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This law was first created in 1972. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 798 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1972 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 7 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1976, chapter 614; in 1977, chapter 86; in 1982, chapter 401; in 1988, chapter 765; in 1992, chapter 868; in 1994, chapter 296<\/a>; in 2007, chapter 662<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":87354,"section_number":"54.1-3434.3","catch_line":"Denial, revocation, suspension of registration, summary proceedings","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-3434.3\/"},{"id":78139,"section_number":"54.1-3435.1","catch_line":"Denial, revocation, and suspension of license, permit, or registration of certain entities","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-3435.1\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":243193,"object_type":"law","relational_id":54462,"identifier":"54.1-3316","token":"54.1\/III\/33\/3\/54.1-3316","url":"\/54.1-3316\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/54.1-3316\/","token":"54.1\/III\/33\/3\/54.1-3316","dublin_core":{"Title":"Refusal; revocation; suspension and denial","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 54.1-3316","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Board<\/span> may refuse to admit an applicant to any examination; refuse to issue<\/span> a license, permit, certificate, or registration to any applicant; or reprimand, impose a monetary penalty<\/span>, place on probation<\/span>, impose such terms as it may designate, suspend for a stated period of time or indefinitely, or revoke any license, permit, certificate, or registration if it finds that an applicant or a person holding a license, permit, certificate, or registration:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Has been negligent in the practice of pharmacy<\/span> or in any activity requiring a license, permit, certificate, or registration from the Board<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Has engaged in unprofessional conduct specified in regulations promulgated by the Board<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Has become incompetent to practice pharmacy or to engage in any activity requiring a license, permit, certificate, or registration from the Board<\/span> because of a mental or physical condition; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> Uses drugs or alcohol to the extent that he is rendered unsafe to practice pharmacy or to engage in any activity requiring a license, permit, certificate, or registration from the Board<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> Has engaged in or attempted any fraud<\/span> or deceit in connection with the practice of pharmacy<\/span> or any activity requiring a license, permit, certificate, or registration from the Board<\/span>, including any application to the Board<\/span> for such license, permit, certificate, or registration; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

6.<\/span> Has engaged in activities beyond the scope of a license, permit, certificate, or registration or has assisted or allowed unlicensed persons to engage in the practice of pharmacy<\/span> or perform duties related to the practice of pharmacy<\/span> for which a license or registration is required; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

7.<\/span> Has violated or cooperated with others in violating any provisions of law<\/span> or regulation relating to practice of pharmacy<\/span> or any activity requiring a license, permit, certificate, or registration from the Board<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

8.<\/span> Has had revoked or suspended any registration issued by the United States Drug Enforcement Administration or other federal agency that is necessary to conduct an activity also requiring a license, permit, certificate, or registration from the Board<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

9.<\/span> Has engaged in the theft or diversion<\/span> of controlled substances or has violated any federal drug law<\/span> or any drug law<\/span> of Virginia or of another state; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

10.<\/span> Has had denied, suspended, or revoked in any other state a license to practice pharmacy or any license, permit, certificate, or registration necessary to conduct an activity requiring a license, permit, certificate, or registration from the Board<\/span>, or has surrendered in another state such license, permit, certificate, or registration; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

11.<\/span> Has been convicted of any felony<\/span> or of any misdemeanor<\/span> involving moral turpitude<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

12.<\/span> Has issued or published statements intended to deceive or defraud about his professional service or an activity requiring a license, permit, certificate, or registration from the Board<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

13.<\/span> Has conducted his practice, or activity requiring a license, permit, certificate, or registration from the Board<\/span> in such a manner as to be a danger to the health and welfare of the public; or <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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