La. Admin. Code tit. 46 § LIII-1803

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

Section LIII-1803 - Permit Application Procedures

A. Application for Initial Issuance of Permit

1. The applicant for a correctional center pharmacy permit shall complete the application form supplied by the board and submit it with the required attachments and appropriate fees, as set forth in R. S. 37:1184, to the board.

2. Once received by the board, an application for the permit shall expire one year thereafter. Fees attached to an expired application shall be forfeited by the applicant and deposited by the board.

3. The board shall not process applications received by facsimile, or that are incomplete, or submitted with the incorrect fees.

4. The applicant may be required to personally appear before the board or one of its committees prior to any decision on the permit application.

5. The applicant shall be required to submit to the criminal history record check process used by the board, unless waived by the board.

B. Application for Renewal of Permit

1. Without respect to the date of initial issuance, a correctional center pharmacy permit shall expire at midnight on December 31 of every year, unless surrendered, suspended, or revoked sooner in accordance with the Pharmacy Practice Act or this Part.

2. A correctional center pharmacy shall not operate with an expired permit.

3. The pharmacy shall complete the renewal application form supplied by the board and submit it with any required attachments and appropriate fees on or before the expiration date.

4. The board shall not process applications received by facsimile, or that are incomplete, or submitted with the incorrect fees.

C. Application for Reinstatement of Expired Permit

1. The applicant shall complete an application form for this specific purpose supplied by the board and submit it with any required attachments and appropriate fees to the board.

2. The board shall not process applications received by facsimile, or that are incomplete, or submitted with the incorrect fees.

3. An application for the reinstatement of a permit which has been expired:

a. less than one year may be approved by the board's administrative personnel;

b. more than one year but less than five years may be approved by a member of the board charged with such duties;

c. more than five years may only be approved by the full board following a hearing to determine whether the applicant is competent to operate the pharmacy and whether the reinstatement is in the public's best interest.

4. Applications requiring a reinstatement hearing shall be accompanied by payment of the administrative hearing fee authorized by R.S. 37:1184.

D. Application for Reinstatement of Suspended or Revoked Permit

1. The applicant shall complete an application form for this specific purpose supplied by the board and submit it with any required attachments and appropriate fees to the board.

2. The board shall not process applications received by facsimile, or that are incomplete, or submitted with the incorrect fees.

3. The application may only be approved by the full board following a hearing to determine whether the applicant is competent to operate the pharmacy and whether the reinstatement is in the public's best interest.

La. Admin. Code tit. 46, § LIII-1803

Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Board of Pharmacy, LR 38:1236 (May 2012), Amended by the Department of Health, Board of Pharmacy, LR 46572 (4/1/2020).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:1226.3.