Senate Study Bill 1017 - Introduced SENATE/HOUSE FILE _____ BY (PROPOSED DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH/BOARD OF PHARMACY BILL) A BILL FOR An Act relating to fees to fund programs to aid impaired 1 pharmacists, pharmacist-interns, and pharmacy technicians. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 1290DP (3) 84 jr/nh

S.F. _____ H.F. _____ Section 1. Section 155A.39, subsection 8, Code 2011, is 1 amended to read as follows: 2 8. The board may add a surcharge of not more than ten 3 fifteen percent of the applicable fee to a pharmacist license 4 fee, pharmacist license renewal fee, pharmacist-intern 5 registration fee, pharmacy technician registration fee, or 6 pharmacy technician registration renewal fee authorized under 7 this chapter to fund programs to aid impaired pharmacists, 8 pharmacist-interns, or pharmacy technicians. 9 EXPLANATION 10 This bill relates to the program established to aid impaired 11 pharmacists, pharmacist interns, and pharmacy technicians. 12 The bill authorizes the board of pharmacy to increase 13 the percentage surcharge that may be imposed on license 14 and registration fees paid by the licensees and registrants 15 eligible for assistance under the impaired pharmacy 16 professionals and technicians program. The program provides 17 assistance to pharmacists, pharmacist interns, and pharmacy 18 technicians who may be physically or mentally impaired. 19 -1- LSB 1290DP (3) 84 jr/nh 1/ 1