Vermont Statutes Title 26 Sec. 2061
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 26 Sec. 2061
- biennially: shall mean the year in which a regular session of the General Assembly is held. See
- Board: means the Vermont State Board of Pharmacy. See
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Drug: means :
- Drug outlet: means all pharmacies, wholesalers, manufacturers, and other entities that are engaged in the manufacture, dispensing, delivery, or distribution of prescription drugs. See
- following: when used by way of reference to a section of the law shall mean the next preceding or following section. See
- Manufacturer: means a person, regardless of form, engaged in the manufacturing of drugs or devices. See
- Pharmacist: means an individual licensed under this chapter. See
- Practice of pharmacy: means :
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States may apply to the District of Columbia and any territory and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. See
- Wholesale distributor: means any person who is engaged in wholesale distribution of prescription drugs, including virtual distribution by an entity that sells a prescription drug or device without physically possessing the product. See
§ 2061. Registration and licensure
(a) All drug outlets shall biennially register with the Board of Pharmacy.
(b) Each drug outlet shall apply for a license in one or more of the following classifications:
(1) Retail.
(2) Institutional.
(3) Manufacturer.
(4) Wholesale distributor.
(5) Investigative and research projects.
(6) Compounding.
(7) Outsourcing.
(8) Home infusion.
(9) Nuclear.
(10) Third-party logistics provider.
(c) No individual who is employed by a corporation that is licensed under any classification listed in subsection (b) of this section need obtain a license under the provisions of this subchapter.
(d) The Board shall establish by rule under the powers granted to it under section 2032 of this title and 3 Vt. Stat. Ann. chapter 25, the criteria that each drug outlet that has employees or personnel engaged in the practice of pharmacy must meet to qualify for licensure in each classification designated in subsection (b) of this section. The Board may issue various types of licenses with varying restrictions to such outlets referred to in this subsection where the Board deems it necessary by reason of the type drug outlet requesting a license.
(e) Retail and institutional drug outlets shall be managed by licensed pharmacists who have held an unrestricted license in this or another state for at least one year. The Board may grant a pharmacy permission to appoint a licensed pharmacist to manage the pharmacy who has been licensed for less than a year, subject to rules adopted by the Board. A pharmacist who holds a restricted license may petition the Board for permission to be a pharmacist manager, which may be granted by the Board for good cause shown.
(f) Any nonpublic corporation owning a retail or institutional drug outlet, upon application, shall declare all owners of five percent or more of the stock of the corporation.
(g) Any nonpharmacist owner of a retail or institutional drug outlet may be denied the right to own another pharmacy for a period to be determined by the Board, if he or she is found to be in violation of any of the grounds listed under 3 V.S.A. § 129a.
(h) Each individual licensee and each business licensed under this chapter shall provide to the Office of Professional Regulation a working, readily accessible e-mail address permitting communication with the Office. (Added 1977, No. 266 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1981, No. 244 (Adj. Sess.), § 12; 1991, No. 240 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; 2005, No. 27, § 52; 2017, No. 48, § 13; 2017, No. 144 (Adj. Sess.), § 20; 2019, No. 30, § 14; 2019, No. 178 (Adj. Sess.), § 11, eff. Oct. 1, 2020; 2023, No. 77, § 13, eff. June 20, 2023.)