SECTION 291.14. Pharmacy License Renewal

(a) Renewal requirements.

(1) A license to operate a pharmacy expires on the last day of the assigned expiration month.

(2) The provision of the Act, §561.005, shall apply if the completed application and a renewal fee is not received in the board's office on or before the last day of the assigned expiration month.

(3) An expired license may be renewed according to the following schedule:

(A) If the license has been expired for 90 days or less, the license may be renewed by paying to the board a renewal fee that is equal to one and one-half times the required renewal fee as specified in §291.6 of this title (relating to Pharmacy License Fees).

(B) If the license has been expired for 91 days or more, the license may not be renewed. The pharmacy may apply for a new license as specified in §291.1 of this title (relating to Pharmacy License Application), including, as required by §560.052(b) of the Act, the submission of a sworn disclosure statement as specified in §291.4 of this title (relating to Sworn Disclosure Statement).

(b) If the board determines on inspection at the pharmacy's address on or after the expiration date of the license that no pharmacy is located or exists at the pharmacy's address (e.g., the building is vacated or for sale or lease, or another business is operating at the location), the board shall not renew the license.

(c) Additional renewal requirements for Class E pharmacies. In addition to the renewal requirements in subsection (a) of this section, a Class E pharmacy shall have on file with the board an inspection report issued:

(1) not more than three years before the date the renewal application is received; and

(2) by the pharmacy licensing board in the state of the pharmacy's physical location except as provided in §291.104 of this title (relating to Operational Standards).

Source Note: The provisions of this §291.14 adopted to be effective May 28, 1982, 7 TexReg 1857; amended to be effective May 17, 1983, 8 TexReg 1494; amended to be effective April 16, 1985, 10 TexReg 1104; amended to be effective February 17, 1988, 13 TexReg 613; amended to be effective May 31, 1995, 20 TexReg 1888; amended to be effective January 3, 2000, 24 TexReg 12066; amended to be effective March 12, 2003, 28 TexReg 2082; amended to be effective March 6, 2006, 31 TexReg 1440; amended to be effective June 12, 2016, 41 TexReg 4257; amended to be effective March 5, 2020, 45 TexReg 1424