NACDS, and our in-state partner, the Texas Federation of Drug Stores, initiated two Zoom conferences with state legislators this week. Walgreens pharmacist Ahmed Jallad participated on the call with El Paso State Senator Jim Moody, and HEB pharmacists Doug Read, Jay Bueche and Carlos Villareal joined the call with Sen. Judith Zaffarini of Laredo to discuss our pharmacy agenda: enhancing technician duties and ratios, expanding access to immunizations, and our efforts to make some of the temporary COVID Executive Order’s permanent. Both legislators were very interested expanding access to immunizations. 

Also in Texas. The following rules approved by the Board of Pharmacy went into effect on June 18th. 

  • Final rule of the Board of Pharmacy amends regulations under 22 TAC 283 to remove references to pharmacist intern-trainees.  
  • Final rule of the Board of Pharmacy amends regulations under 22 TAC 283 concerning the pharmacist-pharmacy intern relationship and duties to remove references to pharmacist intern-trainee. 
  • Final rule of the Board of Pharmacy amends regulations under 22 TAC 295 to remove the change of name fee for pharmacists.  
  • Final rule of the Board of Pharmacy amends regulations under 22 TAC 295 to require mental health awareness continuing education and clarify the continuing education requirements for pharmacists during their initial license period.  
  • Final rule of the Board of Pharmacy amends regulations under 22 TAC 283 concerning pharmacy interns to remove references to pharmacist intern-trainees and certain requirements for a pharmacist intern, and correct grammatical errors.  
  • Final rule of the Board of Pharmacy adopts regulations under 22 TAC 281 to establish provisions for the temporary suspension or restriction of a pharmacy license or registration based on the determination of a disciplinary panel.  
  • Final rule of the Board of Pharmacy amends regulations under 22 TAC 297 to remove the change of name fee for pharmacy technicians and pharmacy technician trainees.  
  • Final rule of the Board of Pharmacy amends regulations under 22 TAC 283 to remove references to a pharmacist intern-trainee, clarify that a pharmacist preceptor must be certified by the board, and remove a fee for a duplicate or amended certificate.  
  • Final rule of the Board of Pharmacy repeals regulations under 22 TAC 291 to remove provisions on Limited Prescription Delivery Pharmacies (Class H), which no longer exist.  

For more information, contact NACDS’ Mary Staples at 817-442-1155.