Sec. 561.003. REQUIREMENTS FOR RENEWAL

(a) The board by rule shall establish:

(1) procedures to be followed for renewal of a pharmacy license;

(2) the fees to be paid for renewal of a pharmacy license; and

(3) the standards in each classification that each pharmacy and the pharmacy's employees involved in the practice of pharmacy must meet to qualify for relicensing as a pharmacy.

(4) Expired.

(b) A pharmacy license may be renewed by:

(1) payment of a renewal fee set by the board; and

(2) filing with the board a completed application for a license renewal certificate given under oath before the expiration date of the license or license renewal certificate.

(c) A pharmacy whose license has been expired for 90 days or less may renew the expired license by paying to the board a renewal fee that is equal to one and one-half times the normally required renewal fee for the license.

(d) A pharmacy whose license has been expired for more than 90 days but less than one year may renew the expired license by paying to the board a renewal fee that is equal to two times the normally required renewal fee for the license.

(e) If a pharmacy's license has been expired for one year or more, the pharmacy may not renew the license. The pharmacy may obtain a new license by complying with the requirements and procedures for obtaining an original license.

Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1345 , Sec. 19, eff. September 1, 2005.