NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A8115A
SPONSOR: Solages TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the education law, in relation to allowing pharmacy
technicians to practice in any pharmacy under the supervision of a phar-
macist
PURPOSE:
To remove the current limitation on the use of pharmacy technicians in
pharmacies across New York, in order to support independent pharmacies.
SUMMARY:
Section 1. Amends subdivision 1 of section 6841 of the education law, as
added by chapter 414 of the laws of 2019.
Section 2. Sets the effective date.
JUSTIFICATION:
Pharmacy technicians are essential to the effective and safe adminis-
tration of pharmacies throughout the State. They are trained to safely
and competently perform a number of tasks in the retail pharmacy
setting. This bill will allow pharmacy technicians to perform compound-
ing, preparing, labeling, and dispensing of drugs in retail pharmacy
settings. This bill also removes the requirement for pharmacy techni-
cians to have a supervisor in the "immediate" area while they perform
their duties.
RACIAL JUSTICE IMPACT:
TBD.
GENDER JUSTICE IMPACT:
TBD.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
2022: A10350; referred to higher education.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None.
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.
