Section 318:38 Permit; Fees.
I. The board shall, upon application and hearing, issue a permit to maintain and operate a pharmacy to such persons, firms, or corporations as they deem qualified to conduct a pharmacy. The permit shall be issued to the pharmacy in the name of the corporation or the owner of the pharmacy. This permit, to be known as a pharmacy permit, shall certify that the designated pharmacist-in-charge has accepted the responsibility for the safe, effective operation of a pharmacy and compliance with all pharmacy and drug laws or regulations; that the premises named in the permit are a fit place to practice pharmacy including, but not limited to, the compounding and dispensing of medicines upon prescriptions and for the manufacture, sale, and distribution of drugs, medicines, and poisons; and that such premises and acts shall be under the direct supervision of a licensed pharmacist. The holder of a pharmacy permit may keep this pharmacy open at all hours for the compounding, dispensing, and sale of drugs and medicines provided that a pharmacist is present and on duty; except that in an institutional setting, in the absence of a pharmacist, a registered nurse, designated by the institution for this purpose, may enter and obtain from an institutional pharmacy such drugs as are needed in an emergency situation or as may otherwise be provided for in this chapter. The applicant for a pharmacy permit or a renewal thereof shall provide the board with all information it deems necessary for determining the applicant's qualifications to own and operate a pharmacy in the public interest.
II. All pharmacy permits shall expire when there is a change of ownership of the pharmacy or at midnight on December 31 of each year. Every pharmacy that wishes to continue to operate as such shall renew its permit annually as of January 1 or immediately when the permit expires for any other reason. It shall be deemed a violation of the provisions of this chapter for any pharmacy to be open or operated beyond the expiration date of its permit.
III. All applicants for a pharmacy permit shall pay a reasonable fee as established by the board for each original pharmacy permit and for each renewal thereof.
Source. 1921, 122:25, 26. PL 210:39. 1931, 123:2. RL 256:39. RSA 318:38. 1955, 241:4. 1963, 83:6. 1967, 191:1. 1971, 458:6. 1973, 453:7. 1977, 563:44. 1979, 155:28. 1981, 484:18, 19, 21. 2001, 282:7, eff. July 1, 2001.