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TITLE 54

PROFESSIONS, VOCATIONS, AND BUSINESSES

CHAPTER 17

PHARMACISTS

54-1723. Qualifications for licensure by reciprocity. (1) To obtain a license as a pharmacist by reciprocity, an applicant for licensure shall:

(a) Have submitted a written application in the form prescribed by the board of pharmacy.

(b) Have attained the age of majority.

(c) Have good moral character and temperate habits.

(d) Have possessed at the time of initial licensure as a pharmacist such other qualifications necessary to have been eligible for licensure at that time in this state.

(e) Have engaged in the practice of pharmacy for a period of at least one (1) year or have met the internship requirements of this state within the one (1) year immediately previous to the date of such application.

(f) Have presented to the board proof of initial licensure by examination and proof that such license and any other license or licenses granted to the applicant by any other state or states have not been suspended, revoked, canceled or otherwise restricted for any reason except nonrenewal or the failure to obtain required continuing education credits in any state where the applicant is licensed but not engaged in the practice of pharmacy.

(g) Have paid the fees specified by the board of pharmacy for issuance of a license.

(2) Eligibility. No applicant shall be eligible for licensure by reciprocity unless the state in which the applicant was initially licensed as a pharmacist also grants reciprocal licensure to pharmacists duly licensed by examination in this state, under like circumstances and conditions.

(3) Temporary reciprocity license.

(a) In conjunction with an application for a license as a pharmacist by reciprocity, the applicant may be granted a temporary license as a pharmacist upon compliance with the following terms and conditions:

(i) The applicant has filed a complete application for licensure by reciprocity and paid all fees for such application, which fees shall not be refundable upon grant of a temporary license;

(ii) The applicant has passed the state jurisprudence examination with a score of not less than seventy-five (75);

(iii) The applicant submits photocopies of all current licenses to practice pharmacy in any other states or jurisdictions;

(iv) The applicant provides documentation of any and all actions taken against any of the applicant’s licenses to practice pharmacy by any other state or jurisdiction, and any such action does not otherwise render the applicant ineligible for licensure by reciprocity in Idaho;

(v) The applicant submits evidence that the applicant has lawfully practiced pharmacy in the United States or its territories for the preceding twelve (12) months prior to filing of the application;

(vi) The applicant submits evidence that the applicant has completed all continuing education requirements of the applicant’s active licenses for the three (3) calendar years preceding the application; and

(vii) The applicant executes a sworn statement that all of the documents, evidence and statements of the applicant submitted to the board in conjunction with the application for licensure by reciprocity and the request for temporary licensure are true and correct, and that the applicant has fully disclosed all information required for licensure by reciprocity and for temporary licensure.

(b) Upon completion of the above requirements to the satisfaction of the executive director, the applicant may be granted a temporary license by reciprocity for a period of not more than sixteen (16) consecutive weeks as follows:

(i) The temporary license shall not be renewable nor may the applicant reapply for temporary licensure for a period of one (1) year after lapse of a temporary license;

(ii) The temporary license shall lapse automatically upon the grant or denial of a license by reciprocity upon subsections (1) and (2) of this section;

(iii) The temporary license shall not include acting as a pharmacist-in-charge or as a preceptor or supervising interns or externs;

(iv) The temporary license shall be subject to discipline in the same manner as a full license, and shall also be subject to immediate suspension by the executive director upon reasonable evidence that the applicant has not fulfilled the requirements for such temporary license or that the documents, evidence and statement of the applicant submitted to the board are not true and correct, or that the applicant’s disclosures required by this section are not complete. Suspension of a temporary license by the executive director shall be immediate subject only to reinstatement upon appeal by the applicant to the board at its next scheduled meeting; and

(v) In the event the temporary license lapses without the contemporaneous grant of full licensure by reciprocity, or the temporary license is suspended by the executive director, then all privileges allowed under the temporary license, including those relating to any controlled substance registration granted under the temporary license, shall also cease.

