Oregon Code § 689.115·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Membership; qualifications; term; vacancy; compensation.
(1) The State Board of Pharmacy
consists of nine members appointed by the Governor and subject to confirmation
by the Senate in the manner provided in ORS 171.562 and 171.565. All members of
the board must be residents of this state. Of the members of the board:
(a) Five must be
licensed pharmacists.
(b) Two must be
licensed pharmacy technicians.
(c) Two must be
members of the public who are not licensed pharmacists or a spouse, domestic
partner, child, parent or sibling of a pharmacist.
(2)(a) Board
members required to be licensed pharmacists may be selected by the Governor
from a list of three to five nominees for each vacancy, submitted by a task
force assembled by the Oregon State Pharmacy Association to represent all of
the interested pharmacy groups.
(b) The licensed
pharmacy technician members of the board must, at the time of appointment:
(A) Be licensed
and in good standing to perform the duties of a pharmacy technician in this
state;
(B) Be engaged in
the performance of the duties of a pharmacy technician in this state; and
(C) Have at least
three years of experience in performing the duties of a pharmacy technician in
this state after licensure.
(c) The public
members of the State Board of Pharmacy must be individuals who:
(A) Have attained
the age of majority;
(B) Are not
current or former members of the profession of pharmacy;
(C) Do not have
and have never had any material financial interest in the providing of pharmacy
service; and
(D) Have not
engaged in any activity directly related to the practice of pharmacy.
(d) The licensed
pharmacist members of the board must at the time of their appointment:
(A) Be licensed
and in good standing to engage in the practice of pharmacy in this state;
(B) Be engaged in
the practice of pharmacy in this state; and
(C) Have five
years of experience in the practice of pharmacy in this state after licensure.
(e) In selecting
the members of the board, the Governor shall strive to balance the
representation on the board according to:
(A) Geographic
areas of this state; and
(B) Ethnic group.
(3)(a) The term
of office of each member is four years, but a member serves at the pleasure of
the Governor. The terms must be staggered so that no more than three terms end
each year. A member is eligible for reappointment. The Governor shall fill
vacancies which occur by expiration of full terms within 90 days prior to each
date of expiration, and shall fill vacancies which occur for any other reason
within 60 days after each such vacancy occurs, for the unexpired term.
(b) A board
member shall be removed immediately from the board if, during the members
term, the member:
(A) Is not a
resident of this state;
(B) Has been
absent from three consecutive board meetings, unless at least one absence is
excused;
(C) Is not a
licensed pharmacist or a retired pharmacist who was a licensed pharmacist in
good standing at the time of retirement, if the board member was appointed to
serve on the board as a pharmacist; or
(D) Ceases to be
a licensed pharmacy technician, if the board member was appointed to serve on
the board as a pharmacy technician.
(4) Members of
the board are entitled to compensation and expenses as provided in ORS 292.495.
The board may provide by rule for compensation to board members for the
performance of official duties at a rate that is greater than the rate provided
in ORS 292.495. [1979 c.777 §§7,8,9,11; 1987 c.108 §2; 2009 c.535 §29; 2015
c.284 §1]