Section 12.52.095. Application for pharmacist license by reciprocity.

	(a)  The board will issue a pharmacist license by reciprocity to an applicant who meets the requirements of AS 08.80.145 and this section.  
	(b)  An applicant for licensure under this section must show that the licensing jurisdiction where the applicant is licensed as a pharmacist allows licensure in that jurisdiction of a pharmacist licensed in this state under conditions similar to those in AS 08.80.145. A licensing jurisdiction that is a member of the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy meets the licensing jurisdiction reciprocity requirements of AS 08.80.145.   
	(c)  An applicant for licensure under this section must submit to the department   
		(1) a complete, notarized application on a form provided by the department;  
		(2) the applicable fees established in 12 AAC 02.310;   
		(3) on a form provided by the department, a signed authorization for the release of records related to the applicant's qualifications for licensure;  
		(4) either  
			(A) an official transcript, sent directly to the department from the applicant's college of pharmacy, that establishes that the applicant has received a professional degree from a college of pharmacy accredited by the ACPE; or   
			(B) a certified copy of  
				(i) the original pharmacy school diploma issued to the applicant; and   
				(ii) a Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Examination Committee certificate issued to the applicant by the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy sent directly to the department from the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy;  
		(5) two affidavits from reputable citizens that the applicant has known for at least one year attesting to the applicant's good moral character;  
		(6) either  
			(A) verification that, within the one-year period immediately preceding application for a license in this state, the applicant completed 1,500 hours of internship or experience in the practice of pharmacy that meet the requirements of 12 AAC 52.080; the verification must be sent directly to the department from the agency where the hours of internship or experience were completed; or  
			(B) verification that the applicant has engaged in the practice of pharmacy for at least one year in another licensing jurisdiction;  
		(7) verification that the applicant has passed the examinations required in 12 AAC 52.090, sent directly to the department by the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy;   
		(8) verification that the applicant is currently licensed as a pharmacist in another licensing jurisdiction and the applicant's license in the other jurisdiction is not suspended, revoked, or otherwise restricted except for failure to apply for renewal or failure to obtain the required continuing education requirements;  
		(9) if the licensing jurisdiction in which the applicant is licensed as a pharmacist is a member of the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy, a copy of the applicant's Official Application for Transfer of Pharmaceutics Licensure, sent directly to the department from the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy;   
		(10) verification of the present status of the applicant's license in each licensing jurisdiction where the applicant holds, or has ever held, a license as a pharmacist.  
	(d)  An applicant for licensure under this section who has not taken the Multistate Pharmacy Jurisprudence Examination (MPJE) required under 12 AAC 52.090 is approved to sit for that examination if the applicant has submitted the documents required under (c)(1) - (6) and (8) - (10) of this section.  

Authorities

08.80.005;08.80.030;08.80.145

Notes

Authority

AS 08.80.005 AS 08.80.030 AS 08.80.145

History

Eff. 7/1/2007, Register 182