Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 070 - Board of Pharmacy › Rule 070.00.07-009 - Regulation 02 - Pharmacists

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
REGULATION
		  2
- PHARMACISTS
02-00
: GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR
		  PHARMACISTS
02-00-0001
CHANGES
		  IN EMPLOYMENT
Whenever any licensed pharmacist shall change his place of
			 employment for any reason, it shall be the duty of the former and current
			 employer and said licensed pharmacist to notify the Arkansas State Board of
			 Pharmacy in writing of such change within five days after such change of
			 employment. Notification must be made by letter, fax or email and must contain
			 the new place of employment of the licensed pharmacist and his license number.
			 (10/9/80, amended 10/14/81, and 11/13/2006).
02-00-0002
-REPLACEMENT OF PHARMACIST'S
		  CERTIFICATE
Any licensed pharmacist whose certificate has been lost or
			 destroyed may procure a duplicate from the Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy by
			 filing an affidavit that said certificate has been lost or destroyed and by
			 paying a fee as defined in regulation 01-00-0007. (10/9/80 amended
			 8/23/96).
02-00-0003
-PRACTICE AFTER INACTIVITY WHEN RECIPROCATING OR REINSTATING A
		  LICENSE
(a) To be reinstated and
		  immediately practice without supervision, the pharmacist's license shall not
		  have lapsed more than two calendar years.
(b) To be reciprocated and immediately
		  practice without supervision, the pharmacist shall have practiced the
		  profession of pharmacy, as defined by law, in a licensed facility at least
		  forty (40) hours per year in the previous two calendar years.
(c) If these criteria are not met, the
		  pharmacist must:
(1) Prior to resuming the
		  unsupervised practice of pharmacy, practice 40 hours under direct pharmacist
		  supervision of an Arkansas licensed pharmacist for each year or part of year
		  out of practice. This time under supervision shall not exceed 240
		  hours.
(2) Cause the supervising
		  pharmacist to document in writing to the Board, that the pharmacist has
		  completed the designated number of hours of supervised practice.
(3) Meet with a Board representative in a
		  practice situation so that the Board representative can, by observation,
		  questioning, and other methods, ensure that the pharmacist is able to
		  competently practice pharmacy. (10/12/93)
02-00-0004
-ARMED FORCES
		  CERTIFICATES
Any person serving in the armed forces within the State of
			 Arkansas, who is a licensed pharmacist in another state, may obtain a temporary
			 permit to practice pharmacy in the State of Arkansas by furnishing certified
			 proof of his registration from the Board of Pharmacy in his state of original
			 registration, and the payment of a fee as defined in Regulation 01-00-0007.
			 This permit shall entitle the holder thereof to practice in any store where an
			 Arkansas licensed pharmacist is on duty a minimum of forty (40) hours per week.
			 The permit must be renewed at each succeeding meeting of the Board. (10/09/80
			 amended 8/23/96).
02-00-0005
-NOTIFICATION OF
		  VIOLATIONS
If the pharmacist is suspected to have, or evidence exists that a
			 pharmacist may have violated any law or regulation regarding the practice of
			 pharmacy, legend drugs or controlled substances, the pharmacist in charge shall
			 notify the Board in writing, within ten days or immediately, if any danger to
			 the public health or safety may exist. Any other pharmacist, whether or not
			 practicing in the same pharmacy, who has such knowledge or suspicion, shall
			 notify the Board in a like manner. (10/1/2007)