Part 160. Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy Rules

17 CAR § 160-1004. Reuse of drugs prohibited. The reuse of returned portions of a prescription drug for human consumption is prohibited whether dispensed by order of a prescription or otherwise, except to allow: (1) Patients in nursing facilities to donate unused medications to c…

17 CAR § 160-1005. Pick-up stations. (a) No person, firm, or business establishment shall offer to the public in any manner its services as a "pick-up station" or intermediary for the purpose of having prescriptions filled or delivered, whether for profit or gratuitously. (b) Nor…

17 CAR § 160-1006. Emergency pharmacy services. (a) Any pharmacy providing prescription drugs to one (1) or more patients in a nursing home or other institution shall provide: (1) Emergency prescription services for those patients; and (2) Information to the nursing home or insti…

17 CAR § 160-1007. Applications for pharmacy permits. (a) Pharmacies shall apply for licensure and renewal on forms provided by the Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy. (b) The permit will be issued to qualified applicants in the name of the licensed pharmacist who shall be directly…

17 CAR § 160-1008. Requirements for a new pharmacy permit. (a) Applications for pharmacy permits, other than biennial renewal of existing permits, will be reviewed by the Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy staff. (b) Applications for a pharmacy permit for a new pharmacy: (1) Must h…

17 CAR § 160-1009. Responsibility of pharmacist, intern, or pharmacy technician. (a) Any pharmacist, intern, or pharmacy technician participating in the preparation of orders or dispensing of prescriptions and/or any pharmacist who is responsible for supervising pharmacy personne…

17 CAR § 160-101. Description of the Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy. (a) The Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy shall consist of six (6) pharmacist members as provided by Arkansas Code § 17-92-201(a)(1), plus a consumer member and a senior citizen consumer member as provided by A…

17 CAR § 160-1010. Pharmacist-in-charge. (a)(1) When a pharmacist ceases to be employed as a pharmacist-in-charge (PIC) at a pharmacy licensed by the Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy, the pharmacist must immediately notify the board in writing. (2) The former PIC must provide an …

17 CAR § 160-1011. Permit required. (a)(1) The permit licenses the pharmacy to which it is issued and is not transferable. (2) It is issued on the application of the owner and the licensed pharmacist-in-charge, on the sworn statement that it will be conducted in accordance with t…

17 CAR § 160-1012. Change of ownership. (a)(1) Upon a change of ownership of a pharmacy as set out herein, a new permit shall be secured by the new owner or owners. (2) The new owner or owners can continue operation of the pharmacy for fourteen (14) days after the effective date …

17 CAR § 160-1013. Inventory required. (a)(1) When there is a change of pharmacy permit because of a change of ownership of the pharmacy, an inventory of all drugs now or hereafter classified as Schedule II, III, IV, or V drugs under either federal or state statutes shall be made…

17 CAR § 160-1014. Owner’s responsibility — Pharmacist is licensed. No owner or owners of a drugstore, apothecary, pharmacy, etc., shall allow any of its employees to profess to the public in any manner that they are a licensed pharmacist when they are not licensed.

17 CAR § 160-1015. Responsibility for security of controlled drugs. (a) The permit holder and the pharmacist-in-charge are jointly responsible for the security and accountability of all controlled drugs stored in and/or ordered by a pharmacy. (b)(1) The permit holder shall provid…

17 CAR § 160-102. Location of Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy offices. (a) The office of the Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy shall be located at 322 South Main Street, Suite 600, Little Rock, Arkansas 72201. (b) All communications thereto may be addressed to: Arkansas State Boa…

17 CAR § 160-103. Requests for information. (a) Any person or persons seeking information respecting the Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy or desiring to submit complaints or charges thereto or make request thereof shall do so by filing with the board an instrument in writing: (1)…

17 CAR § 160-104. Licensees governed by Pharmacy Practice Act. Except wherein items of practice and procedure are specifically set out in this part, the practice and procedure before the Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy shall be governed by the provisions of the Pharmacy Practice…