State Codes and Statutes

Statutes > Idaho > Title54 > T54ch17 > T54ch17sect54-1723

TITLE 54

PROFESSIONS, VOCATIONS, AND BUSINESSES

CHAPTER 17

PHARMACISTS

54-1723. Qualifications for licensure by reciprocity. (1) To obtain a license as a pharmacist by reciprocity, an applicant for licensure shall:

(a) Have submitted a written application in the form prescribed by the board of pharmacy.

(b) Have attained the age of majority.

(c) Have good moral character and temperate habits.

(d) Have possessed at the time of initial licensure as a pharmacist such other qualifications necessary to have been eligible for licensure at that time in this state.

(e) Have engaged in the practice of pharmacy for a period of at least one (1) year or have met the internship requirements of this state within the one (1) year immediately previous to the date of such application.

(f) Have presented to the board proof of initial licensure by examination and proof that such license and any other license or licenses granted to the applicant by any other state or states have not been suspended, revoked, canceled or otherwise restricted for any reason except nonrenewal or the failure to obtain required continuing education credits in any state where the applicant is licensed but not engaged in the practice of pharmacy.

(g) Have paid the fees specified by the board of pharmacy for issuance of a license.

(2) Eligibility. No applicant shall be eligible for licensure by reciprocity unless the state in which the applicant was initially licensed as a pharmacist also grants reciprocal licensure to pharmacists duly licensed by examination in this state, under like circumstances and conditions.

(3) Temporary reciprocity license.

(a) In conjunction with an application for a license as a pharmacist by reciprocity, the applicant may be granted a temporary license as a pharmacist upon compliance with the following terms and conditions:

(i) The applicant has filed a complete application for licensure by reciprocity and paid all fees for such application, which fees shall not be refundable upon grant of a temporary license;

(ii) The applicant has passed the state jurisprudence examination with a score of not less than seventy-five (75);

(iii) The applicant submits photocopies of all current licenses to practice pharmacy in any other states or jurisdictions;

(iv) The applicant provides documentation of any and all actions taken against any of the applicant’s licenses to practice pharmacy by any other state or jurisdiction, and any such action does not otherwise render the applicant ineligible for licensure by reciprocity in Idaho;

(v) The applicant submits evidence that the applicant has lawfully practiced pharmacy in the United States or its territories for the preceding twelve (12) months prior to filing of the application;

(vi) The applicant submits evidence that the applicant has completed all continuing education requirements of the applicant’s active licenses for the three (3) calendar years preceding the application; and

(vii) The applicant executes a sworn statement that all of the documents, evidence and statements of the applicant submitted to the board in conjunction with the application for licensure by reciprocity and the request for temporary licensure are true and correct, and that the applicant has fully disclosed all information required for licensure by reciprocity and for temporary licensure.

(b) Upon completion of the above requirements to the satisfaction of the executive director, the applicant may be granted a temporary license by reciprocity for a period of not more than sixteen (16) consecutive weeks as follows:

(i) The temporary license shall not be renewable nor may the applicant reapply for temporary licensure for a period of one (1) year after lapse of a temporary license;

(ii) The temporary license shall lapse automatically upon the grant or denial of a license by reciprocity upon subsections (1) and (2) of this section;

(iii) The temporary license shall not include acting as a pharmacist-in-charge or as a preceptor or supervising interns or externs;

(iv) The temporary license shall be subject to discipline in the same manner as a full license, and shall also be subject to immediate suspension by the executive director upon reasonable evidence that the applicant has not fulfilled the requirements for such temporary license or that the documents, evidence and statement of the applicant submitted to the board are not true and correct, or that the applicant’s disclosures required by this section are not complete. Suspension of a temporary license by the executive director shall be immediate subject only to reinstatement upon appeal by the applicant to the board at its next scheduled meeting; and

(v) In the event the temporary license lapses without the contemporaneous grant of full licensure by reciprocity, or the temporary license is suspended by the executive director, then all privileges allowed under the temporary license, including those relating to any controlled substance registration granted under the temporary license, shall also cease.


