H. B. 3051
(By Delegates Border, and Perdue)
[Introduced March 29, 2001; referred to the
Committee on Government Organization then Finance.]
A BILL to amend and reenact section ten, article five, chapter
thirty of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred
thirty-one, as amended, relating to authorizing biennial
renewal of licenses for pharmacists and registration for
pharmacy technicians.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That section ten, article five, chapter thirty of the code of
West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended,
be amended and reenacted to read as follows:
ARTICLE 5. PHARMACISTS, PHARMACY TECHNICIANS, PHARMACY INTERNS
AND PHARMACIES.
§30-5-10. Biennial renewal of license; fees and notices.
(a) Immediately after the effective date of this article, all
licenses of pharmacists and registrations of pharmacy technicians
shall expire on the thirtieth day of June. After the thirtieth day of June, one half of all licenses and registrations shall be
renewed for a period of one year to expire on the thirtieth day of
June, and renewed biennially thereafter. One half of all licenses
and registrations shall be renewed for a period of two years, to
expire on the thirtieth day of June, and renewed biennially
thereafter. Every licensed pharmacist, intern or pharmacy
technician who desires to renew his or her license or registration
shall on or before the first day of July, one thousand nine hundred
ninety-one, and annually thereafter apply to the state board of
pharmacy for a renewal of his or her license or registration, and
shall transmit with his or her application the fee prescribed in
the preceding section of this article. Notification of the annual
biennial renewal shall be given by the board at least thirty days
prior to said first day of July the last day of June. Such The
notification shall be mailed to the last known address of each
pharmacist, intern or pharmacy technician as shown on record with
the board.
(b) If any pharmacist or pharmacy technician fails for a
period of sixty days after the first day of July last day of June
of each year to apply to the board for a renewal of his or her
license or registration, the board shall send a second notification
of the required annual renewal to the last known address of the
pharmacist or pharmacy technician. by certified mail, return
receipt requested. If the pharmacist or pharmacy technician fails to apply to the board for a renewal of his or her license or
registration within thirty days after receipt of the second
notification, his or her name shall be erased from the register of
pharmacists and pharmacy technicians.
(c) In order for any pharmacist or pharmacy technician whose
name has been erased from the register of the board pursuant to
subsection (b) of this section to again become licensed, such the
pharmacist or pharmacy technician shall appear personally before
the board, or an authorized committee of the board, to show cause
for permitting the license to lapse. If such the person submits to
the board satisfactory reasons for allowing the license to lapse
and satisfies the board as to his or her qualifications to practice
the profession by successfully passing the examinations
administered by the board, such the person shall be reinstated upon
payment of a reinstatement fee of two hundred fifty dollars for a
pharmacist plus the renewal fee of thirty fifty dollars or upon
payment of a reinstatement fee of fifty dollars for a pharmacy
technician plus the renewal fee of ten dollars.
NOTE:
The purpose of this bill is to
change renewal of
pharmacist licenses and pharmacy technician registrations from
annually to biennially, and establishing fees.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from
the present law, and underscoring indicates new language that would
be added.