155A.12 - PHARMACIST LICENSE -- GROUNDS FOR DISCIPLINE.

        155A.12  PHARMACIST LICENSE -- GROUNDS FOR
      DISCIPLINE.
         The board shall refuse to issue a pharmacist license for failure
      to meet the requirements of section 155A.8.  The board may refuse to
      issue or renew a license or may impose a fine, issue a reprimand, or
      revoke, restrict, cancel, or suspend a license, and may place a
      licensee on probation, if the board finds that the applicant or
      licensee has done any of the following:
         1.  Violated any provision of this chapter or any rules of the
      board adopted under this chapter.
         2.  Engaged in unethical conduct as that term is defined by rules
      of the board.
         3.  Violated any of the provisions for licensee discipline set
      forth in section 147.55.
         4.  Failed to keep and maintain records required by this chapter
      or failed to keep and maintain complete and accurate records of
      purchases and disposal of drugs listed in the controlled substances
      Act.
         5.  Violated any provision of the controlled substances Act or
      rules relating to that Act.
         6.  Aided or abetted an unlicensed individual to engage in the
      practice of pharmacy.
         7.  Refused an entry into any pharmacy for any inspection
      authorized by this chapter.
         8.  Violated the pharmacy or drug laws or rules of any other state
      of the United States while under the other state's jurisdiction.
         9.  Been convicted of an offense or subjected to a penalty or fine
      for violation of chapter 124, 126, 147, or the Federal Food, Drug,
      and Cosmetic Act.  A plea or verdict of guilty, or a conviction
      following a plea of nolo contendere, is deemed to be a conviction
      within the meaning of this section.
         10.  Had a license to practice pharmacy issued by another state
      canceled, revoked, or suspended for conduct substantially equivalent
      to conduct described in subsections 1 through 9.  A certified copy of
      the record of the state taking action as set out above shall be
      conclusive evidence of the action taken by such state.  
         Section History: Recent Form
         87 Acts, ch 215, § 12; 89 Acts, ch 197, §23
         Referred to in § 155A.16