HB 2344 Summary

• Expands reporting timelines and requirements for pharmacy board licensees, requiring notification of disciplinary actions, criminal charges, and residency status changes within 15 days instead of existing timeframes.

• Adds new unethical conduct violations for pharmacy permittees including failure to routinely operate according to posted hours (5+ consecutive days closure) and failure to report serious adverse drug events from compounded prescriptions.

• Increases record production timeframes from "promptly" to "within 15 days" for investigations and adds requirement to produce audio or visual recordings if available.

• Modifies pharmacy renewal license provisions to clarify the renewal group assignment process and updates nondisciplinary civil penalty thresholds from ten to fifteen days for profile updates.

• Updates controlled substances prescription monitoring program provisions and reporting requirements, including changes to report submission timelines and integration requirements for electronic medical records systems.