ASBP Licensee Information
Arkansas Pharmacy Support Group Helpline – 870-636-0923
Special Notice About the Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy Newsletter
The Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy has designated this Newsletter as an official method to notify pharmacists licensed by the Board about information and legal developments. Please read this Newsletter and keep it for future reference because this Newsletter will be used in hearings as proof of notification of the Newsletter’s contents. Please contact the Board Office (501-682-0190) if you have questions about any of the articles in this Newsletter.
For archived editions of the Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy Newsletter, contact the Board office.
Law
Statutes:
- Pharmacy Statutes – TOC
- Pharmacy Practice Act (July 2019)
- Misc Statutes Related to Pharmacy
- Uniform Controlled Substances Act
- Insurance Policies – Prescription Drug Benefits
- Food Drug and Cosmetic Act
- Controlled Substances and Legend Drugs
- Administrative Procedures Act
- Rule 1 General Operations
- Rule 2 General Requirements for Pharmacists
- Rule 3 Pharmacy Technicians – Registration/Permit Required
- Rule 5 Nursing Home Consultants
- Rule 7 General Regulations Regarding Drugs/Prescriptions
- Rule 9 Patient Counseling
- Rule 11 Criminal Background Checks
Rule Updates
The rules that were approved in February 2022 eliminate the need for the Board to license these additional endorsements for pharmacists : Administering Immunizations, Nursing Home Consultants, and Disease State Management. The only endorsement the Board still issues is the preceptor license for pharmacists that will be supervising foreign graduates working hours to obtain licensure. The Board does not require a preceptor license if you are precepting in-state pharmacy school interns from UAMS or Harding or out-of-state interns.
Effective 2/14/2022
RULE 1 – GENERAL OPERATIONS
Changes updated language regarding expedited licensing for qualified individuals to match requirements in Act 135 of 2021.
RULE 5 – LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES
Changes removed the nursing home consultant permit endorsement requirement on the pharmacist license to practice in this area in accordance with Act 63 of 2021.
RULE 9 – PHARMACEUTICAL CARE/PATIENT COUNSELING
Changes removed the disease state management endorsement process on the pharmacist license in accordance with Act 63 of 2021, removed language in conflict with and in addition to updated statutory language as shown in Act 406 of 2021 reflecting the ability of pharmacists to prescribe, administer, deliver, distribute, or dispense vaccines, immunizations, and medications to treat adverse reactions to administered vaccines as outlined in statute and updated language to reflect that pharmacy technicians may administer vaccines and immunizations they have been trained to administer as outlined in Act 407 of 2021.
Forms and Instructions
Pharmacist Licenses/Permits
- Change of Pharmacist in Charge
- Change of Pharmacist in Charge Extension Form
- License by Reciprocity
- License by Examination – In State
- License by Examination – Out of State
- Pharmacist License Reinstatement Form
- Compounding Questionnaire
- Foreign Applicants
- Preceptor Application - For information about a preceptor license, please contact the Board at asbp@arkansas.gov or at 501‐682‐0190
Interns
Pharmacy Technicians
- Expedited 2023 Pharmacy Technician Application – In-State Applicants Only
- 2023 Pharmacy Technician Application
- 2023 Pharmacy Technician Reinstatement
Criminal Background Check Forms
Effective July 28, 2021, in accordance with Act 630, background checks from individuals in Arkansas must be submitted electronically (live scan). Paper fingerprint cards will no longer be accepted and will be returned to the applicant and an electronic submission will be required before
the application on file with the Board can continue to be processed. Out-of-state applicants will still submit completed fingerprint cards, as the State of Arkansas is not currently set up to receive electronic fingerprint submissions from out-of-state locations.
- In-State Criminal Background Check Identity Verification (CBC) Form
- Out-of-State Criminal Background Check Identity Verification (CBC) Form
Business Licenses
- Retail Pharmacy Application – In State
- Retail Pharmacy Application – Out of State
- Hospital Pharmaceutical Services
- Wholesale Distributor of Legend Drugs
- Supplier of Medical Equipment, Legend Devices, and Medical Gas (DME license)
- Wholesale Distributor of List I Chemicals
- Charitable Clinic Application
- Pharmacist in Charge Compliance Affidavit
- Institutional Pharmaceutical Services: please email a request with your name and address to asbp@arkansas.gov or call our office at 501-682-0190
Other Forms