A.R.S. § 32-1925: Pharmacist License Renewal
Renewal of license of pharmacists, interns and pharmacy technicians; fees; expiration dates; penalty for failure to renew; continuing education
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How often do pharmacists have to renew their license in Arizona?
In Arizona, pharmacists, interns and pharmacy technicians must renew their license every two years by November 1 of their assigned odd or even year and not more than sixty days before expiration, with fee caps of $250 for pharmacists, $100 for pharmacy technicians, $75 for interns and $25 for duplicates; failure to renew suspends the license until past-due fees and penalties up to $350 are paid, and pharmacists and pharmacy technicians must finish required continuing education before expiration, including an extra two-hour remote dispensing course for technicians who work at remote dispensing sites.
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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 who are licensed under this chapter to one of two license renewal groups. Except as provided in section 32-4301, a holder of a license certificate designated in the licensing database as even by way of verbiage or numerical value shall renew it biennially on or before November 1 of the even-numbered year, two years after the last renewal date. Except as provided in section 32-4301, a holder of a license certificate designated in the licensing database as odd by way of verbiage or numerical value shall renew it biennially on or before November 1 of the odd-numbered year, two years after 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 reinstatement penalties. Reinstatement penalties shall not exceed $350. The board may waive collection of a fee or reinstatement penalty due after suspension under conditions established by a majority of the board.
B. A person shall not apply for license renewal more than sixty days before the expiration date of the license.
C. 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. A person whose license has lapsed for two or more renewal cycles shall pay the fees for the two most recent renewal cycles and the penalties before being reinstated.
D. Biennial renewal fees for licensure shall be not more than:
1. For a pharmacist, $250.
2. For a pharmacy technician, $100.
3. For a duplicate renewal license, $25.
E. 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 that are 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.
F. 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. A pharmacist may complete the mandatory continuing professional pharmacy education requirements after submitting a renewal application and paying the applicable renewal fee, but the continuing education requirements must be completed before the pharmacist's license expires for that renewal cycle. The board shall update and maintain the renewal application and renewal procedures to be consistent with this subsection.
G. The board shall prescribe intern licensure renewal fees that do not exceed $75. 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 $350. The board may waive collection of a fee or penalty due after suspension under conditions established by the board.
H. 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. A pharmacy technician may complete the mandatory continuing professional pharmacy education requirements after submitting a renewal application and paying the applicable renewal fee, but the continuing education requirements must be completed before the pharmacy technician's license expires for that renewal cycle. The board shall update and maintain the renewal application and renewal procedures to be consistent with this subsection. If a pharmacy technician prepares, compounds or dispenses prescription medications at a remote dispensing site pharmacy, the pharmacy technician shall complete, in addition to any other board-approved mandatory continuing professional education requirements, a two-hour continuing education program on remote dispensing site pharmacy practices provided by an approved provider.
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