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Yes: 190 • No: 2
IndianaSB 293Second Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2026)SenateWALLET
Pharmacist licensure.
Sponsored By: Brian Buchanan (Republican)
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 2 mixed.
New staffing rules for remote pharmacies
Remote dispensing sites and their supervising pharmacies must keep at least one pharmacist for every six combined interns, licensed technicians, and technicians in training. Do not count cashiers. If no pharmacist is on site at a remote facility, it must have at least one licensed technician with 2,000 hours of supervised experience, national certification, and good standing; a pharmacist at the supervising pharmacy must oversee the site, and electronic supervision is allowed. In a hospital or clinic, the technician must also have an accredited technician program diploma or have earned the 2,000 hours before July 1, 2017. A technician in training cannot work at a remote site unless a pharmacist is present. The board will set continuing education rules for technicians at remote sites without a pharmacist.
Easier license transfer for pharmacists
Indiana licenses pharmacists by endorsement if you are already licensed in another state with similar standards. You must be registered and approved by the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP). You must have a U.S. ACPE‑accredited or Canadian‑accredited degree, or provide academic verification and the FPGEC for foreign degrees. You must also pass a board exam on federal and Indiana pharmacy laws and rules. This gives qualified out‑of‑state and foreign‑educated pharmacists a path to practice in Indiana.
New rules for pharmacist interns and first-time licenses
To register as a pharmacist intern, you must show active enrollment in an ACPE‑accredited pharmacy school or hold the FPGEC certificate, or be a qualified applicant awaiting the licensure exam. The registration lasts 1 year and can be renewed until the state’s set expiration date. Applications and renewals must include the required fee and proof of enrollment or the FPGEC. For first-time licensure, you must be 18 or older, have no conviction that directly affects safe practice, hold a professional pharmacy degree from a U.S. ACPE‑accredited or Canadian‑accredited program (foreign degrees need academic verification and the FPGEC), complete a board‑approved intern program, and pass the NAPLEX. Canadian graduates must get the FPGEC before taking the board’s required exam.
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Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Brian Buchanan
Republican • Senate
Cosponsors
Blake Doriot
Republican • Senate
Brad Barrett
Republican • House
Eric Koch
Republican • Senate
Gregory Porter
Democratic • House
Heath VanNatter
Republican • House
J.D. Ford
Democratic • Senate
Mark Spencer
Democratic • Senate
Robert Morris
Republican • House
Spencer Deery
Republican • Senate
Stacey Donato
Republican • Senate
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 2/25/2026
Roll Call 289 on SB0293.03.COMH.CON01
Yes: 45 • No: 2 • Other: 2
House vote • 2/23/2026
Roll Call 313 on SB0293.03.COMH
Yes: 97 • No: 0
Senate vote • 1/28/2026
Roll Call 130 on SB0293.02.COMS
Yes: 48 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Public Law 140
3/5/2026SenateSigned by the Governor
3/5/2026SenateSigned by the Speaker
2/27/2026HouseSigned by the President Pro Tempore
2/27/2026SenateSigned by the President of the Senate
2/27/2026SenateSenate concurred with House amendments; Roll Call 289: yeas 45, nays 2
2/25/2026SenateReturned to the Senate with amendments
2/24/2026HouseMotion to concur filed
2/24/2026SenateThird reading: passed; Roll Call 313: yeas 97, nays 0
2/23/2026HouseSecond reading: ordered engrossed
2/19/2026HouseCommittee report: amend do pass, adopted
2/17/2026HouseRepresentative Porter added as cosponsor
2/10/2026HouseRepresentative Barrett added as cosponsor
2/9/2026HouseFirst reading: referred to Committee on Public Health
2/2/2026HouseReferred to the House
1/29/2026SenateHouse sponsor: Representative Morris
1/28/2026SenateCosponsor: Representative VanNatter
1/28/2026SenateThird reading: passed; Roll Call 130: yeas 48, nays 0
1/28/2026SenateSenator Deery added as third author
1/26/2026SenateSecond reading: ordered engrossed
1/26/2026SenateSenator Koch added as second author
1/26/2026SenateSenators Donato, Doriot, Ford J.D., Spencer added as coauthors
1/26/2026SenateCommittee report: do pass, adopted
1/22/2026SenateFirst reading: referred to Committee on Commerce and Technology
1/12/2026SenateAuthored by Senator Buchanan
1/12/2026Senate
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