Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1140-01-.09 - RENEWAL OF LICENSES

(1) All licenses and certificates of registration granted by the board shall be for a two (2) year period beginning on the date the license is initially granted. All licenses and certificates of registration shall be renewed on or before the last day of the two (2) year license cycle.

(2) A pharmacist or pharmacy technician serving in the uniformed services of the United States shall not be required to pay license or registration renewal fees during the period of active duty and the pharmacist shall not be required to complete continuing pharmacy education requirements during the period of active duty.

(3) Prior to renewal of its license in this state, an out-of-state pharmacy practice site engaged in compounding must provide to the Board the most recent inspection by the regulatory or licensing agency of the state in which the pharmacy practice site is physically located, an inspection performed by the United States Food and Drug Administration, or an inspection performed by the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy, that must have been within the previous twelve (12) months.

(4) Upon request, the Board may waive selected portions of these requirements so long as any waiver granted is consistent with the Board's authority under Tenn. Code Ann. Title 63, Chapters 1 and 10, and Tenn. Code Ann. Title 4, Chapter 5.

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Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1140-01-.09

Original rule certified June 7, 1974. Repeal and new rule filed February 7, 1983; effective March 9, 1983. Amendment filed April 12, 1990; effective July 29, 1990. Amendment filed November 17, 1994; effective March 30, 1995. Repeal and new rule filed May 11, 1998; effective July 25, 1998. Amendment filed December 23, 2009; effective March 23, 2010. Amendments filed November 22, 2016; effective February 20, 2017. Amendments filed December 15, 2023; effective 3/14/2024.

Authority: T.C.A. §§ 53-11-301, 53-11-302, 63-10-204, 63-10-210, 63-10-216, 63-10-308, 63-10-310, and 63-10-312.