the violator to any and all actions, including investigative demands and private actions, remedies, and penalties, provided for in the Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law, R.S. 51:1401 et seq.  F. Any provision of a contract that is contrary to any provision of this Section shall be null, void, and unenforceable in this state.  Acts 2018, No. 317, §2; Acts 2019, No. 161, §2, eff. June 6, 2019.
LA Rev Stat § 37:1221 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§1221. Unlawful operation

RS 1221 - Unlawful operation A. No person shall open, establish, operate, or maintain a pharmacy located within this state unless the pharmacy is issued a permit by the board. B. No out-of-state pharmacy providing pharmacy services to residents of this state shall open, establish, operate, or maintain a pharmacy located out-of-state unless the pharmacy is issued a permit by the board. C. No permit to operate a pharmacy shall be granted or renewed unless evidence satisfactory to the board ensures that a pharmacist in the state where the permit is issued and pharmacy is located will be on duty during normal hours as administratively defined. Acts 1999, No. 767, §§1, 3.
LA Rev Stat § 37:1222 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§1222. Qualifications

RS 1222 - Qualifications A. A person applying for a permit to open, establish, operate, or maintain a pharmacy, within or outside of this state, shall complete an application in such form and containing such data as the board may require, and complete such other requirements as deemed necessary by the board, including but not limited to designation and identification of a pharmacist-in-charge. B. Each pharmacy shall ensure accessibility to pharmacy primary care for the public as defined by the board. C. Each pharmacy permitted by the board may designate a registered agent in this state for service of process. D. Any such person who does not so designate a registered agent shall be deemed to have designated the secretary of state to be its agent, upon whom may be served all legal process in any action or proceeding against such pharmacy. E. A permit to operate a pharmacy shall not be transferable. Acts 1999, No. 767, §§1, 3.
LA Rev Stat § 37:1223 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 37 - Professions and Occupations|§1223. Classifications

RS 1223 - Classifications A. The board shall determine the permit classifications of all persons permitted under this Part, and establish minimum standards for such persons. B. The board shall establish the criteria that each permit holder must meet to qualify for a permit in each classification. The board may issue a permit with varying restrictions to such persons where the board deems it necessary. Acts 1999, No. 767, §§1, 3.