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RSA 318:51-b · Licensing of Limited Retail Drug Distributors Required

318:51-b Licensing of Limited Retail Drug Distributors Required. –

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I.

No person shall operate as a limited retail drug distributor, as defined in RSA 318:1, VII-a, without first having obtained a license to do so from the office of professional licensure and certification according to the eligibility requirements set forth in rule by the pharmacy board.

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II.

No license shall be issued under this section unless the applicant has furnished proof satisfactory to the board that:

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(a)

The applicant is of good moral character or, if that applicant is an association or corporation, that the managing officers are of good moral character.

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(b)

The applicant has sufficient space and security equipment as to properly carry on the business described in the application.

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(c)

The license granted by this chapter shall at all times be displayed in a conspicuous place in the facility for which it is issued.

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(d)

The applicant, other than a distributor of legend devices or medical gases, has a written contract with a pharmacist licensed in the state to serve as a consultant on all matters relating to the storage and dispensing of prescription drugs.

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III.

No license shall be granted to any person who has within 5 years been convicted of a violation of any law of the United States, or of any state, relating to drugs, as defined in this chapter or RSA 318-B, or to any person who is a drug-dependent person.

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IV.

Any person licensed pursuant to this section is subject to the provisions of RSA 318:29. Source. 2000, 271:5. 2007, 202:12, eff. Jan. 1, 2008. 2019, 264:11, eff. Sept. 17, 2019. 2023, 79:314, eff. Sept. 1, 2023.

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Source note

Source. 2000, 271:5. 2007, 202:12, eff. Jan. 1, 2008. 2019, 264:11, eff. Sept. 17, 2019. 2023, 79:314, eff. Sept. 1, 2023.

Source history

  • 2000, 271:5
  • 2007, 202:12, eff. Jan. 1, 2008
  • 2019, 264:11, eff. Sept. 17, 2019
  • 2023, 79:314, eff. Sept. 1, 2023

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