MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The Alabama Sunset Committee narrowly approved a series of major reforms Tuesday to improve the transparency and operations of the Alabama Board of Pharmacy, which audits have found to have regularly acted outside its authority in recent years.
“We believe that this should help a lot of the issues that were found by the auditors and set a pathway for the board to act in a way that they shouldn’t have an audit report like they’ve had in the past,” said Sen. Keith Kelley, R-Anniston, who worked on the proposed reforms alongside Rep. Kerry Underwood, R-Tuscumbia.
The Sunset Committee regularly reauthorizes the dozens of state boards that license and regulate various professions in the state, from cosmetologists to dentists to bail bondsmen. Its recommendation about the pharmacy board will be considered by the full Legislature in the upcoming session…