(a) The fees charged by the Arkansas State
Board of Pharmacy for the various examinations, permits, licenses,
certificates, and books issued by the board shall be as follows:
(1) The fee for examination to become a
licensed pharmacist upon examination shall be twenty-five dollars ($25.00) plus
the actual cost of the examination;
(2) The fee for a license as a licensed
pharmacist from another state by reciprocity (license transfer) shall be two
hundred dollars ($200);
(3)
(A) The fee for the initial issuance of a
license as a licensed pharmacist shall be seventy-five dollars
($75.00);
(B) The fee for the
renewal of a license as a licensed pharmacist shall be seventy-five dollars
($75.00) per year;
(4)
(A)
(i) The
fee for issuance of a permit for the first time to operate an in-state pharmacy
shall be three hundred dollars ($300);
(ii) The fee for renewal of a permit to
operate an in-state pharmacy shall be one hundred fifty dollars ($150) per
year;
(iii) When there is a change
of ownership of an in-state pharmacy, a new permit must be obtained, and the
fee shall be one hundred fifty dollars ($150);
(B)
(i) The
fee for issuance of a permit for the first time to operate a specialty pharmacy
shall be three hundred dollars ($300);
(ii) The fee for renewal of a permit to
operate a specialty pharmacy shall be one hundred fifty ($150) per
year;
(iii) When there is a change
in ownership in a specialty pharmacy, a new permit must be obtained and the fee
shall be one hundred fifty dollars ($150);
(C)
(i) The
fee for issuance of a permit for the first time to operate an out-of-state
pharmacy shall be three hundred dollars ($300);
(ii) The fee for renewal of a permit to
operate an out-of-state pharmacy shall be one hundred fifty dollars ($150) per
year;
(iii) When there is a change
in ownership in an out-of-state pharmacy or drug store, a new permit must be
obtained, and the fee shall be one hundred fifty dollars ($150);
(5) The fee for a
certificate as a licensed pharmacist shall be ten dollars ($10.00);
(6) The fee for certifying grades in
connection with an application for reciprocity (license transfer) shall be ten
dollars ($10.00);
(7)
(A) The fee for issuance of a hospital
pharmaceutical service permit shall be three hundred dollars ($300), and the
fee for the renewal of a hospital pharmaceutical service permit shall be one
hundred fifty dollars ($150) per year.
(B) When there is a change of ownership of a
hospital pharmacy, a new permit must be obtained and the fee shall be one
hundred fifty dollars ($150);
(C)
(i) The fee for issuance of an ambulatory
care center pharmaceutical service permit shall be three hundred dollars
($300), and the fee for the renewal of an ambulatory care center pharmaceutical
service permit shall be one-hundred fifty dollars ($150) per year.
(ii) When there is a change in ownership of
an ambulatory care center pharmacy, a new permit must be obtained and the fee
shall be one hundred fifty dollars ($150);
(8)
(A) The
fee for issuance of an institutional pharmaceutical services permit shall be
thirty-five dollars ($35.00);
(B)
The fee for the renewal of an institutional pharmaceutical services permit
shall be thirty-five dollars ($35.00) per year;
(9)
(A) The
fee for issuance of, and the reinstatement of a nursing home pharmacy
consultant permit shall be thirty-five dollars ($35.00);
(B) The fee for the renewal of a nursing home
consultant pharmacist permit shall be thirty-five dollars ($35.00) per year;
(10) The fee for intern
registration shall be forty-five ($45.00) dollars.
(11) The fee for change of pharmacist in
charge of any pharmacy, or other facility as described at §
17-92-403 shall be thirty-five
dollars ($35.00);
(12) The fee for
reinstatement of a pharmacist license shall be seventy-five dollars ($75.00)
for each delinquent year up to a maximum of three hundred dollars
($300);
(13) The fee for the
Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy law book shall be twenty-five dollars ($25.00)
except to interns on initial licensure, and applicants for reciprocity, on a
one-time basis. A copy of each edition as revised shall be provided free to
each pharmacy permit holder;
(14)
The fee for a change of location inspection shall be one hundred dollars
($100);
(15) The penalty for late
payment of renewal of any permit, license, registration or certificate, unless
specifically stated in this rule, shall be twenty dollars ($20.00) per month
beginning the first day of the second month after expiration, provided that if
the renewal is not paid by the first day of the fourth month after expiration,
the license shall be null and void;
(16)
(A)
The fee for issuance of a wholesale distributor of legend drugs and/or
controlled substances permit shall be three-hundred dollars ($300), and renewal
shall be one-hundred fifty dollars ($150) per year;
(B) When there is a change in ownership of a
wholesale distributor of legend drugs and/or controlled substances, a new
permit must be obtained and the fee shall be one hundred fifty dollars ($150);
(17)
(A) The fee for the original issuance of a
pharmacy technician's permit shall not exceed thirty-five ($35.00);
(B) The fee for the renewal of a pharmacy
technician's permit shall not exceed thirty-five dollars ($35.00) per
year;
(C) There shall be no fee for
the original issuance and renewal of a restricted charitable clinic pharmacy
technician's permit issued pursuant to Board Rule 04-03-0004(f).
