Section 338.474a. Licensure; reexamination.

a. (1) An applicant may take the examinations required by R 338.474(1)(c) and (d) not more than 5 times, except as provided in subrules (2) and (3) of this rule.

(2)    An applicant who has not received a passing score on an examination that measures his or her theoretical and practical knowledge of pharmacy after 5 attempts shall not take the examination a sixth or subsequent time, unless the applicant can demonstrate to the board that he or she has complied with all of the following:

(a)   Enrolled as a student in a pharmacy education program approved by the board.

(b)   Taken courses which would provide a thorough review of those areas failed on the applicant's most recent examination.

(c)   Submitted certification to the board from the pharmacy education institution that the courses have been satisfactorily completed.

(3)     An applicant who has not received a passing score on the jurisprudence examination, which measures an applicant’s knowledge of the rules and regulations governing the practice of pharmacy, after 5 attempts, shall not take the examination a sixth or subsequent time, unless the applicant can demonstrate to the board that he or she has completed a college course on jurisprudence.

History: 1983 AACS; 2007 AACS; 2013 AACS.