17 CAR § 160-105. Certificates of licensure — Expiration. (a) All retail pharmacy permits, out-of-state pharmacy permits, specialty pharmacy permits, and pharmacist licenses shall expire on December 31 of the first odd-numbered year following the date of their issuance. (b) All p…

17 CAR § 160-106. Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy meeting requirements. (a) The Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy shall meet the second Tuesday and Wednesday in February, the second Tuesday and Wednesday in June, or at the time of the annual meeting of the Arkansas Pharmacists As…

17 CAR § 160-107. Fees charged by the Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy. (a) The fees charged by the Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy for the various examinations, permits, licenses, certificates, and books issued by the board shall be as follows: (1) The fee for examination to be…

17 CAR § 160-108. Declaratory order. (a) Scope. When a rule, statute, or order enforced by the Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy or its application will injure or threatens to injure a person in his or her person, business, or property, that person may file a petition for a declar…

17 CAR § 160-109. Inspector’s warning notice. (a) Purpose. An inspector’s warning notice protects public health by allowing registrants to: (1) Expeditiously correct violations of laws and rules; and (2) Report these corrections to the Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy in writing.…

17 CAR § 160-110. Licensure for uniformed service members, returning military veterans, and spouses. (a) The Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy shall allow the following individuals to secure employment with a temporary license, certificate, or permit while completing the applicati…

17 CAR § 160-1101. Permit fees. (a) Any person, corporation, or partnership operating a pharmacy in this state desiring to continue such operation must pay a renewal fee for the permit as established by law and/or rule. (b) If the fee is not paid on or before February 1 of any ev…

17 CAR § 160-1201. Applications for pharmacy permits. (a) Retail pharmacies shall apply for licensure and renewal on forms provided by the Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy. (b) The permit will be issued to qualified applicants in the name of the licensed pharmacist who shall be d…

17 CAR § 160-1202. Requirements for a new retail pharmacy permit. (a)(1) No retail pharmacy may open for business within thirty (30) days of submission of the original application. (2) Applications for a pharmacy permit for a new retail pharmacy: (A) Must have the name and licens…

17 CAR § 160-1203. Leased operations — Pharmacy is a department of another business. (a) In any building, firm, or place of business where the pharmacy is a leased operation, and/or in situations where the pharmacist-in-charge does not own a substantial part of the business and i…

17 CAR § 160-1204. Necessary equipment required. No pharmacy permit shall be issued or continued for the conduct of a pharmacy unless the premises are: (1) Equipped with the necessary appliances for maintenance of proper sanitation; and (2) Kept in a clean, sanitary, and orderly …

17 CAR § 160-1205. Retail veterinary pharmacy. (a) A pharmacy that provides a prescription directly to a veterinary patient in Arkansas may accept payment for the prescription for a contracted price that is less than the price paid by the patient, only if: (1) The veterinarian: (…

17 CAR § 160-1206. Regulating the use of electronic data processing in lieu of present recordkeeping systems in pharmacies holding pharmacy permits. (a)(1) This part shall be construed, if possible, so as not to be in violation of or in conflict with any federal regulation or req…

17 CAR § 160-1207. Central fill pharmacy. (a) A retail pharmacy with a licensed pharmacy permit may also act as a central fill pharmacy if the following requirements are met. (b) Definition. As used in this part: (1) “Central fill pharmacy” means a pharmacy that is licensed by th…

17 CAR § 160-1208. Retail pharmacy off-site order entry. (a) The purpose of this section is to provide standards for remote or off-site order entry for retail pharmacies licensed by the Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy. (b) Definitions. As used in this part: (1) “Drug regimen rev…

17 CAR § 160-1209. Nuclear pharmacy. (a)(1) The practice of nuclear pharmacy is hereby recognized as a specialty of pharmacy practice regulated by the Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy. (2) As such, the following rules are included to address those areas specific or unique to this…

