Idaho Bills

Amends, repeals, and adds to existing law to update provisions regarding the practice of pharmacy in Idaho.

The Idaho State Board of Pharmacy went through zero-based regulation throughout 2024 and presented their pending rules to the Legislature early in the 2025 session. The Legislature approved these rules with one section rejected in both chambers. This bill takes the remaining rules approved by the Legislature and integrates them into the statute. While modest changes are made to integrate the rules into statute, including leveraging the Legislature’s drafting guide, moving these rules to statute does not expand or contract existing practice authority, and this bill is intending to take approved and final rules and return oversight of policy changes to the Legislature moving forward.

Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding board membership and certain qualifications.

This legislation amends Idaho Code 54-1707 and 54-1708 to increase the Idaho State Board of Pharmacy from five to seven members. The legislation adds a certified pharmacy technician as a voting member and sets the qualifications required to serve in this position. It also adds a pharmacist member to preserve the odd number of Board members for voting purposes. Through state regulatory changes over the last several years, Idaho pharmacy technicians have been empowered to practice at the top of their education and training. Adding a pharmacy technician to the Board of Pharmacy reflects their expanded role in healthcare by providing them with representation on the Board. It also ensures that Board decisions include their expertise and input.