Section R4-23-606. Resident-Pharmacy Permit: Community, Hospi- tal, 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 form and fee as specified in R4-23-602 that includes:

a.         Documentation of compliance with local zoning laws, if required by the Board;

b.        A detailed floor plan showing proposed pharmacy area including size and security;

c.         A copy of the lease agreement, if applicable; and

d.        A disclosure statement indicating whether a medical practitioner will receive compensation, either directly or indirectly, from the pharmacy.

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

a.         Receive and approve a completed permit applica- tion; 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 inter- view the applicant and the pharmacist-in-charge, if differ- ent 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 ten days of changes involving the type of phar- macy operated, telephone number, facsimile number, e-mail address, mailing address, name of business, or staff pharma- cist. 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 permit- tee shall ensure that the business has a current, Board-issued nonprescription drug permit as required in Section R4-23-603.

E.       Change of ownership. No less than 14 days before a change of ownership occurs that involves changes of stock ownership of 30% or more of the voting stock of a corporation or an existing and continuing corporation that is not actively traded on any securities market or over-the-counter market, the prospective owner shall submit a completed application form and fee as specified in subsection (B).

F.       Relocation or remodel.

1.        No less than 30 days before the relocation or remodel of an existing pharmacy, the pharmacy permittee shall sub- mit a completed application for remodel or relocation electronically or manually on a form furnished by the Board.

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

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

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

G.      Permit renewal. Permit renewal shall be as specified in R4-23- 602(D).

Historical Note

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 head-

ing 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 rulemak-

ing at 20 A.A.R. 1364, effective August 2, 2014 (Supp.

14-2).