Connecticut General Statutes 20-594 – Pharmacy license; application; information required; issuance or renewal of license; expiration. Transfer of pharmacy to new location. Report re administrative or legal action
(a) Except as limited by section 20-596, a pharmacist or any other person may apply to the commission for a pharmacy license or for renewal of a pharmacy license.
Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 20-594
- Commission: means the Commission of Pharmacy appointed under the provisions of section 20-572. See Connecticut General Statutes 20-571
- Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Consumer Protection. See Connecticut General Statutes 20-571
- Department: means the Department of Consumer Protection. See Connecticut General Statutes 20-571
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Person: means an individual, corporation, business trust, estate trust, partnership, association, joint venture or any other legal or commercial entity. See Connecticut General Statutes 20-571
- Pharmacist: means an individual who is licensed to practice pharmacy under the provisions of section 20-590, 20-591, 20-592 or 20-593, and who is thereby recognized as a health care provider by the state of Connecticut. See Connecticut General Statutes 20-571
- Pharmacy: means a place of business where drugs and devices may be sold at retail and for which a pharmacy license has been issued to an applicant under the provisions of section 20-594. See Connecticut General Statutes 20-571
(b) The applicant shall disclose on the application the name and address of the applicant and the owner of the pharmacy, the name and street and mailing address of the pharmacy and the name, address and license number of the pharmacist who manages the pharmacy. The commissioner may, by regulation adopted with the advice and assistance of the commission, in accordance with chapter 54, require such other information on the application as is necessary for the department to carry out its duties under sections 20-570 to 20-630, inclusive.
(c) The department shall, after receipt of an application under this section, (1) issue, on authorization of the commission, a pharmacy license to an applicant for a new pharmacy on payment of the fee required in section 20-601 and on satisfactory evidence to the commission that the pharmacy will be managed by a pharmacist and will be operated in accordance with the general statutes and the regulations adopted by the commissioner in accordance with chapter 54, and (2) issue a renewal of a pharmacy license to an applicant on payment of the fee required in section 20-601.
(d) Pharmacy licenses shall expire annually. Pharmacy licenses may be renewed on application and payment of the fee required in section 20-601 for a period not to exceed one year.
(e) When a pharmacy is transferred to a new location the pharmacy license for such pharmacy shall terminate. A pharmacy license that has been terminated under this subsection may be renewed under the provisions of subsection (d) of this section and on satisfactory evidence to the commission that the pharmacy will be managed by a pharmacist and will be operated in accordance with the general statutes and the regulations adopted by the commissioner in accordance with chapter 54.
(f) Each pharmacy licensed pursuant to this section shall report to the department any administrative or legal action commenced against it by any state or federal regulatory agency or accreditation entity not later than ten business days after receiving notice of the commencement of such action.