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Statutes > Idaho > Title54 > T54ch17 > T54ch17sect54-1723

TITLE 54

PROFESSIONS, VOCATIONS, AND BUSINESSES

CHAPTER 17

PHARMACISTS

54-1723. Qualifications for licensure by reciprocity. (1) To obtain a license as a pharmacist by reciprocity, an applicant for licensure shall:

(a) Have submitted a written application in the form prescribed by the board of pharmacy.

(b) Have attained the age of majority.

(c) Have good moral character and temperate habits.

(d) Have possessed at the time of initial licensure as a pharmacist such other qualifications necessary to have been eligible for licensure at that time in this state.

(e) Have engaged in the practice of pharmacy for a period of at least one (1) year or have met the internship requirements of this state within the one (1) year immediately previous to the date of such application.

(f) Have presented to the board proof of initial licensure by examination and proof that such license and any other license or licenses granted to the applicant by any other state or states have not been suspended, revoked, canceled or otherwise restricted for any reason except nonrenewal or the failure to obtain required continuing education credits in any state where the applicant is licensed but not engaged in the practice of pharmacy.

(g) Have paid the fees specified by the board of pharmacy for issuance of a license.

(2) Eligibility. No applicant shall be eligible for licensure by reciprocity unless the state in which the applicant was initially licensed as a pharmacist also grants reciprocal licensure to pharmacists duly licensed by examination in this state, under like circumstances and conditions.

(3) Temporary reciprocity license.

(a) In conjunction with an application for a license as a pharmacist by reciprocity, the applicant may be granted a temporary license as a pharmacist upon compliance with the following terms and conditions:

(i) The applicant has filed a complete application for licensure by reciprocity and paid all fees for such application, which fees shall not be refundable upon grant of a temporary license;

(ii) The applicant has passed the state jurisprudence examination with a score of not less than seventy-five (75);

(iii) The applicant submits photocopies of all current licenses to practice pharmacy in any other states or jurisdictions;

(iv) The applicant provides documentation of any and all actions taken against any of the applicant’s licenses to practice pharmacy by any other state or jurisdiction, and any such action does not otherwise render the applicant ineligible for licensure by reciprocity in Idaho;

(v) The applicant submits evidence that the applicant has lawfully practiced pharmacy in the United States or its territories for the preceding twelve (12) months prior to filing of the application;

(vi) The applicant submits evidence that the applicant has completed all continuing education requirements of the applicant’s active licenses for the three (3) calendar years preceding the application; and

(vii) The applicant executes a sworn statement that all of the documents, evidence and statements of the applicant submitted to the board in conjunction with the application for licensure by reciprocity and the request for temporary licensure are true and correct, and that the applicant has fully disclosed all information required for licensure by reciprocity and for temporary licensure.

(b) Upon completion of the above requirements to the satisfaction of the executive director, the applicant may be granted a temporary license by reciprocity for a period of not more than sixteen (16) consecutive weeks as follows:

(i) The temporary license shall not be renewable nor may the applicant reapply for temporary licensure for a period of one (1) year after lapse of a temporary license;

(ii) The temporary license shall lapse automatically upon the grant or denial of a license by reciprocity upon subsections (1) and (2) of this section;

(iii) The temporary license shall not include acting as a pharmacist-in-charge or as a preceptor or supervising interns or externs;

(iv) The temporary license shall be subject to discipline in the same manner as a full license, and shall also be subject to immediate suspension by the executive director upon reasonable evidence that the applicant has not fulfilled the requirements for such temporary license or that the documents, evidence and statement of the applicant submitted to the board are not true and correct, or that the applicant’s disclosures required by this section are not complete. Suspension of a temporary license by the executive director shall be immediate subject only to reinstatement upon appeal by the applicant to the board at its next scheduled meeting; and

(v) In the event the temporary license lapses without the contemporaneous grant of full licensure by reciprocity, or the temporary license is suspended by the executive director, then all privileges allowed under the temporary license, including those relating to any controlled substance registration granted under the temporary license, shall also cease.