Code of Massachusetts Regulations
247 CMR - BOARD OF REGISTRATION IN PHARMACY
Title 247 CMR 3.00 - Personal Registration Requirements
Section 3.01 - Examination for Licensure as a Pharmacist

Universal Citation: 247 MA Code of Regs 247.3

Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024

In order to be licensed as a pharmacist by examination by the Board, an applicant must meet the requirements set forth in 247 CMR 3.01.

(1) A graduate of an ACPE-accredited and Board-approved college/school of pharmacy shall be eligible for examination for licensure as a pharmacist provided the applicant:

(a) is 18 years of age or older by the scheduled date of the examination applied for;

(b) has earned a doctor of pharmacy degree from a college/school of pharmacy accredited by the ACPE or approved by the Board;

(c) has completed a pharmacy internship in accordance with 247 CMR 8.01(1); and

(d) is of good moral character.

(2) A graduate of a non-approved college/school of pharmacy shall be eligible for examination for licensure as a pharmacist provided the applicant:

(a) is 18 years of age or older by the scheduled date of the examination applied for;

(b) has received official Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Examination Committee (FPGEC) Certification from NABP;

(c) has submitted an official copy of the applicant's FPGEC Certificate to the Board and the Board has received official notification from the NABP of the applicant's FPGEC Certification;

(d) has completed a pharmacy internship in accordance with 247 CMR 8.01(1); and

(e) is of good moral character.

(3) An applicant shall properly apply to take NAPLEX and MPJE, A completed application for examination shall:

(a) be fully and correctly completed by the applicant;

(b) include a recent passport-size photograph of the applicant showing the applicant's likeness;

(c) include a certified birth certificate or other sufficient proof of place and date of birth;

(d) in the case of a name change, include a written notification to the Board or the Board's designee of such name change; and

(e) include payment of all required fees, unless waived in accordance with M.G.L. c. 112, § 1B;

(4) An applicant for licensure as a pharmacist must pass both NAPLEX and MPJE.

(5) To qualify for licensure, the applicant must achieve a NAPLEX score of not less than 75% and an MPJE score of not less than 75%.

(6) An applicant who fails to achieve a passing score on either or both NAPLEX or MPJE may be re-examined on either or both examinations provided that the applicant submits a new application for examination to the Board or Board-approved testing service accompanied by payment of all required fees, unless waived in accordance with M.G.L. c. 112, § 1B.

(7) An applicant who fails either NAPLEX or MPJE must reapply to sit for the examination which the applicant failed within one year of the administration date of the original examination in order for both examination scores to be considered together. If the applicant does not pass both NAPLEX and MPJE within this one year period, the applicant must apply to retake both NAPLEX and MPJE.

(8) The Board may refuse to consider any application that has not been properly completed.

(9) All fees submitted to the Board in connection with an application for licensure as a pharmacist, reviewed and acted upon by the Board, are nonrefundable.

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