INDEPENDENT REGULATORY REVIEW COMMISSION Action Taken by the Commission [38 Pa.B. 4449]
[Saturday, August 9, 2008]The Independent Regulatory Review Commission met publicly at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, July 24, 2008, and announced the following:
Regulation Deemed Approved Under Section 5(g) of the Regulatory Review Act--Effective July 23, 2008:
Department of Public Welfare #14-508: Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (amends 55 Pa. Code Chapters 1150 and 1243)
Action Taken--Regulations Approved:
State Architects Licensure Board #16A-419: Requirements for Examination Eligibility (amends 49 Pa. Code Chapter 9)
State Board of Pharmacy #16A-5415: Supplies and Equipment (amends 49 Pa. Code Chapter 27)
____ Approval Order Public Meeting held
July 24, 2008Commissioners Voting: Arthur Coccodrilli, Chairperson; Nancy Sabol Frantz, Esq.; Karen A. Miller
State Architects Licensure Board--
Requirements for Examination Eligibililty;
Regulation No. 16A-419 (#2629)On August 15, 2007, the Independent Regulatory Review Commission (Commission) received this proposed regulation from the State Architects Licensure Board (Board). This rulemaking amends 49 Pa. Code Chapter 9. The proposed regulation was published in the August 25, 2007 Pennsylvania Bulletin with a 30-day public comment period. The final-form regulation was submitted to the Commission on June 13, 2008.
This regulation will require the candidates who do not pass the entire Architect Registration Examination within five years to retake any division of the examination that is more than five years old, instead of having to retake all divisions within a new five-year period.
We have determined this regulation is consistent with the statutory authority of the Board (63 P. S. §§ 34.6(a) and (d)) and the intention of the General Assembly. Having considered all of the other criteria of the Regulatory Review Act, we find promulgation of this regulation is in the public interest.
By Order of the Commission:
This regulation is approved.
____ Approval Order Public Meeting held
July 24, 2008Commissioners Voting: Arthur Coccodrilli, Chairperson; Nancy Sabol Frantz, Esq., Abstained; Karen A. Miller; John F. Mizner, Esq., by Phone
State Board of Pharmacy--
Supplies and Equipment;
Regulation No. 16A-5415 (#2593)On February 21, 2007, the Independent Regulatory Review Commission (Commission) received this proposed regulation from the State Board of Pharmacy (Board). This rulemaking amends 49 Pa. Code Chapter 27. The proposed regulation was published in the March 3, 2007 Pennsylvania Bulletin with a 30-day public comment period. The final-form regulation was submitted to the Commission on June 13, 2008.
This regulation deletes outdated and repetitive provisions and adds language that permits pharmacies to maintain supplies and equipment necessary for that particular pharmacy's area of practice.
We have determined this regulation is consistent with the statutory authority of the Board (63 P. S. §§ 390-4(j) and 390-6(k)(1) and (9)) and the intention of the General Assembly. Having considered all of the other criteria of the Regulatory Review Act, we find promulgation of this regulation is in the public interest.
By Order of the Commission:
This regulation is approved.
ARTHUR COCCODRILLI,
Chairperson[Pa.B. Doc. No. 08-1472. Filed for public inspection August 8, 2008, 9:00 a.m.]
