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38-2851. Pharmacist; license; requirements.(1) Every applicant for examination and licensure as a pharmacist shall be a graduate of an accredited pharmacy program, except that an applicant who is a graduate of a pharmacy program located outside of the United States and which is not accredited shall be deemed to have satisfied the requirement of being a graduate of an accredited pharmacy program upon providing evidence satisfactory to the department, with the recommendation of the board, of graduation from such foreign pharmacy program and upon successfully passing an equivalency examination approved by the board.(2) Every applicant shall (a) file proof of sufficient internship experience in pharmacy, under the supervision of a licensed pharmacist, as may be required by the department, with the recommendation of the board, which shall comply with national requirements for internship as set forth by the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy, (b) have satisfactorily completed at least five years of college of which at least three years shall have been in an accredited pharmacy program, (c) pass an examination approved by the board, and (d) present proof satisfactory to the department, with the recommendation of the board, that he or she (i) has passed an examination approved by the board within the last three years, (ii) has been in the active practice of the profession of pharmacy in another state, territory, or the District of Columbia for one year within the three years immediately preceding the application for licensure, (iii) has become board-certified in a specialty recognized by the Board of Pharmaceutical Specialties within the seven years immediately preceding the application for licensure, or (iv) has completed continuing competency in pharmacy that is approved by the Board of Pharmacy.(3) Proof of the qualifications for licensure prescribed in this section shall be made to the satisfaction of the department, with the recommendation of the board, substantiated by proper affidavits. In all cases the actual time of attendance in an accredited pharmacy program shall be certified by the appropriate school, college, or university authority by the issuance of the degree granted to a graduate of such school, college, or university. Service and experience in pharmacy under the supervision of a licensed pharmacist, as required in this section, shall be predominantly related to the practice of pharmacy and shall include the keeping of records and the making of reports required under state and federal statutes. The department, with the recommendation of the board, shall adopt and promulgate rules and regulations as may be required to establish standards for internship which shall comply with national requirements to effect reciprocity with other states which have similar requirements for licensure. SourceLaws 1927, c. 167, § 123, p. 491; C.S.1929, § 71-1804; Laws 1939, c. 91, § 1, p. 393; C.S.Supp.,1941, § 71-1804; Laws 1943, c. 151, § 2, p. 552; R.S.1943, § 71-1,145; Laws 1971, LB 350, § 3; Laws 1974, LB 811, § 14; Laws 1983, LB 476, § 14; Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 449; Laws 1999, LB 828, § 110; R.S.Supp.,2000, § 71-1,145; Laws 2001, LB 398, § 30; Laws 2003, LB 242, § 51; Laws 2003, LB 245, § 13; Laws 2004, LB 1005, § 15; R.S.Supp.,2006, § 71-1,143.01; Laws 2007, LB296, § 345; Laws 2007, LB463, § 947. Cross ReferencesUniform Credentialing Act, see section 38-101.