Sec. 20. (a) A person desiring to open, establish, operate, or maintain a pharmacy shall apply to the board for a pharmacy permit on a form provided by the board. The applicant shall set forth:

(1) the name and occupation of the persons desiring the permit;

(2) the location, including street address and city, of the pharmacy;

(3) the name of the pharmacist who will qualify the pharmacy by being responsible to the board for the legal operation of the pharmacy under the permit; and

(4) such other information as the board may require.

(b) If the applicant desires to open, establish, operate, or maintain more than one (1) pharmacy, the applicant must file a separate application for each. Each pharmacy must be qualified by a different pharmacist.

(c) The board shall permit a pharmacist to serve as a qualifying pharmacist for more than one (1) pharmacy holding a Category II pharmacy permit upon the holder of the Category II permit showing circumstances establishing that:

(1) the permit holder has made a reasonable effort, without success, to obtain a qualifying pharmacist who is not serving as a qualifying pharmacist at another Category II pharmacy; and

(2) the single pharmacist could effectively fulfill all duties and responsibilities of the qualifying pharmacist at both locations.

(d) The board shall grant or deny an application for a permit not later than one hundred twenty (120) days after the application and any additional information required by the board are submitted.

(e) The board may not issue a pharmacy permit to a person who desires to operate the pharmacy out of a residence.

As added by Acts 1977, P.L.276, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.169-1985, SEC.91; P.L.270-2001, SEC.3; P.L.98-2006, SEC.10; P.L.152-2012, SEC.12.