N.Y. Education Law Section 6804
State board of pharmacy

A state board of pharmacy shall be appointed by the regents on recommendation of the commissioner for the purpose of assisting the regents and the department on matters of professional licensing and professional conduct in accordance with § 6508 (Assistance by state boards for the professions)section sixty-five hundred eight of this title. The board shall be composed of not less than nine pharmacists licensed in this state for at least five years and two registered pharmacy technicians. The initial registered pharmacy technician members of the state board of pharmacy need not be licensed prior to their appointment but shall have met all other requirements of licensure pursuant to § 6842 (Definitions)section sixty-eight hundred forty-two of this title except for filing an application and paying a fee. An executive secretary to the board shall be appointed by the regents on recommendation of the commissioner and shall be a pharmacist licensed in this state for at least five years. The board shall provide assistance to the department:

a.

To regulate the practice of pharmacy, registered pharmacy technicians and the employment of interns and employees in pharmacies, b. To regulate and control the sale, distribution, character and standard of drugs, poisons, cosmetics, devices and new drugs, c. To prevent the sale or distribution of such drugs, poisons, cosmetics, devices and new drugs as do not conform to the provisions of this article or of the public health law, d. To investigate alleged violations of the provisions of this article, and

e.

To issue limited permits or registrations.

Source: Section 6804 — State board of pharmacy, https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/EDN/6804 (updated Apr. 30, 2021; accessed Jan. 17, 2026).

6800
Introduction 6801
Definition of practice of pharmacy 6801–A
Collaborative drug therapy management demonstration program 6802
Definitions 6803
Practice of pharmacy and use of title “pharmacist” 6804
State board of pharmacy 6805
Requirements for a professional license 6806
Limited permits 6807
Exempt persons 6808
Registering and operating establishments 6808–A
Identification of Pharmacists 6808–B
Registration of nonresident establishments 6809
Shared pharmacy services 6810
Prescriptions 6811
Misdemeanors 6811–A
Certain drugs to be clearly marked or labeled 6811–B
Door-to-door distribution of drugs prohibited 6811–C
Patient notification of recalled drugs 6811–D
Notification of permanent pharmacy discontinuance 6812
Special provisions 6813
Seizure: 1 6814
Records of shipment 6815
Adulterating, misbranding and substituting 6816
Omitting to label drugs, or labeling them wrongly 6816–A
When substitution is required 6817
New drugs 6818
Adulterated and misbranded cosmetics 6818–A
Cosmetic samples 6819
Regulations making exceptions 6820
Certification of coal-tar colors for drugs and cosmetics 6821
Poison schedules 6822
Examinations and investigations 6823
Factory inspection 6824
Injunction proceedings 6825
Proof required in prosecution for certain violations 6826
Drug retail price lists 6826–A
Reducing certain copayments 6827
Mandatory continuing education 6828
Certificates of administration 6829
Interpretation and translation requirements for prescription drugs and standardized medication labeling 6830
Standardized patient-centered data elements 6831
Special provisions relating to outsourcing facilities 6832
Limitations on assistance of an unlicensed person
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Verified:
Jan. 17, 2026

Last modified:
Apr. 30, 2021

§ 6804. State board of pharmacy's source at nysenate​.gov

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