Section 338.477. Pharmacy licenses; applications; notice of changes; self- inspection reports.

(1) Each separate pharmacy location where drugs are prepared or dispensed shall be licensed by the board under section 17741 of the code. If multiple locations under the same ownership exist at a single street address and share a central inventory, then only 1 license is required.

(2)      A licensee who is moving to a new location shall apply and be approved for a new license for each location before moving. The department shall provide license applications. A licensee shall pay a license fee to the department for each new location.

(3)      An applicant that is a partnership or corporation or that operates under an assumed name   shall  file,  with   its  application  for   a  pharmacy license,  certified copies of its partnership certificates,  corporate articles, or assumed name certificate. This requirement shall be waived if the application is for additional units and the additional  units  will  be under the same ownership.

(4)       A partnership, corporation, or entity operating under an assumed name shall provide the board with written notification of a change in any  of  the following entities:

(a)     Partners.

(b)     Stockholders.

(c)     Officers.

(d)    Members of the board of directors.

(e)       The individual pharmacist who is designated as the pharmacy licensee of a licensed pharmacy.A partnership or corporation shall notify the board within 30 days of the change.A publicly held corporate pharmacy need not report changes in stockholders.

(5)     A person who applies for a new pharmacy license or pharmacy relocation shall send an application and a completed self-inspection report on forms provided by the department.

History:  1979 AC; 1980 AACS; 1992 AACS; 1998-2000 AACS.