(

a) Each application for a license under

Section shall be made on a form furnished by the board. The form of application for a license under

Section shall contain the name and address of the applicant, whether the applicant is licensed as a primary care clinic as defined in this code, the name of its professional director, the name of its administrator, and the name of its consulting pharmacist. (

b) Upon the filing of the application and payment of the fee prescribed in subdivision (

s) of

Section 4400, the board shall make a thorough investigation to determine whether the applicant and the premises for which application for a permit is made qualify for a license. The board shall also determine whether this

article has been complied with, and shall investigate all matters directly related to the issuance of the license. The board shall not, however, investigate any matters connected with the operation of a premises, including operating hours, parking availability, or operating noise, except those matters relating to the furnishing, sale, or dispensing of drugs or devices. The board shall deny an application for a license if either the applicant or the premises for which application for a license is made do not qualify for a license under this article. (

c) If the board determines that the applicant and the premises for which application for a license is made qualify for a license under this article, the executive officer of the board shall issue a license authorizing the clinic to which it is issued to purchase drugs at wholesale pursuant to

Section 4180. The license shall be renewed annually on or before December of each year upon payment of the renewal fee prescribed in subdivision (

s) of

Section and shall not be transferable.