20 CSR 2220-7.030 - Pharmacist Licensure by Examination
PURPOSE: This amendment modernizes rule language, incorporates current application procedures from the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy, and clarifies requirements/restrictions for taking and passing the required licensure examinations.
(1) Examination Applications.
(A) Graduates of an accredited college/school
of pharmacy may apply to the board for licensure as a Missouri pharmacist by
examination. Applications shall be submitted on forms provided by the board
with the examination application fee. The application must be notarized and
include:
1. Satisfactory evidence that the
applicant has graduated from an accredited school/college of pharmacy that
meets the requirements of this rule;
2. Proof that the applicant has completed a
state and federal criminal history background check, as required by
20 CSR
2220-7.090; and
3. Proof of one thousand five hundred (1,500)
hours of pharmacy practice experience in activities related to the practice of
pharmacy as approved by the board or connected with-
A. Patient-centered pharmaceutical care or
pharmacist clinical services;
B.
Evaluating or interpreting prescriptions or medication orders;
C. Compounding, dispensing, and labeling of
drugs and devices;
D. The proper
and safe storage of drugs and devices and appropriate record keeping for
them;
E. Medication
administration;
F. Medication
therapy review/management; and
G.
Consulting with patients and other health care practitioners about the safe and
effective use of drugs and devices.
(B) Pharmacy practice experience earned in
another state must be certified directly to the board from an accredited
school/college of pharmacy or the state or governmental pharmacist licensing
entity where the hours were earned. Alternatively, the board may, in its
discretion, accept proof of graduation and the required pharmacy practice
experience hours from National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP).
Graduates of an accredited school/college of pharmacy located in a U.S. state
or territory shall be deemed compliant with the pharmacy practice experience
hours required by this rule and are not required to submit additional proof of
pharmacy practice experience, unless otherwise requested by the board or the
board's authorized designee.
(C)
The board shall review the application and determine the candidate's
eligibility to test. Applications shall be deemed incomplete until all
requirements of this rule have been met. All application fees are
non-refundable.
(2) Test
Scheduling. When an application has been completed, the board will notify the
applicant and/or NABP if he/she is eligible for the North American Pharmacist
Licensure Examination (NAPLEX) and/or the Multistate Pharmacy Jurisprudence
Examination (MPJE). If eligible, the applicant shall schedule testing dates for
both the NAPLEX and MPJE, as required by the NABP. The applicant must comply
with all registration, application, testing, and scheduling requirements
established by NABP for the examinations, and payment of any fee(s) required by
NABP for scheduling/taking the examination(s).
(A) To avoid forfeiture of eligibility, the
applicant must take the examination(s) within three hundred sixty-five (365)
days after having been determined eligible by the board to test. If the
applicant does not take the examination within three hundred sixty-five (365)
days, the applicant must reapply to the board for examination/licensure and pay
the examination application fee again.
(B) A determination by the board that an
applicant is eligible for examination does not guarantee that the applicant
will be issued a Missouri pharmacist license. The board reserves the right to
deny an applicant for licensure that has been approved for examination as
authorized by Missouri law.
(3) Testing. Applicants for pharmacist
licensure by examination must successfully pass both the NAPLEX and the MPJE.
To successfully pass, a minimum score of seventy-five (75) is required for each
of the required examinations. Applicants must pass both the NAPLEX and MPJE
exams within two (2) years of submitting their application for licensure by
examination to the board. Failure to achieve passing scores on both exams in
this two (2) year period will result in the license application being rejected
as incomplete. The applicant may reapply for licensure and restart the
examination process, except as otherwise provided by subsection (4)(A) or other
provisions of Missouri law.
(4)
Retesting. If an applicant fails to achieve a score of seventy-five (75) on
both the NAPLEX and the MPJE, the candidate shall retake and pass the failed
examination(s) before a license can be issued. Applicants seeking to retake an
examination must file an application for reexamination with the board and pay
the examination application fee each time. All examinations are scored
independently and may be retaken independently.
(A) The board or its authorized designee
shall review and approve any applicant that fails the NAPLEX or MPJE three (3)
consecutive times prior to the applicant being declared eligible to retest. A
candidate will not be declared eligible to retest under this subsection until
approved by the board. In lieu of disapproval, the board may establish a date
after which the candidate shall be eligible to retest or may establish
additional training or study requirements that must be completed before
authorization to retest is granted. Applicants who fail the NAPLEX five (5)
times shall not be declared eligible to retake the NAPLEX. Applicants who fail
the MPJE five (5) times shall not be declared eligible to retake the MPJE
unless otherwise approved by the board for extenuating circumstances.
