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    Variance Committee Meetings

    All Variance and Committee meetings begin at 9:00 AM.

    Appointments are reserved for NEW policy review and variance request submissions.

    Variance and appointment requests will only be accepted until 12:00 p.m. on the cut off date . All documents and information that the committee needs to consider the variance request must be submitted before the cut off date and time. If the variance request form is incomplete and/or if the form and supporting documents are not submitted by the cut off date and time, the submission will not be considered a valid variance request. This may cause the request to be postponed to the next scheduled meeting or returned to the requester. The pharmacist-in-charge must sign the variance request form for a pharmacy. If anyone else signs the form for a pharmacy other that the pharmacist-in-charge, the request will not be considered valid.

    Denied or deferred variance requests will need to be submitted in their entirety with any re-submission.

    Forms

    New Variance Request Form
    Variance Renewal Request Form
    Foreign Pharmacy School Graduate Variance Request
    Policy Review Request Cover Sheet

    You must send in your complete policies and procedures with each variance request that you submit.

    Due to the large number of requests that the Board receives, meetings and appointment times are limited and assigned on a first come first serve basis. If you would like to be present for the variance and policy review meeting to discuss your submission, you must request an appointment at the time that the variance request is submitted. Keep in mind that appointment times will not be assigned until all required documents are received. Plan your submissions accordingly to avoid any delays.

    All documents and appointment requests should be sent to the Board office.
    Email: pharmacy.board@state.mn.us . If requests are sent to any other Board email address, they may not be included on the agenda for the Variance and Policy Review Committee meeting in question.
    Fax: (651) 215-0951
    Mail:  Minnesota Board of Pharmacy
            335 Randolph Avenue, Suite 230
            Saint Paul, MN 55102

    You may contact the Board Surveyors at (651) 201-2839 if you have any questions.

    Meeting Dates 2025

    2025 Meeting Date Board Members Cutoff for Receiving Agenda Items Meeting Location
    February 12, 2025 Haag / Zwier 01/24/2025, 12:00 pm Hybrid*
    April 9, 2025 Maisenbach / Bialke 03/21/2025, 12:00 pm Hybrid*
    June 4, 2025 Metz / Ordway 05/16/2025, 12:00 pm Hybrid*
    August 6, 2025 Paradis / Kline 07/18/2025, 12:00 pm Hybrid*
    October 8, 2025 Chakolis / Zwier 09/19/2025, 12:00 pm Hybrid*
    November 19, 2025 Haag / Ordway 10/31/2025, 12:00 pm Hybrid*

    *Hybrid meetings are conducted by WebEx with options of attending by telephone or in person.
    The Variance Committee will usually meet 2 weeks prior to each Board meeting.

    The next meeting is April 9, 2025 at 9:00 a.m.
    Board of Pharmacy Staff invites you to join this Webex meeting.

    Meeting number (access code): 2480 649 7299 

    Meeting password: MvSQXxiM878

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    Please Note: Stakeholder/Licensee appointments start at 10 am CST. This is an open meeting of the variance and policy review agenda items. The meeting is being held in-person at the board's office in the Big Stone Conference Room 119 or via Webex.

    Click here to download a copy of the dates for the 2022 Variance Committee Meetings or the 2023 Variance Committee Meetings.


    Board Meeting agendas will be published on this site approximately one week prior to each Board Meeting.

    Click here to download a copy of the dates for the 2022 Board Meetings or the 2023 Board Meetings.

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