HB 1560 Summary

• Board inspectors and designated agents may seize products from permitted facilities for testing of sterility, potency, and pyrogenicity during inspections.

• Maximum monetary penalty per violation increases from $500 to $1,000, and the board may collect out-of-pocket investigation costs and inspection costs for out-of-state permitted facilities.

• Pharmacy owners must notify the board within 5 days (increased from 3 days) when a licensed pharmacist-in-charge is unavailable due to illness, death, resignation, or other reasons.

• Board may impose monetary penalties on license, permit, certificate, credential, or registration holders if the credential has been revoked for a violation.

• Each instance of violation of federal law, state law, or board regulation constitutes a separate violation.