TITLE 5
Businesses and Professions
CHAPTER 5-19.1
Pharmacies
SECTION 5-19.1-3
§ 5-19.1-3 State board of pharmacy
Creation Membership Oath Vacancies.
(a) Within the department of health, there shall be a board of pharmacy,
consisting of nine (9) individuals, residents of the state of Rhode Island, one
of whom shall be a registered pharmacist who is currently employed in the
department of pharmacy at a hospital corporation in the state of Rhode Island
during his or her term of appointment; two (2) of whom shall be actively
engaged in the practice of independent retail pharmacy; two (2) of whom shall
be representatives of the Rhode Island drug chain stores; two (2) of whom shall
be actively engaged in any field of pharmacy practice; and two (2) of whom
shall be from the public. All members, except the public members, shall be
registered pharmacists and shall have been a licensed pharmacist for five (5)
consecutive years in the state of Rhode Island immediately prior to appointment.
(b) Members of the board shall hold office for a term of
three (3) years. Appointment of members shall occur as individual appointments
expire, such that the composition of the board will not be altered. All
appointments shall be made by the director of health with the approval of the
governor.
(c) No person who has been appointed to and served for three
(3) full consecutive three (3) year terms shall be eligible for appointment to
the board.
(d) Each member shall qualify by taking the usual oath of a
state officer, which shall be filed with the secretary of state, and each
member shall hold office for the term of his or her appointment and until his
or her successor is appointed and qualified.
In the case of the resignation or disqualification of a
member, or a vacancy occurring from any cause, the director shall appoint a
successor for the unexpired term.
History of Section.
(P.L. 2001, ch. 60, § 2; P.L. 2008, ch. 374, § 1.)
