Power of board to suspend, revoke, or refuse to issue licenses - Civil penalties

The board may deny, restrict, or condition any application for licensure; revoke or suspend any license or certification previously issued; or discipline and assess civil penalties against an applicant, licensee, or holder of a certificate upon a finding that the applicant, licensee, or holder of a certificate has: (1) Been convicted of a criminal offense, including, but not limited to, violating a law of this state or of the United States relating to drugs or to the practice of pharmacy; (2) Been addicted to the use of alcohol, narcotics, or other drugs; (3) Engaged in conduct that is prohibited or unlawful under parts 2-7 of this chapter, or another state or federal law relating to drugs or to the practice of pharmacy; (4) Exhibited an incapacity of a nature that prevents a pharmacist from engaging in the practice of pharmacy with reasonable skill, confidence, and safety to the public; (5) Been guilty of dishonorable, immoral, unethical, or unprofessional conduct; (6) Had the license to practice pharmacy suspended or revoked by another state for disciplinary reasons; or (7) Failed to comply with a lawful order or duly promulgated rule of the board. Amended by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 457, s 1, eff. 7/1/2023. Acts 1996, ch. 651, § 17; T.C.A. § 63-10-509; Acts 2007 , ch. 407, § 2. The board may deny, restrict, or condition any application for licensure; revoke or suspend any license or certification previously issued; or discipline and assess civil penalties against an applicant, licensee, or holder of a certificate upon a finding that the applicant, licensee, or holder of a certificate has: (1) Been convicted of a criminal offense, including, but not limited to, violating a law of this state or of the United States relating to drugs or to the practice of pharmacy; (2) Been addicted to the use of alcohol, narcotics, or other drugs; (3) Engaged in conduct that is prohibited or unlawful under parts 2-7 of this chapter, or another state or federal law relating to drugs or to the practice of pharmacy; (4) Exhibited an incapacity of a nature that prevents a pharmacist from engaging in the practice of pharmacy with reasonable skill, confidence, and safety to the public; (5) Been guilty of dishonorable, immoral, unethical, or unprofessional conduct; (6) Had the license to practice pharmacy suspended or revoked by another state for disciplinary reasons; or (7) Failed to comply with a lawful order or duly promulgated rule of the board. Amended by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 457, s 1, eff. 7/1/2023. Acts 1996, ch. 651, § 17; T.C.A. § 63-10-509; Acts 2007 , ch. 407, § 2.