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Occupations and Professions | |
Pharmacy Practice Act | |
Section 303 | Qualifications for licensure as a pharmacist. |
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58-17b-303. Qualifications for licensure as a pharmacist. (1) Each applicant for licensure as a pharmacist shall: (a) submit an application in a form prescribed by the division; (b) pay a fee as determined by the department under Section 63J-1-504; (c) produce satisfactory evidence of good moral character as it relates to the applicant's ability to practice pharmacy; (d) complete a criminal background check and be free from criminal convictions as required by Section 58-17b-307, or as described in Section 58-1-501; (e) have no physical or mental condition of a nature which prevents the applicant from engaging in the practice of pharmacy with reasonable skill, competency, and safety to the public; (f) have graduated and received a professional entry degree from a school or college of pharmacy which is accredited by the Accreditation Council on Pharmacy Education; (g) have completed an internship meeting standards established by division rule made in collaboration with the board; and (h) have successfully passed examinations required by division rule made in collaboration with the board. (2) Each applicant for licensure as a pharmacist whose pharmacy education was completed at a foreign pharmacy school shall, in addition to the requirements under Subsections (1)(a) through (e), (g), and (h), obtain a certification of equivalency from a credentialing agency required by division rule made in collaboration with the board. (3) Each applicant for a license by endorsement as a pharmacist under this section shall: (a) submit a written application in the form prescribed by the division; (b) pay the fee determined by the department under Section 63J-1-504; (c) be of good moral character as required of applicants for licensure as pharmacists under Subsection (1); (d) complete a criminal background check and be free from criminal convictions as required by Section 58-17b-307, or as otherwise described in Section 58-1-501; (e) have no physical or mental condition of a nature which prevents the applicant from engaging in the practice of pharmacy with reasonable skill, competency, and safety to the public; (f) have lawfully practiced as a licensed pharmacist a minimum of 2,000 hours in the four years immediately preceding the date of application; (g) produce satisfactory evidence of completing the professional education required under Subsection (1); (h) be currently licensed in good standing as a pharmacist in another state, territory, or possession of the United States; (i) produce satisfactory evidence that the examination requirements are or were at the time the license was issued, equal to those of this state; and (j) pass the jurisprudence examination prescribed by division rule made in collaboration with the board.
Amended by Chapter 183, 2009 General Session |
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