OAR 855-041-1080: Pharmacy Registration (Both Retail and Institutional Drug Outlets)

(1) Pharmacies must be registered as either retail drug outlets or institutional drug outlets or both. (2) An application for registration of a new pharmacy must be accompanied by a floor plan drawn to scale and must be approved by the board prior to opening. (3) The application must specify the location of the pharmacy and must indicate the owner, trustee, receiver, or other person applying for the registration. When an applicant is not the owner of the pharmacy, the application must indicate the owner and the applicant's affiliation with the owner: (a) If the owner is a partnership or other multiple owner, the names of the partners or persons holding the five largest interests must be indicated on the application; (b) If the owner is a corporation, the name filed must be the same as filed with the Corporation Commissioner. The name of the corporation, the names of the corporation officers and the names of the stockholders who own the five largest interests must be indicated on the application. (4) Upon request by the board, the applicant must furnish such information as required by the board regarding the partners, stockholders, or other persons not named in the application. (5) The application must also identify any person who has incidents of ownership in the pharmacy who also has financial interest in any long-term care facility as defined in ORS 442.015. (6) A certificate of registration will be issued upon board approval of the application. (7) All registration renewal applications must be accompanied by the annual fee and must contain the same information required in sections (3) and (4) of this rule. (8) The initial and annual registration fee for pharmacies is set out in OAR 855-110. (9) Pharmacy registration expires March 31, annually. If the annual registration fee referred to in OAR 855-110 is not paid by March 31 of the current year, a late fee as set out in OAR 855-110 must be included with the application for registration renewal. (10) The registration is not transferable and the registration fee cannot be prorated. (11) A change of ownership requires the approval of the board and new certificate of registration. Application must be on a form supplied by the board. (12) A change of ownership includes any change in the legal form of the business including additions or deletions of partners. (13) Applicants for change in ownership must provide the board with the information required in sections (3), (4), and (5) of this rule. (14) A change of ownership must be reported to the board 15 days prior to occurrence. (15) No pharmacy may be operated until a certificate of registration has been issued to the pharmacy by the board.