R4-23-606. Resident-Pharmacy Permit: Community, Hospital, and Limited Service

A. Permit. A person shall not operate a pharmacy in Arizona without a current Board-issued pharmacy permit. B. Application. 1. To obtain a permit to operate a pharmacy in Arizona, a person shall submit a completed application, on a form available from the Board, and the fee specified in R4-23- 205. 2. Before issuing a pharmacy permit, the Board shall: a. Receive and approve a completed permit application; and b. Receive a satisfactory compliance inspection report on the facility from a Board compliance officer. 3. Before issuing a pharmacy permit, the Board may interview the applicant and the pharmacist-in-charge, if different from the applicant, at a Board meeting based on the need for additional information. C. Notification. A pharmacy permittee shall notify the Board office within 10 days of changes involving the type of pharmacy operated, telephone or fax number, e-mail or mailing address, business name, or staff pharmacist. A pharmacy permittee shall provide the Board office immediate notice of a change of the pharmacist-in-charge. D. If any nonprescription drugs are sold outside the pharmacy area when the pharmacy area is closed, the pharmacy permittee shall ensure that the business has a current, Board-issued nonprescription drug permit as required in Section R4-23-603. E. Change of ownership. A pharmacy permittee shall comply with R4-23-601(F). F. Relocation or remodel. 1. No fewer than 30 days before the relocation or remodel of an existing pharmacy, the pharmacy permittee shall submit, electronically or manually, a completed application for remodel or relocation using the form specified under subsection (B). A fee is not required with an application for remodel or relocation. 2. The new or remodeled facility shall pass a final inspection by a Board compliance officer before operations begin. G. Permit renewal. To renew a pharmacy permit, the permittee shall comply with R4-23-602(D).