Ariz. Admin. Code § R4-23-606 - Resident-Pharmacy Permit: Community, Hospital, and Limited Service

A.Permit. A person shall not operate a pharmacy in Arizona without a current Board-issued pharmacy permit.

B.Application.

1. To obtain a permit to operate a pharmacy in Arizona, a person shall submit a completed application, on a form available from the Board, and the fee specified in R4-23-205.

2. Before issuing a pharmacy permit, the Board shall:

a. Receive and approve a completed permit application; and

b. Receive a satisfactory compliance inspection report on the facility from a Board compliance officer.

3. Before issuing a pharmacy permit, the Board may interview the applicant and the pharmacist-in-charge, if different from the applicant, at a Board meeting based on the need for additional information.

C. Notification. A pharmacy permittee shall notify the Board office within 10 days of changes involving the type of pharmacy operated, telephone or fax number, e-mail or mailing address, business name, or staff pharmacist. A pharmacy permittee shall provide the Board office immediate notice of a change of the pharmacist-in-charge.

D.If any nonprescription drugs are sold outside the pharmacy area when the pharmacy area is closed, the pharmacy permittee shall ensure that the business has a current, Board-issued nonprescription drug permit as required in Section R4-23-603.

E. Change of ownership. A pharmacy permittee shall comply with R4-23-601(F).

F. Relocation or remodel.

1. No fewer than 30 days before the relocation or remodel of an existing pharmacy, the pharmacy permittee shall submit, electronically or manually, a completed application for remodel or relocation using the form specified under subsection (B). A fee is not required with an application for remodel or relocation.

a. An application for relocation shall include the documents required by subsections (B)(1)(a) through (d).

b. An application for remodel shall include the document required by subsection (B)(1)(b).

2. The new or remodeled facility shall pass a final inspection by a Board compliance officer before operations begin.

G. Permit renewal. To renew a pharmacy permit, the permittee shall comply with R4-23-602(D).

Notes

Ariz. Admin. Code § R4-23-606

Former Rules 6.6010, 6.6020, 6.6030, 6.6040, 6.6050, 6.6060, 6.6071, 6.6072, 6.6073, 6.6074, 6.6075, and 6.6076. Amended effective August 10, 1978 (Supp. 78-4). Amended subsections (G) and (H) effective April 20, 1982 (Supp. 82-2). Amended subsection (L) effective July 2, 1982 (Supp. 82-4). Amended subsections (G) and (H) effective August 12, 1988 (Supp. 88-3). Amended effective November 1, 1993 (Supp. 93-4). Section heading amended effective April 5, 1996 (Supp. 96-2). Amended by final rulemaking at 7 A.A.R. 3825, effective August 9, 2001 (Supp. 01-3). Amended by final rulemaking at 20 A.A.R. 1359, effective 8/2/2014. Amended by final rulemaking at 25 A.A.R. 1015, effective 6/1/2019.