A. Eligibility.
To be eligible for licensure as a pharmacist by examination, a person shall:
1. Have a degree in pharmacy from an approved
school or college of pharmacy; or
2. Qualify under the requirements of A.R.S.
§
32-1922(D)
3. Complete no fewer than 1500
hours of intern training as specified in
R4-23-303.
B. Application.
1. An applicant for licensure by examination
shall:
a. Submit a completed application on a
form furnished by the Board, and
b. Submit with the application form:
i. The documents specified in the application
form, and
ii. The application fee
specified in
R4-23-205.
2. The Board office shall deem an
application form received on the date the Board office electronically or
manually date-stamps the form.
3.
An applicant for licensure by examination shall register for The NAPLEX and
jurisprudence examination through NABP's registration process. When NABP
determines the applicant is eligible to test, NABP will issue an authorization
to test.
4. The Board shall deem an
application for licensure by examination invalid 12 months after the date the
application is received. An applicant whose application form is invalid and who
wishes to continue licensure procedures, shall submit a new application form
and fee as specified under subsection (B)(1).
C. Passing grade; notification;
re-examination.
1. To pass the required
examinations, an applicant shall receive a passing grade on both the NAPLEX and
jurisprudence examination.
2. The
Board office shall
a. retrieve an
applicant's NAPLEX and jurisprudence examination scores from the NABP database
no later than two weeks after the applicant's examination date
b. Provide written notice by mail
to an applicant who fails the NAPLEX or MPJE no later than seven days after the
Board office retrieves the applicant's score from NABP.
3. An applicant who fails the
NAPLEX or jurisprudence examination may register with the NABP to retake the
examination within the 12-month period defined in subsection (B)(4). An
applicant who fails the NAPLEX or jurisprudence examination three times shall
petition the Executive Director as specified in
R4-23-401 for approval before
retaking the examination. If the applicant fails the NAPLEX or jurisprudence
examination four times, the applicant shall petition the Board as specified in
R4-23-401 for Board consideration
before taking the examination for a last time.
4. For the purpose of licensure by
examination, the Board office shall deem a passing score on the NAPLEX or
jurisprudence examination invalid 24 months after the applicant's examination
date. An applicant who fails to complete the licensure process within the
24-month period, and who wishes to continue licensure procedures, shall retake
the examination or examinations.
D. NAPLEX score transfer.
1. The Board office shall deem a score
transfer received on the date the NABP transmits the applicant's official score
transfer report to the Board office.
2. An applicant who receives a passing score
on the NAPLEX taken in another jurisdiction shall, within 12 months after the
date the Board office receives the applicant's official NABP score transfer
report, make application for licensure according to subsection (B). After 12
months, an applicant may reapply for licensure in this state under the
provisions of subsection (B) or
R4-23-203(B).
3. An applicant who takes the
NAPLEX in another jurisdiction and fails the examination may apply for
licensure in this state under the provisions of subsection (B).
E. Licensure.
1. The Board office shall issue a certificate
of licensure and a wall license to a successful applicant
a. The initial licensure fee
specified in
R4-23-205, and
b. The wall license fee specified
in R4-23-205.
2. A licensee shall maintain the
certificate of licensure in the practice site for inspection by the Board or
its designee or review by the public.
F. Time frames for licensure by examination.
1. The Board office shall complete an
administrative completeness review within 60 days after the date the
application form is received.
a. The Board
office shall issue a written notice of administrative completeness to the
applicant if no deficiencies are found in the application form.
b. If the application form is incomplete, the
Board office shall provide the applicant with a written notice that includes a
comprehensive list of the missing information. The 60-day time frame for the
Board office to finish the administrative completeness review is suspended from
the date the notice of incompleteness is served until the applicant provides
the Board office with all missing information.
c. If the Board office does not provide the
applicant with written notice regarding administrative completeness, the
application form shall be deemed complete 60 days after receipt by the Board
office.
