Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, March 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
KRS
315.191(1)(c), (d),
315.210
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
KRS 315.210
authorizes the board to establish conditions for licensure by reciprocity.
KRS
218A.205(8) requires the
board to establish requirements for background checks for licensees. This
administrative regulation establishes conditions, forms, and examination
requirements for licensure by reciprocity.
Section
1. Definitions.
(1) "Board" is
defined by
KRS
315.010(4).
(2) "License transfer" means a license to
practice pharmacy in Kentucky issued by the board to a pharmacist licensed in
another jurisdiction.
(3) "NABP"
means the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy.
Section 2. An applicant licensed in another
jurisdiction shall be eligible for license transfer, if the:
(1) Requirements for licensure of the
jurisdiction that granted his or her license met or exceeded Kentucky
requirements for licensure when the license in the other jurisdiction was
granted;
(2) Applicant holds in
good standing, an active license to practice pharmacy;
(3) Applicant has:
(a) Completed and certified the NABP
Preliminary Application for Transfer of Pharmacist License form; and
(b) Received an NABP Official Application for
Transfer of Pharmacist License;
(4) Applicant is currently in good standing
in the jurisdiction from which he or she has applied;
(5) Applicant has successfully completed an
examination in jurisprudence;
(6)
Applicant has submitted 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; and
(7) Applicant has submitted to a query to the
National Practitioner Data Bank of the United States Department of Health and
Human Services.
Section
3. Required Information. An applicant shall provide the
information required by the NABP Preliminary Application for Transfer of
Pharmacist License form, including:
(1) Name,
maiden, and other names used currently or previously;
(2) Address, telephone number;
(3) Date of birth;
(4) Social Security number;
(5) Citizenship;
(6) Sex;
(7) State of original license by examination,
including:
(a) License number;
(b) Original date of issue;
(c) Current status of original licensure;
and
(d) State for which license
transfer is requested;
(8) Pharmacy education, including:
(a) Name and location of pharmacy
school;
(b) Name of pharmacy
degree;
(c) Date degree was
received; and
(d) Other
professional degrees, including the information specified by paragraphs (a) to
(c) of this subsection;
(9) Whether the applicant has earned
certification by the Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Examination Committee, and, if
so, the examination equivalency number assigned;
(10) Total hours of practical experience as
an intern prior to licensure as a pharmacist;
(11) States, dates, and results of pharmacist
licensure examinations;
(12)
Pharmacist licenses currently held, including issue date, expiration date,
status, and any board action taken against the licensee;
(13) Practice and employment, including
nonpharmacist employment, from the past three (3) years;
(14) Record of charges or convictions of any
felony or misdemeanor offense, other than traffic offenses, and whether or not
a sentence was imposed or suspended;
(15) Record of any surrender of a pharmacist
license or registration issued by the federal government or any state
controlled substance authority;
(16) Record of any pharmacist license
revocation, suspension, restriction, termination, or other disciplinary action
by any board of pharmacy or other state authority;
(17) Record of whether the pharmacist is
currently under investigation or subject to disciplinary action by the
licensing jurisdiction, federal Food and Drug Administration, federal Drug
Enforcement Administration or any state drug enforcement authority for the
violation of any state or federal pharmacy, liquor, or drug laws;
(18) Record of any condition or impairment,
such as substance or alcohol abuse or dependency that in any way affects the
pharmacist's ability to practice pharmacy in a safe and competent manner;
and
(19) Record of any application
for initial licensure, renewal licensure, or licensure by transfer that was
denied by any licensing authority, whether in pharmacy or any other
profession.
Section 4.
The board shall accept license transfer applications from jurisdictions that:
(1) Are an active member of the NABP;
and
(2) Grant license transfers to
pharmacists pursuant to conditions and requirements that are the equivalent of
conditions and requirements established by the board.
Section 5. An applicant shall take and pass
the Multistate Pharmacy Jurisprudence Examination administered by the
NABP.
Section 6. Fee. An applicant
shall include the fees specified by
201 KAR
2:050, Section 1(2) and (19).
Section 7.
(1) "NABP Preliminary Application for
Transfer of Pharmacist License", April 2018, is incorporated by
reference.
(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 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
or on the Web site at
https://pharmacy.ky.gov/professionals/Pages/Reciprocal-Information.aspx.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY:
KRS
218A.205(8),
315.191(1)(a),
(c), (d),
315.210
