Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 37, September 13, 2024
Section 15-16-5 - License and registration renewal5.1. The board shall charge and collect the following fees: 5.1.1. Biennial renewal of license of pharmacist: $100.00, provided that if the applicant is sixty-five (65) years of age or older at the time of renewal then the fee shall be $50.00;5.1.2. License of pharmacy intern: $10.00 for the original license; $5.00 for each renewal for the remaining periods of his or her internship;5.1.3. Registration of a consultant pharmacist: $20.00 for each application; and5.1.4. Registration of a pharmacy technician: $25.00 for the original registration; $20.00 for each biennial renewal5.2. All licenses of pharmacists and registrations of pharmacy technicians expire on the thirtieth day of June. One half of all licenses for pharmacists and registrations for pharmacy technicians shall be renewed for a period of one year to expire on the thirtieth day of June, and shall be biennially thereafter. The Board shall renew one half of all licenses for pharmacists and registrations for pharmacy technicians for a period of two years, to expire on the thirtieth day of June, and shall renew those licenses and registrations biennially thereafter: Provided That, registrations of pharmacy interns shall continue to be renewed annually. Every licensed pharmacist, pharmacy intern or pharmacy technician who desires to renew his or her license or registration shall apply to the state board of pharmacy for renewal of his or her license or registration, and shall transmit with his or her application the fee prescribed. The renewal application may be sent by the board at least thirty days prior to expiration of the license or permit. The notification may be sent electronically to an e-mail or be mailed to the last known address of each pharmacist, pharmacy intern or pharmacy technician, in the discretion of the board and as shown on record with the Board. The Board has until August 31 of each year to issue the license or registration and no license or registration shall be considered lapsed until September 1. It is the responsibility of the applicant to make timely application for renewal, and if he or she has not received an application by June 1 of the year in which his or her authorization expires, the applicant should request one from the Board. Applications for renewal received in the office after June 30 of the year in which his or her authorization expires will require the payment of a late fee equal to the amount of the renewal application fee, as well as the regular renewal fee. If the applicant submitted a renewal application by June 30, and has not received his or her license or registration by July 31, the applicant should contact the Board.5.3. If any pharmacist, pharmacy intern, or pharmacy technician whose license or registration has expired fails to apply to the board for a renewal of his or her license or registration by August 31 of the year in which his or her authorization expires, the Board shall remove his or her name from the register of pharmacists, pharmacy interns, and pharmacy technicians.5.4. In order for any pharmacist, pharmacy intern, or pharmacy technician whose name has been removed from the register of the board to again become licensed or registered, the pharmacist, pharmacy intern or pharmacy technician shall petition the board, or an authorized committee of the board, for reinstatement, in writing, to show cause for permitting the license or registration to lapse. If his or her license or registration has been expired for one year or less (i.e., the petition for reinstatement is received on or before June 30 of the year after his or her authorization expired), and if the board finds the person otherwise eligible and qualified to practice, the Board shall reinstate that person upon payment of reinstatement fee of $250.00 for a pharmacist plus the renewal fee of $100.00, or upon payment of a reinstatement fee of $50.00 for a pharmacy technician plus the renewal fee of $20.00. If the pharmacist license or pharmacy technician registration has been expired for more than one year (i.e., the petition is received after June 30 of the year after his or her authorization expired), the board finds the person has submitted to the board satisfactory reasons for allowing the license or registration to lapse, and satisfies the board as to his or her qualifications to practice the profession by successfully passing the examinations administered or otherwise required by the board for reinstatement, the Board shall reinstate that person upon payment of reinstatement fee of $250.00 for a pharmacist plus the renewal fee of $100.00, or upon payment of a reinstatement fee of $50.00 for a pharmacy technician plus the renewal fee of $20.00. If a pharmacy intern's license has been expired for more than a year, he or she must make new application as an intern and pay the required application fee for an initial pharmacy intern license.