Current through September 21, 2024
(a) The Board shall utilize those
standardized examinations as prepared and administered by the National
Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP). These standardized examinations shall
include the following:
(i) North American
Pharmacist Licensing Examination (NAPLEX®); and
(ii) Multistate Pharmacy Jurisprudence
Examination (MPJE®).
(b) Applicants for licensure by examination
will be licensed, provided they:
(i) Submit a
properly completed "Pharmacist License by Examination" application, as provided
by the Board, with the proper fee and fee/fingerprints for a criminal
background check. However, any applicant who has on file at the Board office a
criminal background history dated within twelve (12) months of the date of
application need not resubmit fee/fingerprints for a criminal background
history;
(ii) Pass the NAPLEX®
with a minimum score of 75;
(A) Candidates who
do not receive a passing grade on the NAPLEX® shall be allowed two (2)
retakes, for a total of three (3) examinations.
(B) All retakes require payment of fees plus
a forty-five (45) day waiting period, as required by NABP.
(iii) Pass the MPJE® for Wyoming with a
minimum score of 75;
(A) Candidates who do
not receive a passing grade on the MPJE® for Wyoming may retake the
examination for a maximum of five (5) attempts.
(B) All retakes require payment of fees, plus
a thirty (30) day waiting period, as required by NABP.
(iv) Meet the required practical experience
requirement of 1,200 internship hours as specified in Chapter 3 of these
rules;
(v) Complete all
requirements within two (2) years of the date of application to the Board
office;
(vi) Meet the requirements
of W.S. §
33-24-116; and
(vii) Ensure the Board receives the results
of a criminal background history report from the Wyoming Division of Criminal
Investigation (DCI).
(c)
Applicants who have applied for score transfer of their NAPLEX® examination
to Wyoming will be licensed by examination provided they meet the following
requirements:
(i) The NAPLEX® score
transferred is 75 or more;
(ii) A
properly completed "Pharmacist Licensure by Examination" application, as
provided by the Board, with the proper fee, has been submitted to the Board
office;
(iii) Pass the MPJE®
for Wyoming with a minimum score of 75;
(A)
Candidates who do not receive a passing grade on the MPJE® for Wyoming may
retake the examination for a maximum of five (5) attempts.
(B) All retakes require payment of fees, plus
a thirty (30) day waiting period, as required by the NABP.
(iv) The required practical experience
requirement of 1,200 internship hours is met, as specified in Chapter 3 of
these rules;
(v) All requirements
completed within one (1) year of the date of the NAPLEX® examination, which
was utilized for the score which was transferred to Wyoming;
(vi) Board receipt of a criminal background
history report from the DCI; and
(vii) Meet the requirements of W.S. §
33-24-116.
(d) No candidate will be licensed until the
required practical experience, as specified in Chapter 3 of these rules has
been met.
(e) Candidates failing to
meet all requirements within the time period allowed in this chapter must file
a new application, including payment of the fees or, if applicable, seek
licensure by license transfer, as outlined in this chapter.
(f) The Board reserves the right to require
an interview with any applicant seeking licensure by examination to practice
pharmacy in Wyoming.
(g) The Board
shall charge fees to cover administrative costs, which shall include one (1)
wall certificate and a renewal certificate for the current license
year.
(h) Foreign pharmacy
graduates, holding a FPGEC® Certificate issued by the Foreign Pharmacy
Graduate Examination Committee ®, may apply for licensure as a pharmacist
under this section. To be eligible for FPGEC® certification, applicants
must satisfy the following requirements established by the FPGEC®:
(i) Provide verification of educational
equivalency of an applicant's foreign pharmacy education and the applicant's
licensure or registration as a pharmacist outside the United States;
(ii) Pass the Foreign Pharmacy Graduate
Equivalency Examination (FPGEE®); and
(iii) Obtain an acceptable score on the Test
of English as a Foreign Language Internet-based Test (TOEFL® iBT), with
minimal scores of 21 for listening, 22 for reading, 26 for speaking and 24 for
writing.
