§ 17-92-311 - Revocation, suspension, or nonrenewal -- Grounds.
17-92-311. Revocation, suspension, or nonrenewal -- Grounds.
(a) The Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy may revoke an existing license of a licensed pharmacist or may suspend the license or may refuse to issue a license if the holder or applicant, as the case may be, has committed or is found guilty by the board of any of the following acts or offenses set forth:
(1) That the person is guilty of fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation in the practice of pharmacy;
(2) That the person is unfit or incompetent to practice pharmacy by reason of negligent performance of his or her duties;
(3) That the person has been found guilty or pleaded guilty or nolo contendere in a criminal proceeding, regardless of whether or not the adjudication of guilt or sentence is withheld, by a court of this state, another state, or the federal government for:
(A) Any felony;
(B) Any act involving moral turpitude, gross immorality, or which is related to the qualifications, functions, and duties of a licensee; or
(C) Any violation of the pharmacy or drug laws of this state or rules and regulations pertaining thereto, or of the pharmacy or drug statutes, rules, and regulations of any other state or of the federal government;
(4) That the person has become insane or has been adjudged by a court of competent jurisdiction to be of unsound mind;
(5) That the person has directly or indirectly aided or abetted the practice of pharmacy by a person not authorized to practice pharmacy by the board;
(6) That the person has been guilty of fraud or misrepresentation in obtaining a license to practice pharmacy in the State of Arkansas as a licensed pharmacist;
(7) That the person has been guilty of gross unprofessional or dishonorable conduct;
(8) That the person has willfully violated any of the provisions of the pharmacy laws of the State of Arkansas;
(9) That the person is addicted to the use of intoxicating liquors or drugs to such a degree as to render him or her unfit, in the opinion of the board, to manufacture, compound, sell, or dispense drugs or medicine;
(10) That the person knowingly adulterated or caused to be adulterated any drugs, chemical, or medical preparations and offered such preparations for sale; or
(11) That the person had his or her license to practice pharmacy revoked, suspended, or had other disciplinary action taken, or had his or her application for a license refused, revoked, or suspended, or had voluntarily or otherwise surrendered his or her license after a disciplinary action was instituted by a duly authorized professional disciplinary agency of another state.
(b) Nothing in this section should be construed as affecting the rights of any person to appeal any order of the board as now provided by the state pharmacy laws.