Sec. 13. (a) A person holding a pharmacist license shall be considered an active pharmacist if his fees are current and he has complied with all continuing education requirements.

     (b) Any active pharmacist either by his own choice or by action of the board after hearing, may be classified as an inactive pharmacist. An inactive pharmacist may maintain his license by paying his license fees. An inactive pharmacist is exempt from the continuing education requirements. A person may not actively engage in the practice of pharmacy while classified as an inactive pharmacist.

Terms Used In Indiana Code 25-26-13-13

  • Board: means the Indiana board of pharmacy. See Indiana Code 25-26-13-2
  • Person: means any individual, partnership, copartnership, firm, company, corporation, association, joint stock company, trust, estate, or municipality, or a legal representative or agent, unless this chapter expressly provides otherwise. See Indiana Code 25-26-13-2
  • Pharmacist: means a person licensed under this chapter. See Indiana Code 25-26-13-2
  • Pharmacy: means any facility, department, or other place where prescriptions are filled or compounded and are sold, dispensed, offered, or displayed for sale and which has as its principal purpose the dispensing of drug and health supplies intended for the general health, welfare, and safety of the public, without placing any other activity on a more important level than the practice of pharmacy. See Indiana Code 25-26-13-2
     (c) A person classified as an inactive pharmacist may reactivate his license by meeting current continuing education requirements and successfully demonstrating to the board’s satisfaction his ability to actively practice as a pharmacist.

As added by Acts 1977, P.L.276, SEC.1.