New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING
Chapter 19 - PHARMACISTS
Part 2 - EXAMINATIONS
Section 16.19.2.8 - APPLICATIONS - SUBJECTS

Universal Citation: 16 NM Admin Code 16.19.2.8

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024

Applicants for licensure by examination shall pass the standard national examination currently known as the NAPLEX and pass the MPJE.

A. EXAMINATIONS:

(1) In order to sit for the NAPLEX, the applicant must be a graduate from a college of pharmacy accredited by the ACPE.

(2) Candidates must achieve a score of passing as set by NABP to pass the NAPLEX.

(3) Candidates must achieve a score of passing as set by NABP to pass the MPJE.

(4) Candidates taking the NAPLEX in participating states may transfer scores in compliance with NABP "score transfer program", upon payment of the fee to the New Mexico board of pharmacy for licensure by examination, and in compliance with such other requirements set by the New Mexico board of pharmacy so long as New Mexico participates in the NABP "score transfer program."

(5) Only those score-transfer applicants who have passed the NAPLEX and received their score may take the MPJE.

B. Graduates of schools or colleges of pharmacy not accredited by the ACPE, shall be eligible to take the licensing examination required under this section by providing evidence satisfactory to the board that the applicant has satisfied the requirements of 61-11-9 NMSA 1978:

(1) has submitted an application on a form supplied by the board;

(2) has completed the internship requirements of 16.19.5 NMAC; and

(3) has successfully completed the NABP FPGEE certification program.

C. Applicants with work experience as a pharmacist in another country may petition the board to accept the work experience in lieu of internship requirements of 16.19.5 NMAC. The board may elect to accept all, a portion or none of the experience as a substitute for internship requirements.

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