§ 2052 - Penalties and reinstatement
§ 2052. Penalties and reinstatement
(a)(1) Upon the finding, after notice and opportunity for hearing, of the existence of grounds for discipline of any person or any drug outlet holding a license, under the provisions of this chapter, the board of pharmacy may impose one or more of the following penalties:
(A) Suspension of the offender's license for a term to be determined by the board;
(B) Revocation of the offender's license;
(C) Restriction of the offender's license to prohibit the offender from performing certain acts or from engaging in the practice of pharmacy in a particular manner for a term to be determined by the board;
(D) Placement of the offender under the supervision of the board for a period to be determined and under conditions set by the board;
(E) A requirement to perform up to 100 hours of public service, in a manner and at a time and place to be determined by the board;
(F) A requirement of a course of education or training;
(G) An administrative penalty as provided in subsection 129a(d) of Title 3.
(2) [Deleted.]
(b) Any person or drug outlet whose license to practice pharmacy in this state has been suspended, revoked or restricted pursuant to this chapter, whether voluntarily or by action of the board, shall have the right, at reasonable intervals, to petition the board for reinstatement of such license. Such petition shall be made in writing and in the form prescribed by the board. Upon hearing, the board may in its discretion grant or deny such petition or it may modify its original finding to reflect any circumstances which have changed sufficiently to warrant such modifications.
(c) Nothing herein shall be construed as barring criminal prosecutions for violations of this chapter where such violations are deemed as criminal offenses in other statutes of this state or of the United States.
(d) All final decisions by the board shall be subject to review pursuant to section 130a of Title 3. (Added 1977, No. 266 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1979, No. 158 (Adj. Sess.), § 5, eff. April 28, 1980; 1981, No. 244 (Adj. Sess.), § 11; 1989, No. 250 (Adj. Sess.), § 4(c); 1993, No. 108 (Adj. Sess.), § 10; 2007, No. 29, § 32.)