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a) Each application for a license as a correctional clinic under

Article 13.5 (commencing with

Section 4187) shall be made on a form furnished by the board. The application form shall contain the name and address of the applicant, the name of its chief executive officer, as defined in

Section 4187, and the name of the pharmacist-in-charge of the correctional pharmacy that provides drugs to the clinic. (

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

Section 4400, where applicable, the board shall make a thorough investigation to determine whether the applicant and the premises for which application for a license is made qualify for licensure. 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, but not limited to, operating hours, parking availability, or operating noise, except those matters relating to the furnishing 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 does 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 correctional clinic to which it is issued to obtain drugs pursuant to

Article 13.5 (commencing with

Section 4187). The license shall be renewed annually on or before December of each year upon payment of the renewal fee prescribed in

Section 4400, if applicable. A license shall not be transferable.