Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia
Department 480 - RULES OF GEORGIA STATE BOARD OF PHARMACY
Chapter 480-25 - NUCLEAR PHARMACIES AND PHARMACISTS
Rule 480-25-.03 - Licensure of Nuclear Pharmacists
Current through Rules and Regulations filed through March 20, 2024
(1) Except as provided for in Rule 480-25-.02, all acts of compounding and dispensing radiopharmaceuticals in the State of Georgia shall be performed by persons licensed as nuclear pharmacists; provided, however, that licensed pharmacists and licensed pharmacy interns/externs under the direct supervision and control of a nuclear pharmacist may compound and dispense radiopharmaceuticals without being separately licensed as nuclear pharmacists.
(2) An applicant for a license as a nuclear pharmacist shall:
(3) Pharmacists engaged in the practice of nuclear pharmacy in the State of Georgia prior to March 18, 1983 shall be exempt from the requirements listed in subsection (2)(b)1. (i) and (2)(b)1. (ii).
(4) A license as a nuclear pharmacist may be issued to any pharmacist who makes application to the Board, together with a required fee, and meets the requirements of these Rules and Regulations. The Board may refuse to issue a license for any of the grounds set forth in O.C.G.A. Section 26-4-60, and may also refuse to issue a license to an applicant who makes any false statement in the application or cheats in any manner upon any examination administered pursuant to these Rules and Regulations.
(5) Licenses shall be renewed biennially on odd numbered years by application to the Board for renewal.
(6) The Board may limit, suspend, or revoke licenses issued under the provisions of these Rules and Regulations, or impose any other reasonable sanctions upon holders of such licenses upon violation of these Rules and Regulations or violation of O.C.G.A. Section 26-4-60.
O.C.G.A. Secs. 26-4-28, 26-4-37, 26-4-117, 26-4-130, 26-4-138, 26-4-173, 26-4-176, 26-4-178, 43-1-4.