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MS HB1226
Bill
Status
3/21/2019
Primary Sponsor
Nolan Mettetal
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AI Summary
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State Board of Pharmacy shall conduct criminal history records checks on all applicants for licenses as wholesale distributors, chain pharmacy warehouses, and repackagers shipping into Mississippi.
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Applicants must be fingerprinted, with fingerprints submitted to the Department of Public Safety for state criminal records checks and forwarded to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for national criminal records checks.
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Board may collect fees from applicants to cover the costs of fingerprinting and state and national criminal history records checks.
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Board is authorized to use outside agencies to accredit wholesale distributors and repackagers, including the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy's Verified Accredited Wholesale Distributors program.
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Act takes effect July 1, 2019.
Legislative Description
Pharmacy Board; authorize to conduct criminal background checks on wholesale distributors.
Last Action
Approved by Governor
3/21/2019