Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 19, March 20, 2024
(1)
Active license. Active
license status applies to a pharmacist who has submitted the renewal
application and nonrefundable fee and has met Iowa requirements for CPE or has
completed a CPD portfolio pursuant to rule
657-2.17 (272C). Active license
status also applies to a pharmacist who has submitted the renewal application
and fee and who is a resident of another state, is licensed to practice
pharmacy in that state, and has met the continuing education requirements of
that state. A pharmacist who meets the continuing education requirements of
another state shall provide documentation on the renewal application of the
pharmacist's license status in that state.
(2)
Inactive license.
Failure of a pharmacist to comply with the CPE or CPD requirements during the
renewal period shall result in the issuance of a renewal card marked "inactive"
upon submission of the renewal application and nonrefundable fee. Reactivation
of an inactive pharmacist license shall be accomplished by the appropriate
method described below. Internship, in each instance where internship is
mentioned below, shall be in a pharmacy approved by the board. The pharmacist
may be required to obtain a pharmacist-intern registration, including payment
of the appropriate nonrefundable registration fee, and be issued an intern
registration certificate.
a. An inactive
pharmacist who wishes to become active and who has been actively practicing
pharmacy during the last five years in any state or states which required
continuing education during that five-year period shall submit proof of
continued licensure in good standing in the state or states of such
practice.
b. An inactive pharmacist
who wishes to become active and who has been actively practicing pharmacy
during the last five years in a state which does not require continuing
education shall submit proof of continued licensure in good standing in the
state or states of such practice. The pharmacist shall also complete one of the
following options:
(1) Take and successfully
pass the MPJE, Iowa Edition, as provided in subrule 2.4(1);
(2) Complete 160 hours of internship for each
year the pharmacist was on inactive status (not to exceed 1,000
hours);
(3) Obtain one and one-half
times the number of CPE credits required under subrule 2.12(1) for each renewal
period the pharmacist was inactive; or
(4) Complete a CPD portfolio pursuant to rule
657-2.17 (272C) identifying a
minimum of 45 learning outcomes for each renewal period the pharmacist was
inactive.
c. An inactive
pharmacist who wishes to become active and who has not been actively practicing
pharmacy during the past five years, and whose license has been inactive for
not more than five years, shall complete one of the following options:
(1) Successfully pass all components of the
licensure examination as required in subrule 2.4(1);
(2) Complete 160 hours of internship for each
year the pharmacist was on inactive status;
(3) Obtain one and one-half times the number
of CPE credits required under subrule 2.12(1) for each renewal period the
pharmacist was inactive; or
(4)
Complete a CPD portfolio pursuant to rule
657-2.17 (272C) identifying a
minimum of 45 learning outcomes for each renewal period the pharmacist was
inactive.
d. An inactive
pharmacist who wishes to become active and who has not been actively practicing
pharmacy for more than five years shall petition the board for reactivation of
the license to practice pharmacy under one or more of the following options:
(1) Successfully pass all components of the
licensure examination as required in subrule 2.4(1);
(2) Complete 160 hours of internship for each
year the pharmacist was on inactive status (not to exceed 1,000
hours);
(3) Obtain one and one-half
times the number of CPE credits required under subrule 2.12(1) for each renewal
period the pharmacist was inactive; or
(4) Complete a CPD portfolio pursuant to rule
657-2.17 (272C) identifying a
minimum of 45 learning outcomes for each renewal period the pharmacist was
inactive.