32-1925

32-1925. Renewal of license of pharmacists,
interns and pharmacy technicians; fees; expiration dates; penalty
for failure to renew; continuing education

A. Except for interns and pharmacy technician trainees, the board shall assign all
persons licensed under this chapter to one of two license renewal groups. Except as
provided in section 32-4301, a holder of a license certificate ending in an even number
shall renew it biennially on or before November 1 of the even numbered year, two years
from the last renewal date. Except as provided in section 32-4301, a holder of a license
certificate ending in an odd number shall renew it biennially on or before November 1 of
the odd numbered year, two years from the last renewal date. Failure to renew and pay all
required fees on or before November 1 of the year in which the renewal is due suspends
the license. The board shall vacate a suspension when the licensee pays all past due fees
and penalties. Penalties shall not exceed three hundred fifty dollars. The board may
waive collection of a fee or penalty due after suspension under conditions established by
a majority of the board.

B. The board shall prorate the fee for a new license for the remaining full
calendar months of the respective group to which the licensee is assigned.

C. A person shall not apply for license renewal more than sixty days before the
expiration date of the license.

D. A person who is licensed as a pharmacist or a pharmacy technician and who has
not renewed the license for five consecutive years shall furnish to the board
satisfactory proof of fitness to be licensed as a pharmacist or a pharmacy technician, in
addition to the payment of all past due fees and penalties before being reinstated.

E. Biennial renewal fees for licensure shall be not more than:

1. For a pharmacist, two hundred fifty dollars.

2. For a pharmacy technician, one hundred dollars.

3. For a duplicate renewal license, twenty-five dollars.

F. Fees that are designated to be not more than a maximum amount shall be set by
the board for the following two fiscal years beginning November 1. The board shall
establish fees approximately proportionate to the maximum fee allowed to cover the
board's anticipated expenditures for the following two fiscal years. Variation in a fee
is not effective except at the expiration date of a license.

G. The board shall not renew a license for a pharmacist unless the pharmacist has
complied with the mandatory continuing professional pharmacy education requirements of
sections 32-1936 and 32-1937.

H. The board shall prescribe intern licensure renewal fees that do not exceed
seventy-five dollars. The license of an intern who does not receive specific board
approval to renew the intern license or who receives board approval to renew but who does
not renew and pay all required fees before the license expiration date is suspended after
the license expiration date. The board shall vacate a suspension if the licensee pays all
past due fees and penalties. Penalties shall not exceed three hundred fifty dollars. The
board may waive collection of a fee or penalty due after suspension under conditions
established by the board.

I. The board shall not renew a license for a pharmacy technician unless that person
has a current board approved license and has complied with board approved mandatory
continuing professional education requirements.