§ 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 V.S.A. 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 email 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.)