Rule 480-6-.01 - Pharmacy Licenses(1) Application for license: (a) Applications must be filed with the Georgia State Board of Pharmacy located at the Department of Community Health, 2 Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive SE, East Tower, 11th Floor, Atlanta, GA 30334, along with the required fee.(b) Application for the licensing of a pharmacy will be considered on the basis of the application filed and an approval letter received from the Director of the Georgia Drugs and Narcotics Agency certifying the pharmacy possesses the necessary facilities and equipment for a license.(c) The application fee shall NOT be refundable.(2) Every pharmacy shall be under the direct charge of a registered pharmacist whose name shall appear on the license. In the event such pharmacist whose name shall appear on said license shall no longer be in charge of a pharmacy, the Board shall be notified immediately and shall be notified, at the same time, of the successor registered pharmacist.(3) No license issued under this Rule shall be transferred or assigned by a licensee. However, the Board may reassign a license to a licensee or successor entity by request upon application to the Board.(4) Prior to any change in name, ownership, mode of operation or location of a pharmacy, licensees shall apply for approval of such change by submitting a Board-approved application to the Board and paying a fee. To comply with the requirements of this Rule, applications must be made and approved prior to the change. (a) A change of ownership is deemed to have occurred upon the closure of any transaction which results in a change to any of the ownership information submitted to the Board as part of the licensee's initial application for licensure or renewal of licensure.(5) Licensees shall notify the Board in writing of the occurrence of any change to any of the information submitted to the Board as part of the licensee's initial application for licensure or application for renewal of licensure. This shall not apply to any event the occurrence of which these rules require immediate notification to the Board, in which event such immediate notification shall be made.(6) Licenses shall be renewed every two years and expire on June 30th of each odd year and may be renewed upon the payment of the required fee and the filing of an application for renewal. If the application for renewal is not made and the fee paid before September 1st of the odd year, the license shall lapse and shall not be renewed. An application for reinstatement shall be required. Reinstatement shall be at the sole discretion of the Board.Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 480-6-.01
O.C.G.A. §§ 26-4-20, 26-4-21, 26-4-27, 26-4-28, 26-4-60, 26-4-100, 26-4-101, 26-4-102, 26-4-103, 26-4-104, 26-4-105, 26-4-110, 26-4-111, 43-1-4, 43-1-19.
Original Rule entitled "To Provide for the illegal Dispensing of and Filling of Prescriptions for Drugs, Medicines, and Poisons" adopted. F. and eff. June 30, 1965.Repealed: New Rule entitled "Pharmacy Licenses" adopted. F. Oct. 6, 1970; eff. Oct. 26, 1970.Amended: F. Aug. 2, 1974; eff. Aug. 22, 1974.Amended: F. Mar. 3, 1977; eff. Mar. 23, 1977.Amended: F. Mar. 26, 1982; eff. Apr. 15, 1982.Amended: F. Oct. 18, 1983; eff. Nov. 7, 1983.Repealed: New Rule of same title adopted. F. Mar. 21, 2001; eff. Apr. 10, 2001.Amended: F. Nov. 18, 2013; eff. Dec. 8, 2013.Amended: F. Dec. 18, 2014; eff. Jan. 7, 2015.Amended: F. June 29, 2015; eff. July 19, 2015.Amended: F. July 24, 2024; eff. Aug. 13, 2024.