A new law in 2018 prohibits a community pharmacy from requiring a pharmacist to WORK ALONE.

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A new law in 2018 prohibits a community pharmacy from requiring a pharmacist to WORK ALONE.

The main idea here is how to read a prohibition in a statute. When a law prohibits a practice, it means that practice is not allowed and cannot be required or imposed. In this sentence, prohibiting a community pharmacy from requiring a pharmacist to work alone means pharmacies may not make working alone mandatory; they must avoid imposing that condition. That’s different from allowing (permitting the practice to occur), requiring (making the practice mandatory), or encouraging (promoting the practice without making it mandatory). So the correct interpretation is that the law forbids the practice of requiring a pharmacist to work alone.

The main idea here is how to read a prohibition in a statute. When a law prohibits a practice, it means that practice is not allowed and cannot be required or imposed. In this sentence, prohibiting a community pharmacy from requiring a pharmacist to work alone means pharmacies may not make working alone mandatory; they must avoid imposing that condition. That’s different from allowing (permitting the practice to occur), requiring (making the practice mandatory), or encouraging (promoting the practice without making it mandatory). So the correct interpretation is that the law forbids the practice of requiring a pharmacist to work alone.

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