1. A. The renewal date for each licensee shall be the last day of the licensee's birth month, as set by rule of the board. Any person who intends to continue practice shall file an application for renewal prior to that date and, except as provided in Section 61-1-34 NMSA 1978, pay the renewal fee set by the board in an amount not to exceed one hundred fifty dollars ($150) per year; provided, however, that the board shall prorate a renewal fee charged for a period of less than a full year. The license of a pharmacist failing to renew the pharmacist's license on or before the date set by the board shall automatically expire, and the license shall not be reinstated except upon reapplication and payment of a one hundred dollar ($100) reinstatement fee and all delinquent renewal fees.
2. B. A pharmacist ceasing to be engaged in the practice of pharmacy for such period as the board determines, but not less than twelve months, is deemed to be inactive and shall have the pharmacist's license renewal so marked. A pharmacist having an inactive status shall not be reinstated to active status without either an examination or the presentation of evidence satisfactory to the board that the pharmacist has taken some form of internship or continuing education relevant to the practice of pharmacy, or both, immediately prior to the pharmacist's application for reinstatement. Pharmacists regularly engaged in teaching in an approved school or college of pharmacy, servicing, manufacturing, inspecting or other phases of the pharmaceutical profession are in active status for the purposes of this subsection.
3. C. Application for renewal of a pharmacist's license shall be made on forms prescribed and furnished by the board and shall indicate whether the renewal applied for will be an active or inactive license. The application, together with the renewal fee, shall be filed with the board.
4. D. Application for renewal of a pharmacist's license shall be accompanied by proof satisfactory to the board that the applicant has completed continuing education requirements established pursuant to Section 61-11-6 NMSA 1978.
5. E. An application for renewal of a certificate of registration as a pharmacy technician or license as a pharmacist intern shall be filed with the board on forms prescribed and furnished by the board and shall be accompanied by a renewal fee not to exceed twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per year.

History: 1953 Comp., § 67-9-44, enacted by Laws 1969, ch. 29, § 12; 1977, ch. 62, § 2; 1983, ch. 165, § 3; 1989, ch. 103, § 2; 1992, ch. 19, § 5; 1997, ch. 131, § 14; 2001, ch. 50, § 6; 2020, ch. 6, § 29.

ANNOTATIONS

The 2020 amendment, effective July 1, 2020, provided an exception to the licensure fee for qualified military service members, their spouses and dependent children, and for certain veterans, and made certain technical amendments; and in Subsection A, after "prior to that date and", added "except as provided in Section 61-1-34 NMSA 1978".

The 2001 amendment, effective June 15, 2001, in Subsection A, deleted "annual" preceding "renewal date" and inserted "as set by rule of the board" in the first sentence; inserted "prior to that date" following "application for renewal", substituted "($150) per year" for "($150) prior to that date", and substituted "less than a full year" for "less than one year" in the second sentence; and substituted "before the date set by the board shall" for "before that date will", and substituted "the license shall" for "it shall" in the last sentence.

The 1997 amendment, effective June 20, 1997, deleted "Registration" preceding "Renewal" in the section heading; in Subsection A, in the first sentence, deleted "All annual licenses for pharmacists shall expire on June 30, and commencing July 1, 1984" at the beginning of the sentence, substituted "licensee" for "registrant", and substituted "licensee's" for "registrant's", and in the third sentence, substituted "a" for "any", inserted "reapplication and" and substituted "one hundred dollar ($100)" for "twenty-five dollar ($25.00)" in Subsection B, substituted "A" for "Any" in the first sentence, and inserted "in an approved school or college of pharmacy" in the third sentence; in the first sentence of Subsection C, substituted "a pharmacist's license" for "pharmacists' licenses" and substituted "license" for "registration"; substituted "a pharmacist's license" for "pharmacists' licenses" in Subsection D; and in Subsection E, substituted "An application" for "Applications", inserted "as a pharmacy technician or license", and added "per year" at the end of the subsection.

The 1992 amendment, effective May 20, 1992, in Subsection A, substituted "last day of the registrant's birth month" for "registrant's birthdate" in the first sentence, substituted "than" for "then" near the end of the second sentence, and substituted all of the present language of the last sentence preceding "and it shall not be reinstated" for "Any pharmacist failing to renew his license on or before that date shall have his license revoked".

The 1989 amendment, effective June 16, 1989, in Subsection A substituted "one hundred fifty dollars ($150)" for "one hundred dollars ($100)" in the second sentence; and substituted "not to exceed twenty-five dollars ($25.00)" for "of five dollars ($5.00)" in Subsection E.

Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 25 Am. Jur. 2d Drugs, Narcotics and Poisons § 76.

Failure of druggist or apothecary to procure license as affecting validity of contracts, 30 A.L.R. 862, 42 A.L.R. 1226, 118 A.L.R. 646.

Revocability of license for fraud or other misconduct before or at time of its issuance, 165 A.L.R. 1138.

Stay pending review of judgment or order revoking or suspending license, 166 A.L.R. 575.

Revocation or suspension of license or permit to practice pharmacy or operate drugstore because of improper sale or distribution of narcotics or stimulant drugs, 17 A.L.R.3d 1408.

28 C.J.S. Drugs and Narcotics § 29 et seq.