Sec. 20. (a) A person desiring to open, establish, operate, or maintain a pharmacy shall apply to the board for a pharmacy permit on a form provided by the board. The applicant shall set forth:
(1) the name and occupation of the persons desiring the permit;
(2) the location, including street address and city, of the pharmacy; and
(3) such other information as the board may require.
(b) If the applicant desires to open, establish, operate, or maintain more than one (1) pharmacy, the applicant must file a separate application for each.
(c) The board shall hold the permit holder responsible and may not discipline or otherwise hold an individual licensed under this chapter responsible for staffing deficiencies of the pharmacy if the individual does not have authority for staffing determinations of the pharmacy.
(d) The board shall grant or deny an application for a permit not later than one hundred twenty (120) days after the application and any additional information required by the board are submitted.
(e) The board may not issue a pharmacy permit to a person who desires to operate the pharmacy out of a residence.
As added by Acts 1977, P.L.276, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.169-1985, SEC.91; P.L.270-2001, SEC.3; P.L.98-2006, SEC.10; P.L.152-2012, SEC.12; P.L.207-2021, SEC.33; P.L.143-2022, SEC.60.
Structure Indiana Code
Title 25. Professions and Occupations
Article 26. Pharmacists, Pharmacies, Drug Stores
Chapter 13. Regulation of Pharmacists and Pharmacies ─ Creation of Board
25-26-13-1.5. Continuation of Accrued Rights or Benefits
25-26-13-3. Board of Pharmacy; Creation; Oath; Meetings; Compensation; Majority Approval of Actions
25-26-13-4. Powers and Duties of Board; Prescription Drug Form Program
25-26-13-4.4. Emergency Rules Concerning Compounding
25-26-13-5. Executive Director; Record of Proceedings; Inspector-Investigators
25-26-13-6. Funds From Sources Other Than State
25-26-13-7. Enforcement of Law
25-26-13-9. Pharmacist Intern Programs; Continuing Education
25-26-13-10. Pharmacist Intern Registration; Renewal
25-26-13-10.5. Pharmacist Intern Practice; Supervision
25-26-13-11. Pharmacists; Licenses; Eligibility; Examination
25-26-13-12. Persons Licensed in Another State
25-26-13-13. Active and Inactive Pharmacists
25-26-13-14. Expiration, Renewal, Surrender, and Reinstatement of Pharmacist's License
25-26-13-16.5. Optometrists Who May Have Prescriptions Filled
25-26-13-17. Classes of Pharmacy Permits
25-26-13-18. Eligibility for Pharmacy Permits; Inspections; Value of Drug Inventory
25-26-13-19. Retail Pharmacies; Absence of Pharmacist; Revocation of Privilege
25-26-13-20. Applications for Pharmacy Permits
25-26-13-21. Transfer of Ownership or Location of Pharmacies
25-26-13-22. Expiration and Renewal of Pharmacy Permits
25-26-13-23. Fees; Fines; License Renewal
25-26-13-24.5. Posting of Standing Orders, Prescriptions, and Protocols
25-26-13-24.8. Transfer of Prescription Upon Request; Transfer Electronically or by Facsimile
25-26-13-25.5. Approved Electronic Data Intermediary
25-26-13-27. Closing of Pharmacies
25-26-13-28. Injunction of Violations
25-26-13-29. Unlawful Acts; Violations; Application of Chapter
25-26-13-30. Impaired Pharmacists Account
25-26-13-31. Powers and Duties of Pharmacists
25-26-13-31.2. Administration of Immunizations; Emergency Immunizations; Immunization Data
25-26-13-31.5. Immunizations by Pharmacist Interns and Pharmacist Students; Rules
25-26-13-31.7. Administration of Immunizations by Pharmacy Technician; Rules
25-26-13-32. State of Emergency; Suspension of Statutes
25-26-13-33. Places That Require a Pharmacy Permit; Exceptions