Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 3 - MEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-80-101 — 17-107-311) › Chapter 92 - PHARMACISTS AND PHARMACIES (§§ 17-92-101 — 17-92-1201) › Subchapter 3 - LICENSED PHARMACISTS (§§ 17-92-301 — 17-92-317) › Section 17-92-310 - Failure to renew

(a)
(1)
(A)
All retail pharmacy permits, out-of-state pharmacy permits, specialty pharmacy permits, and pharmacist licenses shall expire on December 31 of the first odd-numbered year following the date of issuance.
(B)
All preceptor permits shall expire on December 31 of the first odd-numbered year following the date of issuance.
(C)
(i)
(a)
Intern licenses issued to foreign graduates shall expire on December 31 of the second calendar year following the date of issuance.
(b)
However, an intern license issued to a foreign graduate shall expire when the intern is issued a pharmacist license.
(ii)
(a)
An intern license issued to a student intern shall remain valid as long as the intern maintains active student status in a college of pharmacy approved by the Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy and for six (6) months following graduation.
(b)
An intern license issued to a student intern shall expire six (6) months following graduation.
(c)
An intern license issued to a student intern may be reinstated if the intern resumes active student status in a board-approved college of pharmacy and applies for reinstatement.
(d)
An intern license issued to a student intern shall expire when the intern is issued a pharmacist license.
(D)
All pharmacy technician permits, hospital pharmacy permits, ambulatory care center pharmaceutical services permits, wholesale distributors, third-party logistics providers, manufacturers, or outsourcing facilities of legend or controlled substance permits, wholesale distributors of medical equipment, legend devices, and medical gases permits, institutional pharmaceutical services permits, List I chemical permits, and any other permit, license, registration, or certificate issued by the board and not covered in subdivisions (a)(1)(A)-(C) of this section shall expire on December 31 of the first even-numbered year following the date of the issuance of the permit, license, registration, or certificate.
(2)
Every license, permit, registration, and certificate not renewed within ninety (90) days after expiration thereof shall be void.
(b)
The penalty for late payment of renewal for pharmacists, pharmacies, wholesaler/manufacturer of legend drugs and controlled substances, hospital, and institutional permits shall be as listed in §
17-92-108
, and if renewal remains unpaid by April 1 of the year, the license shall be void.
(c)
If a pharmacist's license is not renewed by April 1, the fee for reinstatement shall be as stated in §
17-92-108
.
(d)
If a pharmacist's license has not been renewed for more than two (2) years, the board shall evaluate the former pharmacist to determine his or her continued ability to practice pharmacy safely with regard to the public health and safety, and the board shall establish conditions for the safe reentry into practice of the profession.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 63,§ 4, eff. 7/28/2021.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 63,§ 3, eff. 7/28/2021.
Amended by Act 2015, No. 542,§ 5, eff. 7/22/2015.
Acts 1955, No. 57, § 4; 1965, No. 480, § 1; 1975, No. 597, § 1; 1979, No. 751, § 1; 1985, No. 616, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 72-1010.1, 72-1042; Acts 1991, No. 740, § 11; 1997, No. 1029, § 4; 2005, No. 388, § 3; 2011, No. 597, § 2.