Practice of pharmacy; removing certain limitation on appointees to the State Board of Pharmacy. Effective date.

SB 1037 amends Oklahoma law to remove a requirement that the Governor appoint pharmacists to the State Board of Pharmacy exclusively from a list of 10 names submitted annually by the Oklahoma Pharmacists Association. Instead, the Governor may now consider recommendations from pharmacy organizations (like the Oklahoma Pharmacists Association) when selecting board members. This change affects the Governor’s appointment process for pharmacy board positions and the organizations that previously provided the mandatory list. The bill does not alter the board’s composition (6 members, 5 pharmacists, 1 public member) or the qualifications for members. It takes effect November 1, 2025.