Code of Massachusetts Regulations
247 CMR - BOARD OF REGISTRATION IN PHARMACY
Title 247 CMR 4.00 - Personal Registration Renewal; Continuing Education Requirements
Section 4.02 - Personal Registration Expiration and Renewal

(1) All personal registrations shall expire on December 31st of each even-numbered year and shall be renewed prior to January 1st of the following year if the registrant intends to continue his or her practice of pharmacy.

(2) A registrant who has not renewed his or her personal registration before the date of its expiration may renew such registration upon payment of an annual license fee, applicable back license fees, and a late fee as established by the Commissioner of Administration and Finance under M.G.L. c. 7, § 3B.

(3) Any practice of pharmacy by a registrant after the expiration of his or her personal registration shall constitute the unlicensed practice of pharmacy and shall be subject to any and all penalties established for such unlicensed practice of pharmacy.

(4) An applicant who has failed to renew his or her personal registration for a period of more than 60 days, and whose personal registration has not been suspended or revoked by the Board, may apply for a renewal of personal registration upon satisfying conditions imposed by the Board, which may include the completion of additional contact hours of continuing education.

(5) An applicant for personal registration renewal who has failed to renew his or her personal registration for more than two years, and whose personal registration has not been suspended or revoked by the Board, shall take and pass the Multistate Pharmacy Jurisprudence Examination and meet all other conditions as determined by the Board as a prerequisite to registration renewal.

(6) An applicant for personal registration renewal whose personal registration has been revoked or has been suspended for between six months and two years shall take and pass the Multistate Pharmacy Jurisprudence Examination and meet all conditions as determined by the Board as a prerequisite to registration renewal.

(7) An applicant for personal registration renewal whose personal registration has been revoked or suspended for more than two years shall take and pass the Multistate Pharmacy Jurisprudence Examination and meet all other conditions as determined by the Board, which may include taking and passing the NAPLEX, as a prerequisite to registration renewal.

(8) Pursuant to M.G.L. c. 112, § 1B(c), the personal registration of a registrant who is engaged in active service in the armed forces remains valid until 90 days following the release of the registrant from active duty. The continuing education requirement in 247 CMR 4.03 shall not apply to the biennial cycle immediately preceding December 31st of an even-numbered year if the registrant is engaged in active service after October 1st of that even-numbered year.