Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 480 - RULES OF GEORGIA STATE BOARD OF PHARMACY › Chapter 480-52 - RETAIL PHARMACY REQUIREMENTS FOR DISPENSING LOW-THC PRODUCTS › Rule 480-52-.07 - Licensure, Applications, and Display of License and Renewal Certificate

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) Licensure and
			 Applications
(a) Every Low THC Pharmacy
			 Dispensary must be licensed by the Board in accordance with the laws and
			 regulations of this State. The term "Low THC Pharmacy Dispensary" shall have
			 the meaning ascribed in Board Rule
			  480-52-.01.
(b) All Low THC Pharmacy Dispensary licensees
			 shall renew this license annually by June 30th with the Georgia State Board of
			 Pharmacy; pharmacy dispensary licenses shall be issued only to those pharmacies
			 who comply with this rule.
(c) Low
			 THC Pharmacy Dispensary licenses shall be issued only to those licensed retail
			 pharmacies who meet the following requirements:
1. Submission of an application with the
			 following information:
i. The name, full
			 business address, telephone number, and current Georgia Board of Pharmacy
			 license number of the licensee;
ii.
			 All trade or business names used by the licensee;
iii. Address, telephone number, and the name
			 of the Pharmacist in Charge;
iv.
			 The type of ownership or operations (i.e., partnership, corporation, or sole
			 proprietorship);
v. The name(s) of
			 the owner and/or operator of the licensee, including:
(I) If a person, the name of the
			 person;
(II) If a partnership, the
			 name of the partnership and the name of each partner;
(III) If a sole proprietorship, the full name
			 of the sole proprietorship and the name of the business entity; or
(IV) If a corporation, the corporate name,
			 the name and title of each corporate officer and director, the state of
			 incorporation; and the name of the parent company, if any.
vi. Documentation of one of the following:
(I) Written certification from the applicant
			 that the applicant's operation of a Low THC Pharmacy Dispensary at the proposed
			 location would comply with the location restrictions imposed by O.C.G.A. §
												16-12-215(a);
			 or
(II) Certified copy of an Order
			 from the local zoning authority permitting the applicant to operate a Low THC
			 Pharmacy Dispensary in the proposed location, as provided by O.C.G.A. §
												16-12-215(a).
2. Payment of an
			 application fee. Application fees shall not be refundable.
3. Filing a report from the Director of the
			 Georgia Drugs and Narcotics Agency (GDNA) certifying the applicant possesses
			 the necessary qualifications for a license.
(d) Low THC Pharmacy Dispensary licenses
			 shall be nontransferable.
(e) Low
			 THC Pharmacy Dispensary licenses are renewed annually and expire on June 30th
			 of each year and may be renewed upon the payment of the required fee and the
			 filing of an application for renewal. If the application for renewal is not
			 made and the fee paid before September 1st, of the same year, the license shall
			 lapse and shall not be renewed except by application for a new
			 license.
(f) Changes in any
			 information in this rule shall be submitted to the Board prior to such
			 change.
(g) The Board will consider
			 the following factors in determining eligibility for licensure of applicants in
			 charge of the facility and the applicant licensee who are applying for a Low
			 THC Pharmacy Dispensary license:
1. Any
			 convictions of the applicant under any Federal, State, or local laws relating
			 to drug samples, wholesale or retail drug distribution, or distribution of
			 controlled substances;
2. Any
			 felony convictions of the applicant under Federal, State, or local
			 laws;
3. The furnishing by the
			 applicant of false or fraudulent material in any application made in connection
			 with drug manufacturing or distribution;
4. Suspension or revocation by Federal,
			 State, or local government of any pharmacist, pharmacy or other health care
			 license currently or previously held by the applicant;
5. Compliance with licensing requirements
			 under previously granted licenses;
6. Compliance with requirements to maintain
			 and/or make available to the State Licensing Authority or to Federal, State, or
			 local law enforcement officials, those records required to be maintained by the
			 licensee pharmacy and by a Low THC Pharmacy Dispensary;
7. The disciplinary history of the Predicate
			 Retail Licensee, if any; and
8.
			 Other factors or qualifications the Board considers relevant to and consistent
			 with the public health and safety.
(h) The Board reserves the right to deny a
			 license to an applicant if it determines that the granting of such a license
			 would not be in the best interest of the public.