{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-17-92-607","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 17-92-607","heading":"Unlawful for hospital to hold licensed pharmacy permit - Exceptions","body":"(a) It shall be unlawful for any nonprofit, tax exempt, or governmentally funded hospital to acquire direct or indirect interest in or otherwise hold directly or indirectly a licensed pharmacy permit pursuant to the provisions of § 17-92-405 , for the sale at retail of drugs and medicines. (b) (1) However, this section does not prohibit any hospital having a direct or indirect interest in or otherwise holding either directly or indirectly a permit before March 28, 1975, from continuing to have an interest in or holding the permit. (2) This section does not prohibit any hospital so holding a permit before March 28, 1975, from receiving a renewal of the permit. (3) This section does not prohibit dispensing drugs or medications through a hospital pharmacy continuity of care endorsement or to hospital employees and students. Amended by Act 2023, No. 233,§ 2, eff. 8/1/2023. Acts 1975, No. 659, § 8; A.S.A. 1947, § 72-1061.\n\n(a) It shall be unlawful for any nonprofit, tax exempt, or governmentally funded hospital to acquire direct or indirect interest in or otherwise hold directly or indirectly a licensed pharmacy permit pursuant to the provisions of § 17-92-405 , for the sale at retail of drugs and medicines.\n\n(b) (1) However, this section does not prohibit any hospital having a direct or indirect interest in or otherwise holding either directly or indirectly a permit before March 28, 1975, from continuing to have an interest in or holding the permit. (2) This section does not prohibit any hospital so holding a permit before March 28, 1975, from receiving a renewal of the permit. (3) This section does not prohibit dispensing drugs or medications through a hospital pharmacy continuity of care endorsement or to hospital employees and students.\n\n(1) However, this section does not prohibit any hospital having a direct or indirect interest in or otherwise holding either directly or indirectly a permit before March 28, 1975, from continuing to have an interest in or holding the permit.\n\n(2) This section does not prohibit any hospital so holding a permit before March 28, 1975, from receiving a renewal of the permit.\n\n(3) This section does not prohibit dispensing drugs or medications through a hospital pharmacy continuity of care endorsement or to hospital employees and students.","path":["AR Code","Title 17","Chapter 92","Subchapter 6"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_ar_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:41Z","sha256":"411f931eaebd99bbe4bcff71548fc9e331ba670e6c7e1c724f21960a472cc77a","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-17-92-606","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-17-92-701"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}