17 CAR § 160-1301. Specialty pharmacy permits. (a) The Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy may issue a specialty pharmacy permit for a facility to provide unique aspects of pharmaceutical care to an identified patient population as provided in 17 CAR §§ 160-1301 – 160-1304. (b) Said…

17 CAR § 160-1302. Methadone clinic specialty pharmacy permit. (a) Definitions. As used in this part: (1)(A) “Administering” means giving a single dose of methadone, buprenorphine, or other approved medications to a patient to consume onsite. (B) A physician shall administer or s…

17 CAR § 160-1303. Student health clinic pharmacy permit. (a) Definitions. As used in this part: (1) “Board” means the Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy; and (2) “Student health clinic pharmacy” means a pharmacy located on a university or college campus for the purpose of filling …

17 CAR § 160-1304. Permit for pilot program for donated prescription medications pursuant to Arkansas Code § 17-92-1101 et seq. (a) The definitions in Arkansas Code § 17-92-1102 are applicable in this part unless the context otherwise requires. (b) Permit. (1)(A)(i) Application f…

17 CAR § 160-1401. Out-of-state pharmacy regulation. Out-of-state pharmacies shall comply with the following qualifications to be and remain licensed in Arkansas by the Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy: (1)(A) The pharmacy holds a current license in good standing in the state or …

17 CAR § 160-1501. Hospital pharmaceutical services permit. (a)(1) Any pharmacist practicing in an Arkansas hospital must: (A) So notify the Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy; and (B) Ascertain that a hospital pharmaceutical services permit has been issued. (2) The hospital pharma…

17 CAR § 160-1502. Mechanical storage and delivery. (a) Hospitals using mechanical storage and delivery machines for legend drugs must secure a hospital pharmaceutical services permit, and these machines shall be stocked only by a licensed pharmacist under this permit. (b) Drugs …

17 CAR § 160-1503. Regulating the use of electronic data processing in lieu of present recordkeeping systems in hospital pharmacies holding hospital pharmacy permits. (a)(1) This part shall be construed, if possible, so as not to be in violation of, or in conflict with, any feder…

17 CAR § 160-1504. Off-site order entry. (a) The purpose of this section is to provide standards for remote or off-site order entry in hospital pharmacies within the State of Arkansas. (b) The Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy may approve a request for off-site order entry where t…

17 CAR § 160-1601. Class #1 institutional permit. (a)(1) If a pharmacy is funded primarily by state or federal funds and/or if prescription drugs are to be purchased, maintained, or dispensed by a pharmacist in a facility that purchases drugs from Arkansas state contracts, and th…

17 CAR § 160-1602. Class #2 institutional pharmaceutical services permit. (a) When controlled drugs are needed for research or instruction by a licensed pharmacist, and these drugs are not to be sold or dispensed on prescriptions, an institutional pharmaceutical services permit f…

17 CAR § 160-1603. Class #3 institutional pharmaceutical services permit — Correctional facilities. (a) Definitions. As used in this part: (1) "Correctional facility" means any place used for the confinement of persons: (A) Charged with or convicted of an offense; or (B) Otherwis…

17 CAR § 160-1701. Issuance of charitable clinic permit. The Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy may provide for the issuance of a charitable clinic pharmacy permit to clinics and facilities furnishing medical care and dental care to poor and underprivileged persons: (1) In which dr…

17 CAR § 160-1702. Prescriptions. All medication for patients shall be on an individual prescription basis, and the pharmacist shall dispense drugs, properly labeled, and adhere to the requirements for proper storage, safeguarding, preparation, and recordkeeping for prescription …

17 CAR § 160-1703. Policies and procedures for clinics. All policies and procedures related to the charitable clinic pharmacy permit must first be approved by the Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy staff before a permit will be issued to ensure compliance with all existing laws and…