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1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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2 2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026)
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3 SENATE BILL 2023 By: Standridge
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to the practice of pharmacy;
7 requiring licensure of certain out-of-state
8 pharmacies; specifying certain violations; requiring
8 certain inspections; providing administrative
9 remedies and penalties; specifying additional
9 requirements related to inspections; providing for
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13 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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14 SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
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15 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 353.8a of Title 59, unless there
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16 is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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17 A. A pharmacy located outside of this state that ships drugs
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18 into this state shall be licensed by the State Board of Pharmacy and
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19 shall be subject to applicable laws of this state including, but not
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20 limited to, the Oklahoma Pharmacy Act and rules promulgated by the
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21 Board.
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22 B. A pharmacy described in subsection A of this section shall
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23 be subject to disciplinary action as provided by subsection D of
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24 this section if the pharmacy commits any of the following:
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1 1. Violation of the pharmacy technician-to-pharmacist ratio
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2 prescribed by rules of the Board;
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3 2. Failure to follow manufacturer storage and delivery
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4 guidelines;
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5 3. Violation of any state law, rule, or best practice standard
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6 established by the Board pertaining to pharmacy; or
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7 4. Any other violation as determined by the Board.
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8 C. The Board shall perform an initial on-site inspection of all
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9 pharmacies that meet the description of subsection A of this
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10 section:
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11 1. Within six (6) months of the effective date of this act if
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12 the pharmacy is in operation on the effective date of this act; or
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13 2. As soon as practicable if the pharmacy begins operating
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14 after the effective date of this act.
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15 The Board shall also perform subsequent annual on-site
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16 inspections of all pharmacies that meet the description of
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17 subsection A of this section.
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18 D. 1. If, upon inspection, the Board discovers a violation
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19 described in subsection B of this section, the Board shall notify
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20 the pharmacist in charge of such violation, shall order the
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21 pharmacist in charge to correct such violation, and shall impose a
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22 fine for each violation not to exceed Fifty Thousand Dollars
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1 2. The Board shall perform an additional on-site inspection of
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2 the pharmacy within ninety (90) days following the notice of
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3 violation to determine whether all violations have been corrected.
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4 3. If all such violations have been corrected, the Board shall
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5 so notify the pharmacist in charge and no additional disciplinary
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6 action shall be taken by the Board; however, the pharmacy shall be
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7 subject to follow-up on-site inspections every six (6) months until
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8 no violations are found for at least two inspections.
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9 4. If the pharmacy refuses or fails to correct a violation, the
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10 Board shall permanently revoke the license of the pharmacy and the
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11 pharmacist in charge.
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12 E. The inspections required by this section shall be performed:
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13 1. Directly by inspectors employed by the Board. The Board
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14 shall not rely solely on inspections performed by out-of-state
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15 regulatory agencies to satisfy the inspection requirements provided
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16 by this section; and
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17 2. At the expense of the pharmacy.
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18 SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2026.
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