Terms Used In Tennessee Code 63-10-210

  • Board: means the Tennessee board of pharmacy. See Tennessee Code 63-10-204
  • Licensure: means the process by which an agency of government grants permission to an individual to engage in a given occupation upon finding that the applicant has attained the minimal degree of competency necessary to ensure that the public health, safety and welfare will be reasonably protected. See Tennessee Code 63-10-204
  • Pharmacy: means a location licensed by this state where drugs are compounded or dispensed under the supervision of a pharmacist, as defined in the rules of the board and where prescription orders are received or processed. See Tennessee Code 63-10-204
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105

A pharmacy that dispenses and mails a prescription into Tennessee from another state shall first pay the licensure fee required of a Tennessee pharmacy in accordance with the fees established by the board under the authority of § 63-10-308. The license fees for out-of-state pharmacies and pharmacists shall not exceed those charged to Tennessee pharmacies and pharmacists.