Section 338.477d. Requirements for relicensure; license lapsed for at least 8 years.

Rule 7d. (1) An applicant for relicensure who has had a lapsed license for at least 8 years, under sections 16201(4) and 17733 of the code, may be relicensed by complying with all of the following requirements:

(a)    Submitting a completed application on a form provided by the department, together with the requisite fee.

(b)    Submitting proof of having completed 30 hours of continuing education in courses and programs, as provided under R 338.3043, that was earned within the 2-year period immediately preceding the application for relicensure.

(c)    Passing the jurisprudence examination under R 338.473b, which measures an applicant’s knowledge of the rules and regulations governing the practice of pharmacy.

(d)   Completing, within 6 months of applying for relicensure a program of practical pharmacy experience, as defined in R 338.471a(g), that is not less than 400 clock hours in length and that complies with both of the following:

(i)     Requires an applicant to practice under the personal charge of a currently licensed pharmacist.

(ii)     Requires the supervising pharmacist, when an applicant has completed the required practical experience, to provide the board with verification of the applicant’s completion of the experience.

(e)     Passing an examination under R 338.473b, which measures an applicant’s theoretical and practical knowledge of pharmacy.

(2)   In addition to meeting the requirements of subrule (1) of this rule, an applicant’s license shall be verified by the licensing agency of another state of the United States in which the applicant holds a current license or ever held a license as a pharmacist. This includes, but is not limited to, showing proof of any disciplinary action taken or pending disciplinary action imposed upon the applicant.

(3)     An applicant who has not received a passing score on the jurisprudence examination 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.

(4)    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)   Has enrolled as a student in an accredited pharmacy education program.

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

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

(5)   For purposes of complying with subrule (1)(d) of this rule, an applicant may be granted a temporary, nonrenewable license to complete the practical experience.

History: 2013 AACS.