Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 480 - RULES OF GEORGIA STATE BOARD OF PHARMACY › Chapter 480-6 - PHARMACY LICENSES › Rule 480-6-.02 - Nonresident Pharmacy Permit

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) Effective April 1, 2015, it shall be
			 unlawful for any person, pharmacy, or facility located outside this state to
			 ship, mail, or deliver prescription drugs orders into this state or to
			 advertise its services, personally or through an in-state third party, unless
			 such person, pharmacy or facility holds a pharmacy license pursuant to O.C.G.A.
			 Section
			  26-4-110.1, or holds a nonresident pharmacy permit pursuant to O.C.G.A. Section
			  26-4-114.1, or is otherwise exempt from Georgia registration as a matter of Georgia
			 law.
(2) Application for a
			 non-resident pharmacy permit:
(a) Applications
			 must be filed with the Georgia State Board of Pharmacy located at 2 Peachtree
			 Street, NW, 6th Floor, Atlanta, Georgia 30303, along with the required
			 fee.
(b) The Board requires
			 information from each applicant for a nonresident pharmacy permit on its
			 application, including but not limited to, the following:
1. The name, full business address, and
			 telephone number of the applicant;
2. All trade or business names used by the
			 applicant;
3. Address, telephone
			 numbers, and the names of contact persons for each facility used by the
			 applicant for the records, storage, handling, and distribution of prescription
			 drugs into this state;
4. Address,
			 telephone number and name of agent of service for the applicant;
5. The type of ownership or operations (i.e.,
			 partnership, corporation, or sole proprietorship);
6. The name(s) of the owner and/or operator
			 of the pharmacy, including:
(i) If a person,
			 the name of the person;
(ii) If a
			 partnership, the name of each partner and the name of the
			 partnership;
(iii) If a
			 corporation, the name and title of each corporate officer and director, the
			 corporate names, and the name of the incorporation, and the name of the parent
			 company, if any; or
(iv) If a sole
			 proprietorship, the full name of the sole proprietorship and the name of the
			 business entity.
7. Where
			 operations are conducted at more than one location by a single pharmacy, each
			 such location shall be permitted by the Board;
8. Proof of a valid, unexpired license,
			 permit, or registration to operate a pharmacy in the compliance with the laws
			 and rules of each state in which the applicant receives and dispenses
			 prescription drug orders;
9. The
			 names and license numbers of the pharmacist-in-charge of each facility involved
			 in dispensing drugs to residents of this state and evidence that the
			 pharmacist(s) are licensed and in good standing in the state where they are
			 located;
10. Information necessary
			 to demonstrate compliance with O.C.G.A. T. 50, Ch. 36;
11. Evidence satisfactory to the Board that
			 the applicant in is compliance with all laws and investigations from each
			 regulatory or licensing agency in which the applicant holds a license;
			 and
12. If dispensing sterile or
			 nonsterile compounding for practitioners to use in patient care in the
			 practitioner's office, a copy of the most recent inspection report that is no
			 older than two (2) years before the date of application was submitted and which
			 is from an inspection conducted by the regulatory or licensing agencies of the
			 jurisdiction in which the applicant is located that indicates compliance with
			 the Board's rules and regulations and compliance with USP-NF standards for
			 pharmacies performing sterile and nonsterile compounding, or another inspection
			 approved by or conducted by the Board.