1. (a) All retail pharmacy permits, out-of-state pharmacy permits, specialty pharmacy permits, and pharmacist licenses shall expire on December 31 of the first odd-numbered year following the date of their issuance.
2. (b) All preceptor permits shall expire on December 31 of the first odd-numbered year following the date of their issuance.

3. (c)

   1. (1) An intern license issued to a student intern shall expire six (6) months following graduation or when the intern is issued a pharmacist license, whichever occurs first.
   2. (2) Intern licenses issued to foreign graduates shall expire on December 31 of the second calendar year following the date of issuance or when the intern is issued a pharmacist license, whichever occurs first.
4. (d) Nonrenewable provisional licenses and provisional registrations shall expire six (6) months after the date of issuance or upon issuance of a pharmacist, intern, or technician license, whichever comes first.

5. (e) All pharmacy technician permits, hospital pharmacy permits, ambulatory care center pharmaceutical services permits, wholesale distributors of legend or controlled substance permits, wholesale distributors of medical equipment, legend devices, and medical gases permits, institutional pharmaceutical services permits, List I chemical permits, and charitable clinic permits shall expire on December 31 of the first even-numbered year following the date of the issuance of the:

   1. (1) Permit;
   2. (2) License;
   3. (3) Registration; or
   4. (4) Certificate.

6. (f) Charitable clinic permits shall expire on December 31 of the first even-numbered year following the date of the issuance of the:

   1. (1) Permit;
   2. (2) License;
   3. (3) Registration; or
   4. (4) Certificate.

7. (g)

   1. (1) Every license, permit, registration, and certificate not renewed within ninety (90) days after expiration thereof shall be null and void.

   2. (2)

      1. (A) Every licensed pharmacist engaged in the active practice of pharmacy shall pay to the Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy a renewal fee as defined in 17 CAR § 160-107.
      2. (B) If the renewal fee for any pharmacist license is unpaid by the first day of February following the date of expiration, the:

8. (i) Holder thereof must pay a penalty as defined in 17 CAR § 160-107 for each month thereafter, provided that if the renewal is unpaid by the first day of April following the date of expiration, such certificate shall be null and void; and

   1. (ii) Holder must:
9. (a) (a) Be reinstated as a licensed pharmacist by satisfying the board that he or she is competent and qualified to compound and fill prescriptions; and

10. (b) (b) Pay a reinstatement fee as defined in 17 CAR § 160-107 for each delinquent year up to a maximum as defined in 17 CAR § 160-107 plus the current year’s renewal fee.

    1. (3)

       1. (A) Every registered pharmacy technician shall pay to the board a renewal fee as defined in 17 CAR § 160-107.
       2. (B) If the renewal fee for any pharmacy technician registration is unpaid by the first day of February following the date of expiration, the holder thereof must pay a penalty as defined in 17 CAR § 160-107 for each month thereafter, provided that if the renewal is unpaid by the first day of April following the date of expiration, such registration shall be null and void.
       3. (C) The pharmacy technician may be reinstated as a pharmacy technician upon payment of a reinstatement fee as defined in 17 CAR § 160-107 plus the renewal fee.

    2. (4)

       1. (A) Every preceptor shall pay to the board a renewal fee as defined in 17 CAR § 160-107.
       2. (B) If the renewal fee for the preceptor license is unpaid by the first day of July following the date of expiration, the holder thereof must pay a penalty as defined in 17 CAR § 160-107 for each month thereafter, provided that if the renewal is unpaid by the first day of September following the date of expiration, such registration shall be null and void.

    3. (5)

       1. (A) Every licensed pharmacy, hospital, ambulatory care center, wholesale distributor, List I chemical or supplier of medical equipment, legend device, or medical gas shall pay to the board a renewal fee as defined in 17 CAR § 160-107.
       2. (B) If the renewal fee for any pharmacy or business license is unpaid by the first day of February following the date of expiration, the holder thereof must pay a penalty as defined in 17 CAR § 160-107 for each month thereafter, provided that if the renewal is unpaid by the first day of April following the date of expiration, such license shall be null and void.

Codification Notes: This section as promulgated prior to codification into the Code of Arkansas Rules provided as follows: “(10/09/80, Amended 10/14/81, Act of 1985, 6/20/91, 8/23/96, 11/13/2006, 7/27/2011, 8/1/2020 and 2/14/2022)”