StateLicense NameReq Out of State Online VerificationReq PharmaciesNotes
AK Pharmacy License Yes Y Yes
AL Pharmacy License Yes Y Yes
AR Retail Pharmacy License Yes Y Yes
AS No License Required No - No
AZ Pharmacy Permit Yes Y Yes
CA Retail Pharmacy Permit Yes Y Yes G: Pharmacies located outside of California must hold a California Nonresident Pharmacy Permit.
CO Prescription Drug Outlet License Yes Y Yes
CT Pharmacy License Yes Y Yes A: For out of state suppliers a Non-Resident Pharmacy license is required. Edited 11-02-16
DC Pharmacy License Yes Y Yes
DE Retail Pharmacy License Yes Y Yes
FL Community Pharmacy License Yes Y Yes
GA Pharmacy License Yes Y Yes
GU Pharmacy License Yes - Yes A: If the supplier is out of state, the supplier is not required to have a physical representative located in the state. Also the out of state supplier must be licensed in their home state.
HI Pharmacy Miscellaneous Permit Yes Y No
HI Pharmacy License Yes Y Yes
IA Pharmacy License Yes Y Yes A: If a licensed pharmacy from out of state ships prescription pharmaceuticals or devices to patients in Iowa, the pharmacy must maintain an Iowa Nonresident Pharmacy License. Edited 12/12/2019
ID Community Pharmacy License Yes Y Yes A: If an out of state supplier, you must obtain the Out of State Mail Order Pharmacy License or register as a DME provider with the Idaho Board of Pharmacy.
IL Pharmacy License Yes Y Yes A: The HME license is needed if the pharmacy is engaged in the sale or rental of home medical equipment and services. (i.e. providing technologically sophisticated devices or other similar articles bearing label that states “Caution: federal law requires dispensing by or on the order of a physician.” Example: oxygen, ventilators, Tens units, custom fitted or motorized wheelchairs, pumps, beds, etc.)
IN Pharmacy Permit Yes Y Yes A: As of January 1, 2009, a nonresident pharmacy that dispenses more than twenty-five percent (25%) of the pharmacy’s total prescription volume as a result of an original prescription order received or solicited through the Internet must be accredited through the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy’s (NABP) VIPPS and shall obtain and display a seal of approval on their internet site and anywhere the pharmacy advertises.
KS Pharmacy Registration Yes Y Yes
KY Pharmacy Permit Yes Y Yes
LA Pharmacy Permit Yes Y Yes
MA Retail Drug Store Permit M: Currently, the Board of Pharmacy does not license any out of state pharmacies. However, the Board of Registration in Pharmacy will soon have regulations to require licensure for non-resident pharmacies that ship medications into Massachusetts. (Revised 11/21/17). (9P2QTW0336) Y Yes
MD Pharmacy Permit Yes Y Yes A: If out of state, a Non-Resident Pharmacy Permit is required.
ME Pharmacy License Yes Y Yes B: Out of state pharmacies: A mail order prescription pharmacy is an entity that dispenses prescription (Rx-only) medications or devices by mail or carrier from a facility not located in the state of Maine to a patient who resides in Maine.
MI Pharmacy License Yes Y Yes
MN Pharmacy License Yes Y Yes
MO Pharmacy Permit Yes Y Yes A: Out of State Pharmacies are required to obtain a Non-Resident Pharmacy Permit.
MP No License Required No - No
MS Retail Community Pharmacy Permit Yes Y Yes A: Out-of-state pharmacies are required to hold a MS Non-Resident Pharmacy Permit. Effective July 1st, 2011, the supplier must have a pharmacist licensed in the state of Mississippi if out of state.
MT Certified Pharmacy License Yes Y Yes B: Suppliers (in-state and out-of-state) who ship, sell, or dispense legend (Rx-only) medical devices as determined by the FDA pursuant to a prescription, directly to a consumer in this state, must be licensed with the Montana Board of Pharmacy and either hold a Wholesale Drug Distributor License or Certified Pharmacy License. If the supplier is a pharmacy and is located outside the state of Montana, a Mail Order Pharmacy license is required.
NC Pharmacy Permit Yes Y Yes A: If they provide drugs or parenteral nutrition: “Pharmacy Permit,” with issue and renewal date, issued by the Board of Pharmacy, at 919-942-4454. Each facility must have one. If the business moves, the address may not match till the permit is renewed at renewal time.
