Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, a pharmacist may not dispense prescribed drugs or devices
except from a location that is licensed as a pharmacy by the pharmacy examining
board (board). To get a license for a pharmacy, the person seeking the license must
pay the required fee and submit an application that shows the floor plan of the
pharmacy, specifies the location of the pharmacy, and gives the name and address of
the person who owns and controls the pharmacy and the name of the managing
pharmacist. The pharmacy location must also be inspected by the board and found
to meet the board's requirements concerning floor design, minimum equipment,
sanitation and storage space. Current law does not explicitly require an out-of-state
pharmacy to be licensed in this state, although an attorney general's opinion states
that an implied power to regulate out-of-state pharmacies that solicit orders from
state residents may be inferred from current statutes. See 72 OAG 121, 122 (1983).
This bill explicitly prohibits a pharmacy that is located outside the state from
routinely shipping, mailing, or otherwise delivering a prescription drug or device to
persons in this state unless the pharmacy is licensed by the board. The bill requires
an out-of-state pharmacy to meet the following requirements for licensure:

1. The pharmacy must submit an application on a form provided by the board
that shows the location of the pharmacy, the name and address of the person holding
title and ownership control of the location of the pharmacy, and the name of the
managing pharmacist of the pharmacy.
2. The owner of the pharmacy, or the managing pharmacist of the pharmacy
if the pharmacy is not a sole proprietorship, must submit a statement in a form
prescribed by the board that indicates that he or she knows the laws relating to the
practice of pharmacy in this state.
3. The pharmacy must submit to the board evidence that the pharmacy is
licensed in the state in which it is located.
4. The pharmacy must pay the application fee set in the statutes.
In addition, an out-of-state pharmacy licensed under the bill must establish
a toll-free telephone number that allows a person in this state to contact the
pharmacy during the pharmacy's regular hours of business and that is available for
use by a person in this state at least 40 hours a week. The toll-free telephone number
must be included on the label of a prescribed drug or device dispensed by the
pharmacy to a person in this state.
Finally, the bill provides: 1) that the pharmacists working in an out-of-state
pharmacy, including the managing pharmacist, may not be required to be licensed
in this state; and 2) that an out-of-state pharmacy licensed under the bill may not
be required to satisfy any requirements established in this state's statutes or by the
board relating to the professional service area of a pharmacy or the minimum
equipment requirements for a pharmacy.
For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as
an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB722, s. 1 1Section 1. 440.08 (2) (a) 56. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB722,2,22 440.08 (2) (a) 56. Pharmacy, in-state: June 1 of each even-numbered year; $56.
AB722, s. 2 3Section 2. 440.08 (2) (a) 56m. of the statutes is created to read:
AB722,2,54 440.08 (2) (a) 56m. Pharmacy, out-of-state: June 1 of each even-numbered
5year; $56.
AB722, s. 3 6Section 3. 450.06 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB722,2,7 7450.06 (title) Pharmacy Pharmacies located in this state; licensure.
AB722, s. 4 8Section 4. 450.06 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB722,3,5
1450.06 (1) No pharmacist may dispense at any location which in this state that
2is not licensed as a pharmacy by the board. No person in this state may use or display
3the title "pharmacy",," "drugstore ",," "apothecary," or any other title, symbol, or
4insignia having the same or similar meanings, except for a place of practice which
5is licensed under this section as a pharmacy by the board.
AB722, s. 5 6Section 5. 450.06 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB722,3,87 450.06 (2) (intro.) The board shall issue a license to operate a pharmacy at a
8specific location in this state if:
AB722, s. 6 9Section 6. 450.06 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB722,3,1410 450.06 (3) No pharmacy located in this state may be opened or kept open for
11practice following a change of ownership or change of location unless the pharmacy
12is licensed for the new owner or at the new location, notwithstanding any remaining
13period of validity under the pharmacy's license under the previous owner or at the
14previous location.
AB722, s. 7 15Section 7. 450.065 of the statutes is created to read:
AB722,3,18 16450.065 Out-of-state pharmacies; licensure. (1) No pharmacy that is in
17another state may ship, mail, or otherwise deliver a prescribed drug or device to
18persons in this state unless the pharmacy is licensed under sub. (2).
AB722,3,20 19(2) The board shall issue a license to a pharmacy that is located outside this
20state if the pharmacy does all of the following:
AB722,3,2121 (a) Applies on a form provided by the board that shows all of the following:
AB722,3,2222 1. The location of the pharmacy.
AB722,3,2423 2. The name and address of the person holding title and ownership control of
24the location.
AB722,3,2525 3. The name of the managing pharmacist of the pharmacy.
AB722,4,5
1(b) Submits a statement in a form prescribed by the board from the owner of
2the pharmacy or, if the pharmacy is not a sole proprietorship, from the managing
3pharmacist of the pharmacy that indicates that the owner or managing pharmacist,
4whichever is applicable, knows the laws relating to the practice of pharmacy in this
5state.
AB722,4,76 (c) Submits evidence satisfactory to the board that it is licensed in the state in
7which it is located.
AB722,4,88 (d) Pays the fee under s. 440.05 (1).
AB722,4,12 9(3) A pharmacy that applies for a license under sub. (2) may not be required
10to comply with any provision in this chapter or any rule promulgated under this
11chapter relating to the professional service area of a pharmacy or the minimum
12equipment requirements for a pharmacy.
AB722,4,14 13(4) (a) Notwithstanding s. 450.03, a pharmacist employed in a pharmacy
14licensed under this section is not required to be licensed under this chapter.
AB722,4,1715 (b) Notwithstanding s. 450.09, a pharmacy licensed under this section is not
16required to be under the control of a managing pharmacist licensed under this
17chapter.
AB722,4,21 18(5) A pharmacy licensed under this section shall provide a toll-free telephone
19number that allows a person in this state to contact the pharmacy during the
20pharmacy's regular hours of business and that is available for use by a person in this
21state for not less than 40 hours per week.
AB722, s. 8 22Section 8. 450.11 (4) (a) 1m. of the statutes is created to read:
AB722,5,3
1450.11 (4) (a) 1m. The toll-free telephone number of the pharmacy, if the
2prescribed drug or device is dispensed by an out-of-state pharmacy licensed under
3s. 450.065.
AB722,5,44 (End)
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