Staff Report with Final Results: Texas State Board of Pharmacy Page: 5
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Sunset Advisory Commission June 2017
AGENCY AT A GLANCE
In 1907, the Legislature established the Texas State Board of Pharmacy to examine and certify pharmacists.
Since that time, the Legislature has expanded the board's authority to include oversight of pharmacies
and others involved in delivering pharmaceutical care. To achieve its mission of protecting public health,
safety, and welfare by fostering the provision of quality pharmaceutical care, the board carries out the
following key activities:
" Licensing pharmacies and pharmacists
" Registering pharmacy technicians, pharmacy technician trainees, interns, and preceptors, who are
licensed pharmacists registered by the board to instruct interns
* Setting standards for the practice of pharmacy and operation of pharmacies
" Investigating and resolving complaints against licensees and registrants, and taking disciplinary
action when necessary
Key Facts
" Texas State Board of Pharmacy. The agency's governing board consists of 11 governor-appointed
members who serve staggered six-year terms. Seven members are licensed pharmacists, one is a
registered pharmacy technician, and three members represent the public. Appendix A, Texas State
Board of Pharmacy, shows the board's current composition.
" Funding. The board spent about $6.7 million in fiscal year 2015. The pie chart, Board of Pharmacy
Expenditures, provides a breakdown of expenditures by program area. The board collected fees totaling
more than $9.6 million, including about $4.4 million in pharmacist licensing fees, $2 million in
pharmacy licensing fees, and $1.9 million in pharmacy technician registration fees. In fiscal year
2015, the board transferred nearly $4.2 million generated in excess of the agency's appropriation to
the General Revenue Fund. The chart on the following page, Flow of Texas State Board of Pharmacy
Revenue and Expenditures, shows the overall impact of board revenue and expenditures in fiscal
year 2015. Appendix B, Historically Underutilized Businesses Statistics, describes the board's use of
historically underutilized businesses in purchasing goods and services for fiscal years 2013-2015.
Board of Pharmacy Expenditures
FY 2015
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$238,585 (4%) $234,537 (3%)
Licensing
$1,089,413 (16%)
Enforcement
$5,137,034 (77%)
Total: $6,699,569
Texas State Board of Pharmacy Staff Report with Final Results
Agency at a Glance5
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Ogle, Steven; Schiff, Tamara; Hartley, Cee & Teleki, Katharine. Staff Report with Final Results: Texas State Board of Pharmacy, report, June 2017; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1033475/m1/27/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.