2005 Texas Occupations Code CHAPTER 561. RENEWAL OF PHARMACY LICENSE

OCCUPATIONS CODE

CHAPTER 561. RENEWAL OF PHARMACY LICENSE


	§ 561.001. EXPIRATION OF LICENSE.  (a) A pharmacy license 
expires May 31 of each year.
	(b)  The board may adopt a system under which pharmacy 
licenses expire on various dates during the year or every other 
year, as appropriate.
	(c)  If the board changes the expiration date of a license, 
the board shall prorate the license renewal fee to cover the number 
of months for which the license is valid for the year in which the 
date is changed.  The total license renewal fee is due on the new 
expiration date.

Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended 
by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, § 14.307(a), eff. Sept. 1, 
2001.


	§ 561.002. PHARMACY LICENSE RENEWAL.  A pharmacy license 
must be renewed annually or biennially as determined by the board.

Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended 
by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, § 14.306(b), eff. Sept. 1, 
2001.


	§ 561.003. REQUIREMENTS FOR RENEWAL.  (a) The board by 
rule shall establish:
		(1)  procedures to be followed for renewal of a 
pharmacy license;           
		(2)  the fees to be paid for renewal of a pharmacy 
license;  and            
		(3)  the standards in each classification that each 
pharmacy and the pharmacy's employees involved in the practice of 
pharmacy must meet to qualify for relicensing as a pharmacy.
	(b)  A pharmacy license may be renewed by:                                     
		(1)  payment of a renewal fee set by the board;  and                          
		(2)  filing with the board a completed application for 
a license renewal certificate given under oath before the 
expiration date of the license or license renewal certificate.
	(c)  A pharmacy whose license has been expired for 90 days or 
less may renew the expired license by paying to the board a renewal 
fee that is equal to one and one-half times the normally required 
renewal fee for the license.
	(d)  A pharmacy whose license has been expired for more than 
90 days but less than one year may renew the expired license by 
paying to the board a renewal fee that is equal to two times the 
normally required renewal fee for the license.
	(e)  If a pharmacy's license has been expired for one year or 
more, the pharmacy may not renew the license.  The pharmacy may 
obtain a new license by complying with the requirements and 
procedures for obtaining an original license.

Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended 
by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 1345, § 19, eff. Sept. 1, 2005.


	§ 561.0031. ADDITIONAL RENEWAL REQUIREMENT FOR CLASS E 
PHARMACY.   (a) In addition to the renewal requirements under 
Section 561.003, the board shall require that a Class E pharmacy 
have on file with the board an inspection report issued:
		(1)  not more than three years before the date the 
renewal application is received;  and
		(2)  by the pharmacy licensing board in the state of the 
pharmacy's physical location, except as provided by Subsection (b).
	(b)  A Class E pharmacy may have on file with the board an 
inspection report issued by an entity other than the pharmacy 
licensing board of the state in which the pharmacy is physically 
located if the requirements of Section 560.052(f) are met.

Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 1345, § 20, eff. Sept. 1, 
2005.       


	§ 561.004. ISSUANCE OF LICENSE RENEWAL CERTIFICATE.  On 
timely receipt of a completed application and renewal fee, the 
board shall issue a license renewal certificate that contains:
		(1)  the pharmacy license number;                                             
		(2)  the period for which the license is renewed;  and                        
		(3)  other information the board determines necessary.                        

Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.                    


	§ 561.005. SUSPENSION OF PHARMACY LICENSE FOR 
NONRENEWAL.  (a) The board shall suspend the license and remove 
from the register of licensed pharmacies the name of a pharmacy that 
does not file a completed application and pay the renewal fee on or 
before the date the license expires.
	(b)  After review by the board, the board may determine that 
Subsection (a) does not apply if the license is the subject of a 
pending investigation or disciplinary action.

Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended 
by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1254, § 5, eff. Sept. 1, 2001;  Acts 
2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, § 14.307(b), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.