2. An applicant
with an incomplete application form shall submit all of the missing information
within 90 business days after service of the notice of incompleteness.
a. If an applicant cannot
submit all missing information within 90 business days after service of the
notice of incompleteness, the applicant may send a written notice of a 30-day
extension to the Board office postmarked or delivered no later than 90 business
days after service of the notice of incompleteness.
b. The written request for an
extension shall document the reasons the applicant is unable to meet the 90-day
deadline.
c. The Board office shall review
the request for an extension of the 90-day deadline and grant the request if
the Board office determines that an extension of the deadline will enable the
applicant to assemble and submit the missing information. An extension shall be
for no more than 30 days. The Board office shall notify the applicant in
writing of its decision to grant or deny the request for an
extension.
3. If
an applicant fails to submit a complete application form within the time
allowed under subsection (F)(2), the Board office shall close the applicant's
file. An applicant whose file is closed and who later wishes to obtain a
license shall apply again according to subsection (B).
4. The Board office shall complete a
substantive review of the applicant's qualifications in no more than 120 days
after the date on which the administrative completeness review of an
application form is complete.
a. If an applicant is found to be
ineligible for licensure by examination, the Board office shall issue a written
notice of denial to the applicant.
b. If an applicant is found to be
eligible to take the NAPLEX, the Board office shall notify the NABP that the
applicant is eligible to test. The NABP shall issue the applicant an
authorization to test letter.
c. If an applicant is found to be
eligible to take the MPJE, the Board office shall notify the NABP that the
applicant is eligible to test. The NABP shall issue the applicant an
authorization to test letter.
d.a. The Board office
shall deem the application invalid 12 months after the date the application for
licensure by examination is received.
e.b. If the Board office
finds deficiencies during the substantive review of the applicant's
qualifications, the Board office shall issue a written request to the applicant
for additional documentation.
f.c. The 120-day time
frame for a substantive review is suspended from the date of a written request
for additional documentation until the date all documentation is received. The
applicant shall submit the additional documentation according to subsection
(F)(2).
g.d. If the applicant and
the Board office agree in writing, the 120-day substantive review time frame
may be extended once for no more than 45 days.
5. For the purpose of A.R.S. §
41-1072 et seq., the Board
establishes the following time frames for licensure by examination.
a. Administrative completeness review time
frame: 60 days.
b. Substantive
review time frame: 120 days.
c.
Overall time frame: 180 days.
G. License renewal.
1. To renew a license, a pharmacist shall
submit a completed license renewal application on a form furnished by the Board
with the biennial renewal fee specified in
R4-23-205.
2. If the biennial renewal fee is not paid by
November 1 of the renewal year specified in A.R.S. §
32-1925, the pharmacist license is
suspended and the licensee shall not practice as a pharmacist. The suspended
licensee shall pay a reinstatement penalty as provided in A.R.S. §
32-1925
and
R4-23-205 to vacate the
suspension.
3. A licensee shall
maintain the renewal certificate of licensure in the practice site for
inspection by the Board or its designee or review by the public.
4. Time frames for license renewals. The
Board office shall follow the time frames established in subsection (F) when
processing a renewal application.
Notes
Ariz. Admin. Code §
R4-23-202
Former Rules 2.2100,
2.2200, 2.2300, 2.2400, 2.2500, 2.2600, 2.2700, 2.2800, 2.2910, 2.2920, 2.2930,
2.3000, 2.3010, 2.3100; Amended effective August 23, 1978 (Supp. 78-5). Amended
effective June 10, 1981 (Supp. 81-3). Former Section R4-23-202 repealed, new
Section R4-23-202 adopted effective July 24, 1985 (Supp. 85-4). Amended
effective March 13, 1991 (Supp. 91-1). Amended effective January 12, 1998
(Supp. 98-1). Amended by final rulemaking at 8 A.A.R. 409 and 8 A.A.R. 646,
effective January 10, 2002 (Supp. 02-1). Amended by final rulemaking at 10
A.A.R. 4356, effective December 4, 2004 (Supp. 04-4). Amended by final
rulemaking at 12 A.A.R. 4689, effective February 3, 2007 (Supp. 06-4). Amended
by final rulemaking at 14 A.A.R. 3605, effective November 8, 2008 (Supp. 08-3).
Amended by final rulemaking at 19 A.A.R. 2911, effective November 10, 2013.
Amended by final rulemaking at
25
A.A.R. 1015, effective 6/1/2019. Amended by final rulemaking at
30
A.A.R. 155, effective 3/4/2024.
