Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 12, March 20, 2024
(a) As used in this section, acceptable
accrediting agency shall mean an organization accepted by the department as a
reliable authority for the purpose of accreditation at the postsecondary level,
applying its criteria for granting accreditation in a fair, consistent, and
nondiscriminatory manner, such as an agency recognized for this purpose by the
United States Department of Education.
(b) To meet the professional education
requirement for admission to the licensing examination, the applicant shall
present satisfactory evidence of either:
(1)
completing a program in pharmacy leading to the baccalaureate degree, its
equivalent, or a higher degree, that is either registered by the department
pursuant to section
52.29 of this Title or
accredited by an acceptable accrediting agency; or
(2) for applicants who apply for licensure
prior to September 1, 2001, completing a nonregistered or nonaccredited program
in pharmacy, including a foreign pharmacy program, of not less than three
academic years of professional study, or the equivalent thereof, satisfactory
to the department, and attaining Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Examination
Committee certification by the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy or
its successor, or an equivalent certification acceptable to the department. The
program of study in a foreign school of pharmacy shall culminate in the
awarding of a degree, diploma or certificate in pharmacy recognized by the
appropriate civil authorities of the country in which the school is located as
meeting the educational requirement for entry into practice in that country;
or
(3) for applicants who apply for
licensure on or after September 1, 2001, completing a nonregistered or
nonaccredited program in pharmacy, including a pharmacy program located in
another country, that is equivalent to a program registered by the department
pursuant to section
52.29 of this Title and
attaining Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Examination Committee certification by the
National Association of Boards of Pharmacy or its successor or an equivalent
certification acceptable to the department. The program of study in another
jurisdiction shall culminate in the awarding of a degree, diploma or
certificate in pharmacy recognized by the appropriate civil authorities of the
jurisdiction in which the school is located as meeting the educational
requirements for entry into practice in that jurisdiction.
(c) A program of pharmacy education shall be
considered completed upon certification of completion by the school in which
such program was taken and proof that the applicant has been awarded the
appropriate pharmacy degree, diploma or certificate.
