§461-8.5  Reciprocity.  (a)  Any
pharmacist who is registered or licensed under the laws of any state or
territory of the United States with qualifications for licensure which equal or
exceed those of this State, shall be eligible for licensure; provided that:



(1)  The pharmacist possesses a current valid license;



(2)  The pharmacist has practiced as a registered
pharmacist for fifteen hundred hours or more within the five years preceding
the date of application;



(3)  There is no disciplinary action pending or other
unresolved complaints against the pharmacist in any state or territory of the
United States;



(4)  The pharmacist does not have an encumbered
license or a pending disciplinary action or unresolved complaint in the
practice of pharmacy in any state or territory of the United States, or if any
license has been or is encumbered, the pharmacist shall provide any information
requested by the board; and



(5)  The laws of the other state or territory grant
reciprocal treatment to licensees of this State.



The board may examine these licensees only as to
knowledge of this State's statutes and rules.



(b)  An applicant applying for licensure
pursuant to this section shall provide proof that the standards upon which
licensure was granted by another state or territory of the United States are at
least equivalent to the licensing standards that were in effect in this State
under sections 461-5 and 461-6 at the time licensure in the other state or
territory was granted.



(c)  An applicant for reciprocity who is unable
to demonstrate that licensure was based on standards at least equal to those in
sections 461-5 and 461-6, may be issued a temporary license while fulfilling
requirements necessary for licensure in this State.  The requirements and
limitations of a temporary license shall be the same as those under section
461-7. [L 1985, c 264, §2; am L 1990, c 248, §4; am L 1994, c 39, §3; am L
1995, c 34, §5; am L 1996, c 208, §4]