ND Pharmacy Permit Yes Y Yes
NE Community Pharmacy Permit Yes Y Yes
NH Pharmacy Permit Yes Y Yes
NJ Pharmacy Permit Yes Y Yes
NM Pharmacy License Yes Y Yes
NV Pharmacy Registration Yes Y Yes
NY Registered Pharmacy Certificate Yes Y Yes
OH Terminal Distributor of Dangerous Drugs, Retail Pharmacy Yes Y Yes
OK Retail Pharmacy License Yes Y Yes F: Non-resident pharmacies must have an Oklahoma licensed PIC after November 1, 2015. New pharmacies will be required upon application and renewals will be required upon renewal after November 1st. (Added 07/02/15)
OR Retail Drug Outlet Yes Y Yes
PA Pharmacy Permit Yes Y Yes
PR Licencia Para Farmacia No - Yes
RI Pharmacy License Yes Y Yes
SC Pharmacy Permit Yes Y Yes B: For out of state suppliers: A Non-Resident Pharmacy Permit authorizes facilities outside of this State whose primary business is filling mail order or internet prescriptions to engage in the sale, distribution, or dispensing of legend drugs or devices in this State. A Non-Resident Medical Gas & Legend Device Permit authorizes a facility to dispense to a patient or patient’s agent, medical gases and legend devices to end users in SC. Edited 11/07/2016
SD Registered Pharmacy Permit Yes Y Yes A: Out of state suppliers are required to obtain the Non Resident Pharmacy License which is unnecessary for DME products such as test strips. Furthermore, the out of state supplier is required to have an agent located in the state of South Dakota. If an agent is not noted, the Secretary of State of South Dakota will be considered the agent.
TN Pharmacy License Yes Y Yes
TX Retail Pharmacy License Yes Y Yes
UT Class A or B or D Pharmacy License Yes Y Yes A: If a supplier is shipping to the end user, a Utah license is required. The pharmacy classifications are as follows: -Pharmacy Class A: Retail Operations in Utah -Pharmacy Class B: Institutional Pharmacy (Closed Door, Hospice Facility, Sterile Product Preparation) -Pharmacy Class C: Manufacturing, Producing, Wholesaling -Pharmacy Class D: Pharmacy located outside the state of Utah -Pharmacy Class E: Medical Gases, DME
B: A Utah Controlled Substance License can be attached to Classes A through D which will enable a pharmacy to provide Controlled Substances.
C: A Medical Supply Company providing Durable Medical Equipment or prescription devices to Utah residents, whether located in Utah or located in another state, must be licensed as a Class E Pharmacy in Utah. Utah Pharmacy Practice Act Rules specifically state that Class E pharmacies do not require a Pharmacist-In-Charge.
VA Pharmacy Permit Yes Y Yes A: Per http://www.dhp.virginia.gov/pharmacy/pharmacy_faq.htm “If the out-of-state pharmacy is shipping, mailing, or otherwise delivering prescription drugs into Virginia to Virginia residents, registration as a non-resident pharmacy is required. However, if the out-of-state pharmacy is not mailing, shipping, or delivering into Virginia and is only dispensing to Virginia residents who come into the pharmacy to have prescriptions filled, Virginia law does not require registration.”
VI Pharmacy License Yes - Yes
VT Retail Pharmacy License Yes Y Yes A: If a supplier is an out of state pharmacy, you are required to have a Non- Resident Pharmacy License issued by the Vermont Board of Pharmacy.
WA Pharmacy License Yes Y Yes A: If providing controlled substances, must have an additional endorsement on the pharmacy license to dispense controlled substances. This additional endorsement, “Controlled Substances Registration Certificate,” is issued by the US DOJ/DEA.
WI Pharmacy License Yes Y Yes C: The supplier may dispense prescription items without being licensed as a pharmacy if they are a Remote Dispensing Site and has a licensed supervising pharmacy that oversees the operations and administration of all aspects of the remote dispensing site. Please refer to Wisconsin Administrative Code Chapter Phar 7.095
WV Registered Pharmacy Certificate Yes Y Yes A: The “Controlled Substance Permit” is part of--and is printed on the same sheet as--the “Registered Pharmacy Certificate” issued by the WV Board of Pharmacy, at 304-558 0558.
B: Out of state suppliers are required to hold a pharmacy license in the state of residence and a Mail Order Permit issued by West Virginia.
WY Retail Pharmacy License Yes Y Yes