SB15 Alabama 2024 Session

Updated Feb 23, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: William “Bill” M. BeasleySenator
Democrat
Session: Regular Session 2024
Title: Board of Pharmacy, compounding pharmacies, number of pharmacy technicians regulated by board rule
Summary: SB15 updates Alabama's compounding rules by tying technician staffing ratios to Board of Pharmacy supervision rules while keeping a cap of three technicians per pharmacist.
What This Bill Does
It sets that during compounding, there can be no more than three technicians per pharmacist, and the exact number must follow the board's supervision ratios. It allows pharmacy technicians to assist with preparation, but requires a supervising pharmacist to direct the prep when there is no written procedure and to verify the weights and volumes of active ingredients. It assigns pharmacists responsibility for verifying prescriptions, approving components and labeling, reviewing compounding records, ensuring equipment cleanliness, and limiting who is near the compounding area. The act takes effect on June 1, 2024.

Who It Affects
Pharmacists who compound medications: must supervise technicians according to board rules and perform duties such as verifying prescriptions and components, maintaining records, and ensuring safe compounding practices.
Pharmacy technicians who assist in compounding: may help with preparation under supervision, limited by the technician-to-pharmacist ratio and the pharmacist's direct oversight per written procedures.

Key Provisions
Amends Section 34-23-151 to require technicians to comply with board-rule supervision ratios during compounding and to maintain a maximum of three technicians per pharmacist.
Pharmacist duties during compounding include verifying prescriptions, approving or rejecting components and labeling, preparing and reviewing compounding records, ensuring equipment maintenance and cleanliness, and limiting access to the compounding area to authorized personnel.
Pharmacy technicians may assist in preparation if supervised; a pharmacist must direct preparation when no written procedure exists and must verify the weight/volume of all active ingredients.
Effective date: June 1, 2024.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 22, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.
Subjects: Health