1. (1) Authority. The Board is vested with the authority to carry out and enforce the provisions of Title 34, Chapter 23, and Title 20, Chapter 2, Code of Ala. 1975.
2. (2) Appointment. The Alabama State Board of Pharmacy consists of nine members who serve five-year staggered terms. Three persons are appointed by the Governor, two by the Lieutenant Governor, two by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and two by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate.

3. (3) Eligibility Requirements. Membership of the Board shall include 7 pharmacists, 1 pharmacy technician, and 1 consumer. The pharmacist members of the Board shall be licensed pharmacists who have been licensed in this state for a minimum of five years and who are actively engaged in the practice of pharmacy or pharmacy administration, or both. The pharmacy technician member of the Board shall be a nationally certified technician who has been registered in this state for a minimum of five years and who is actively engaged in the practice as a pharmacy technician. Membership shall be as follows:

   1. (a) One hospital pharmacist who is appointed by the Governor from a list of three names submitted by the Alabama Society of Health System Pharmacists.
   2. (b) One chain pharmacist who is appointed by the Governor from a list of three names submitted from the Alabama Pharmacy Association.
   3. (c) One independent pharmacist who is appointed by the Lieutenant Governor from a list of three names submitted from the Alabama Pharmacy Association.
   4. (d) One specialty pharmacist, such as nuclear, home infusion, compounding only, or consultant pharmacist, who is appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives from a list of three names submitted from the Alabama Pharmacy Association.
   5. (e) One institutional pharmacist, such as a non-hospital, nursing home, assisted living, or prison pharmacist, who is appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate from a list of three names submitted from the Alabama Society of Health System Pharmacists.
   6. (f) One academic pharmacist who is appointed by the Lieutenant Governor from a list of four names, with two names each submitted from the two state pharmacy schools.
   7. (g) One at-large pharmacist who is appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives from a list of three names submitted by the Alabama Pharmacy Association.
   8. (h) One pharmacy technician who is appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate from a list of three names submitted from the Alabama Pharmacy Association.
   9. (i) One at-large consumer who is appointed by the Governor.

Author: Alabama Board of Pharmacy

Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §34-23-90.

History: Filed June 1, 1982. Amended: Published October 31, 2019; effective December 15, 2019. Amended: Published April 30, 2026; effective June 14, 2026.