Current through September 21, 2024
(a) A pharmacist or pharmacy technician whose
license has been revoked or suspended by the Board may file an application, on
a form supplied by the Board, requesting a hearing to present evidence to show
why the license should be reinstated subject to the following:
(i) A pharmacist or pharmacy technician whose
license was revoked by the Board may not file an application requesting a
hearing until thirty-six (36) months have elapsed from the date the order
revoking the pharmacist or pharmacy technician license became final;
(ii) A pharmacist or pharmacy technician
whose license was suspended by the Board may not file an application requesting
a hearing until one-half (1/2) of the suspension so ordered by the Board has
elapsed;
(iii) A pharmacist shall
submit an application fee of two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) and pay for
the cost of the hearing, if the Board issues an order denying reinstatement.
The application fee is nonrefundable;
(iv) A pharmacy technician shall submit an
application fee of one hundred twenty five dollars ($125.00) and pay for the
cost of the hearing, if the Board issues an order denying reinstatement. The
application fee is nonrefundable;
(v) The applicant must complete all questions
and provide all information requested on the application;
(vi) An incomplete application and the
accompanying fee will be returned and a hearing date will not be set by the
Board; and
(vii) In the
application, the pharmacist or pharmacy technician shall authorize any health
professional who has examined or treated the applicant to disclose a diagnosis
and the reasons for it to the Board and the Board staff.
(b) Applications received by the Board will
be reviewed by the Executive Director. The Executive Director shall:
(i) Review the application for completeness.
If information or attachments are missing, the application and fee will be
returned to the applicant with a letter stating the reason(s) for the
rejection; and
(ii) If the
application is complete, the Executive Director, in consultation with a
Compliance Officer, a member of the Board and the Board's Prosecuting Attorney
shall make a decision if the evidence submitted supports reinstatement. The
Executive Director will notify the applicant whether the Board staff will
support or oppose the request for reinstatement. If not, a hearing for
reinstatement shall be scheduled by the Executive Director, if requested by the
applicant.
(c) The
Executive Director may require the applicant to submit to an examination by a
health professional chosen by Board staff. The health professional shall report
on the examination to Board staff and may testify at a hearing on
reinstatement. Cost for the examination shall be the responsibility of the
applicant.
(d) To be reinstated, a
pharmacist must prove that he or she has been rehabilitated so that further
violation of Wyoming Statutes and Board rules is not likely to occur, and that
he or she is competent to practice pharmacy. The Board may, as a condition to
establish competency, require successful completion of one or more of the
following:
(i) The NAPLEX® with a minimum
score of 75;
(ii) The MPJE®
with a minimum score of 75; or
(iii) An internship, not to exceed 1,200
hours, as prescribed by the Board.
(e) To be reinstated, a pharmacy technician
must prove that he or she has been rehabilitated so that further violation of
Wyoming Statutes and Board rules is not likely to occur, and that he or she is
competent to function as a pharmacy technician. The Board, as a condition to
establish competency, may require successful completion of the PTCB Pharmacy
Technician Certification Examination.