(18) The reinstatement
fee for a pharmacy technician's permit shall not exceed forty dollars ($40.00);
and (19)
(A) The application fee for a
license to sell, rent, offer to sell, or rent directly to patients in this
state any home medical equipment, legend devices, or medical gases shall not
exceed two-hundred fifty dollars ($250);
(B) The license renewal fee shall not exceed
one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125);
(C) The change of ownership fee shall not
exceed one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125).
(20) The fee for issuance of a temporary
permit for a pharmacist on active duty in a branch of the armed forces shall
not exceed twenty-five dollars ($25.00) and shall be administered as defined in
rule 02-00-0004.
(21) The fee for
registration as a preceptor shall be twenty dollars ($20.00) every two
years.
(22)
(A) The fee for a permit for wholesale
distributors of List I chemicals shall not exceed three hundred dollars ($300),
and the renewal shall not exceed one hundred fifty dollars ($150) per
year.
(B) When there is a change of
ownership of a wholesale distributor of List I chemicals, a new permit must be
obtained and the fee shall not exceed one hundred fifty dollars ($150).
(b) All fees
for examination for license shall be payable with the application and shall not
be subject to refund. All other fees are only refundable if it is determined
that there has been an overpayment.
(c) Should any license, certificate, or
registration not be renewed within ninety (90) days after expiration thereof,
it may be reinstated by the board as authorized in this section upon payment of
the renewal fee and reinstatement fee. However, the following are not subject
to reinstatement if not renewed within ninety (90) days after expiration:
(1) pharmacy permits,
(2) out of state pharmacy permits,
(3) specialty pharmacy permits,
(4) hospital permits,
(5) ambulatory care center pharmacy
permits,
(6) wholesale distributors
of legend drugs and/or controlled substance permits, or both; and
(7) suppliers of medical equipment, legend
devices, and/or medical gas licenses,
(8) institutional pharmacy permits
(9) List I chemical permits
(10) charitable clinic permits.
(d)
(1) All retail pharmacy permits, out of state
pharmacy permits, specialty pharmacy permits, and pharmacist licenses expiring
in odd-numbered years shall be renewed every two (2) years.
(2) All pharmacy technician permits, hospital
pharmaceutical service permits, ambulatory care center pharmaceutical services
permits, wholesale distributors of legend or controlled substance permits,
wholesale distributors of medical equipment, legend devices, and medical gases
permits, wholesale distributors of List I chemicals, institutional
pharmaceutical services permits, nursing home consultant pharmacists permits,
charitable clinic permits and any other permit, license, registration, or
certificate issued by the board expiring in even-numbered years and not covered
in subdivision (d) (1) of this section shall be renewed every two (2)
years.
(3) The fee for any biennial
renewal term will be the amount of two (2) annual renewal fees for the
applicable license, permit, registration, or certification as provided in
subsection (a) of this section.
(4)
If the initial licensure, permit, certificate, or registration occurs in the
first year of a biennial renewal term, the applicant shall pay the appropriate
initial fee and the applicable annual fee for the license, permit, certificate,
or registration for the second year in the renewal term, as provided in
subsection (a) of this section.
(5)
If the initial licensure, permit, certificate, or registration occurs in the
second year of the biennial renewal term, the applicant will only pay the
original fee and will not be responsible for the renewal fee until the biennial
renewal period for the license, permit, certificate, or registration. 8/23/96
(Revised 6/19/97 8/19/99, 6/2001, 11/13/2006, 7/5/2007, and
8/1/2020)