Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, March 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
KRS
218A.205(7),
315.050
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
KRS
315.050(2) and
315.191(1)(c)
authorize the board to promulgate administrative regulations to prescribe the
time, place, method, manner, scope, and subjects of examinations.
KRS
218A.205(8) requires the
board to establish requirements for background checks for licensees. This
administrative regulation establishes the examination and application
requirements for obtaining a license to practice pharmacy in Kentucky.
Section 1. The examination for licensure
shall include:
(1) The North American
Pharmacist Licensure Examination (NAPLEX); and
(2) The Multistate Pharmacy Jurisprudence
Examination (MPJE).
Section
2. Both the NAPLEX and the MPJE examinations are graded as pass or
fail.
Section 3. If an applicant
fails an examination described in Section 2 of this administrative regulation,
the applicant may upon proper application retake the examination. An applicant
is limited to three (3) attempts for each examination without further board
approval. An applicant is limited to a lifetime limit of five (5) attempts on
each examination.
Section 4. If
after three (3) examination attempts, the applicant has not passed, to qualify
for two (2) additional attempts, the applicant shall:
(1) For the NAPLEX, complete a refresher
course and submit to the Board of Pharmacy a certificate of completion;
and
(2) For the MPJE, submit to the
Board of Pharmacy:
(a) Proof of (5) five hours
of ACPE or board approved continuing education in the topic of pharmacy law;
or
(b) A certificate of completion
of a refresher course.
Section 5. All results of examinations shall
be preserved according to the Board of Pharmacy Record Retention
Schedule.
Section 6. Prior to
approval for examination, an applicant shall:
(1) Submit to a nation-wide criminal
background investigation by means of fingerprint check by the Department of
Kentucky State Police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation;
(2) Submit to a query to the National
Practitioner Data Bank of the United States Department of Health and Human
Services;
(3) Submit an Initial
Application for Pharmacist Licensure that reports:
(a) Name, maiden, and other names used
currently or previously;
(b)
Address and telephone number;
(c)
Date of birth;
(d) Social Security
number;
(e) Citizenship;
(f) Sex;
(g) Name of pharmacy school;
(h) Intern Registration Number;
(i) Record of any conviction for any felony
or misdemeanor offense;
(j) Record
of any state licensing agency refusal of licensure, failure of examination, or
refusal of examination; and
(k)
Certificate of moral standing.
(4) Submit as part of the Initial Application
for Pharmacist Licensure a Certification of College Graduation completed by the
Dean of the College of Pharmacy where the applicant graduated pharmacy school;
and
(5) Submit as part of the
Initial Application for Pharmacist Licensure a Certification of Intern Hours
completed by the College of Pharmacy where the applicant graduated, or the
State Board of Pharmacy if the hours are outside of Kentucky.
Section 7. Each applicant for
renewal shall submit the Pharmacist License Renewal Application along with the
fee as required by Section 8 of this administrative regulation.
Section 8. Fee. An applicant shall submit the
fee established by
201 KAR 2:050, Section
1(1).
Section 9. Incorporation by
Reference.
(1) The following material is
incorporated by reference:
(a) "Initial
Application for Pharmacist Licensure", June 2023; and
(b) "Pharmacist License Renewal Application",
June 2023.
(2) This
material may be inspected, copied, or obtained, subject to applicable copyright
law, at the Kentucky Board of Pharmacy, State Office Building Annex, Suite 300,
125 Holmes Street, Frankfort, Kentucky 40601, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m.
to 4:30 p.m. This material is also available on the board's Web site at
https://pharmacy.ky.gov/Forms/Pages/default.aspx.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY:
KRS
218A.205(8),
315.050(2),
315.191(1), (2),
(4)
