LB 118 Legislature · 109th Legislature (2025-2026)

Change supervising authority for a pharmacist

This bill changes Nebraska's pharmacy supervision rules under the Pharmacy Practice Act. It limits each pharmacist to supervising a maximum of four pharmacy technicians or pharmacist interns at one time. The key new requirement is that at least one person in any group of four must be a certified pharmacy technician. This replaces the previous supervision rules and directly affects pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, and pharmacist interns working in Nebraska pharmacies. The bill does not change other pharmacy practice standards or patient care requirements.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
Legislature Passage
Mar 2025
Legislature Passage
Feb 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Jan 10, 2025 Signed Mar 12, 2025
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Introduced Enrollment and Review ER10 · 3 edits
MINOR
This bill amends Nebraska's Pharmacy Practice Act to clarify and expand pharmacist supervision limits. The primary change increases the maximum number of pharmacy technicians and pharmacist interns a pharmacist can supervise from four to three people, while adding a requirement that at least one supervisor must be a certified pharmacy technician when managing four technicians or interns. The bill also repeals the original section and adds new language to the statute.
Scope change
The bill modifies the scope of pharmacy supervision regulations by changing numerical limits and adding certification requirements for supervisors.
REQUIREMENT

Changed the maximum number of pharmacy technicians and pharmacist interns a pharmacist may supervise from four to three people.

Added a new requirement that when a pharmacist supervises four pharmacy technicians or pharmacist interns, at least one person must be a certified pharmacy technician.

DEFINITION

Repealed the original section 38-2866.01 and replaced it with new language that clarifies supervision rules for pharmacist interns and technicians.

Floor votes · Legislature Feb 7, 2025

How they voted

430
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 49
Feb 7, 2025
N Nonpartisan49
43 Yea 6
87% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
19
Key actions
7
Committee
2
Mar 12, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor on March 11, 2025
executive
Mar 6, 2025
Legislature · Passed
President/Speaker signed
legislature
Mar 6, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Passed on Final Reading 47-0-2
legislature
Feb 25, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Enrollment and Review ER10 adopted
legislature
Feb 7, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Hardin AM179 adopted
legislature
Feb 7, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Hardin FA17 adopted
legislature
Feb 4, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Placed on General File
legislature
Jan 14, 2025
Committee
Referred to Health and Human Services Committee
legislature
Jan 10, 2025
Introduced
Date of introduction
legislature
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor

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