Application Process Transparency - PHY-TMS and CDS-PHY
Only those previously approved and actively holding a Therapeutic Marijuana Pharmacy permit are eligible for this credential, after meeting certain requirements as defined by Louisiana Revised Statute.
After three thousand five hundred active, qualified patients are identified in the Prescription Monitoring Program in a region, the Louisiana Board of Pharmacy shall allow the therapeutic marijuana pharmacy licensee in that region to open one additional therapeutic marijuana pharmacy location as a satellite location in that region.
Application and Fees: To be submitted through the Online Services Portal
- New Louisiana Therapeutic Marijuana Pharmacy Satellite Permit - $525.00
- New Louisiana Controlled Dangerous Substance License for Pharmacies - $25.00
Required Attachments:
- Services – A detailed description of any other services or products being offered.
- Diversion Controls – A detailed description of the applicants plans to maintain adequate controls against diversion, theft, and loss.
- Authorized Business – Documents and information sufficient to verify that the applicant is authorized to conduct business in Louisiana and that all applicable state and local ordinances will be met.
- Blueprint - A complete blueprint of the proposed therapeutic marijuana pharmacy satellite location is required.
Criminal Background Check: All owners, the pharmacist-in-charge, and the owner’s managing officer must complete a criminal background check (CBC). The board will supply the applicant with materials necessary to perform a CBC with the Louisiana State Police (LSP) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). The CBC will be waived for individuals that have completed this requirement with the Board within the two years preceding the submission of the application.
Board Review: A review of prior actions and criminal history is completed when all documents have been received and payment processed.
Inspection: In the event that there are no matters preventing the issuance, the applicant shall be instructed to contact the pharmacist compliance officer for that part of the state to arrange a site inspection at a mutually agreeable time.
Issuance: When the compliance officer has verified compliance with the minimum standards, the compliance officer shall ascertain whether the applicant is prepared to open for business immediately or in the alternative requests an additional period of time before opening for business. In the event the applicant intends to open for business immediately, the permit and CDS license shall be issued in active status with a notation it is valid for practice.
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Inquiries regarding Therapeutic Marijuana Pharmacy Satellite Permits and Controlled Dangerous Substance Licenses for Therapeutic Marijuana Pharmacies may be submitted to:
- Sarah B. Stevens, Licensing Analyst Director - sstevens@pharmacy.la.gov