(B) Application for reexamination must be
made on a form provided by the board. Examination/reexamination fees are
non-refundable.
Notes
*Original authority: 338.020, RSMo 1939, amended 1947, 1949, 1981, 1990; 338.040, RSMo 1939, amended 1961, 1969, 1981, 1990; 338.060, RSMo 1939, amended 1943, 1947, 1949, 1951, 1981, 1984, 1997, 1999; 338.070, RSMo 1939, amended 1947, 1953, 1961, 1969, 1981, 1985, 1997; 338.035, RSMo 1990, amended 1993, 1995, 2007; and 338.140, RSMo 1939, amended 1981, 1989, 1997, 2011 .
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PURPOSE: This amendment modernizes rule language, incorporates current application procedures from the National
(1) Examination Applications.
(A) Graduates of an accredited college/school of pharmacy may apply to the board for licensure as a Missouri pharmacist by examination. Applications shall be submitted on forms provided by the board with the examination application fee. The application must be notarized and include:
1. Satisfactory evidence that the applicant has graduated from an accredited school/college of pharmacy that meets the requirements of this rule;
2. Proof that the applicant has completed a state and federal criminal history background check, as required by 20 CSR 2220-7.090; and
3. Proof of one thousand five hundred (1,500) hours of pharmacy practice experience in activities related to the practice of pharmacy as approved by the board or connected with-
A. Patient-centered pharmaceutical care or pharmacist clinical services;
B. Evaluating or interpreting prescriptions or medication orders;
C. Compounding, dispensing, and labeling of drugs and devices;
D. The proper and safe storage of drugs and devices and appropriate record keeping for them;
E. Medication administration;
F. Medication therapy review/management; and
G. Consulting with patients and other health care practitioners about the safe and effective use of drugs and devices.
(B) Pharmacy practice experience earned in another state must be certified directly to the board from an accredited school/college of pharmacy or the state or governmental pharmacist licensing entity where the hours were earned. Alternatively, the board may, in its discretion, accept proof of graduation and the required pharmacy practice experience hours from National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP). Graduates of an accredited school/college of pharmacy located in a U.S. state or territory shall be deemed compliant with the pharmacy practice experience hours required by this rule and are not required to submit additional proof of pharmacy practice experience, unless otherwise requested by the board or the board's authorized designee.
(C) The board shall review the application and determine the candidate's eligibility to test. Applications shall be deemed incomplete until all requirements of this rule have been met. All application fees are non-refundable.
(2) Test Scheduling. When an application has been completed, the board will notify the applicant and/or NABP if he/she is eligible for the North American Pharmacist Licensure Examination (NAPLEX) and/or the Multistate Pharmacy Jurisprudence Examination (MPJE). If eligible, the applicant shall schedule testing dates for both the NAPLEX and MPJE, as required by the NABP. The applicant must comply with all registration, application, testing, and scheduling requirements established by NABP for the examinations, and payment of any fee(s) required by NABP for scheduling/taking the examination(s).
(A) To avoid forfeiture of eligibility, the applicant must take the examination(s) within three hundred sixty-five (365) days after having been determined eligible by the board to test. If the applicant does not take the examination within three hundred sixty-five (365) days, the applicant must reapply to the board for examination/licensure and pay the examination application fee again.
(B) A determination by the board that an applicant is eligible for examination does not guarantee that the applicant will be issued a Missouri pharmacist license. The board reserves the right to deny an applicant for licensure that has been approved for examination as authorized by Missouri law.
(3) Testing. Applicants for pharmacist licensure by examination must successfully pass both the NAPLEX and the MPJE. To successfully pass, a minimum score of seventy-five (75) is required for each of the required examinations. Applicants must pass both the NAPLEX and MPJE exams within two (2) years of submitting their application for licensure by examination to the board. Failure to achieve passing scores on both exams in this two (2) year period will result in the license application being rejected as incomplete. The applicant may reapply for licensure and restart the examination process, except as otherwise provided by subsection (4)(A) or other provisions of Missouri law.
(4) Retesting. If an applicant fails to achieve a score of seventy-five (75) on both the NAPLEX and the MPJE, the candidate shall retake and pass the failed examination(s) before a license can be issued. Applicants seeking to retake an examination must file an application for reexamination with the board and pay the examination application fee each time. All examinations are scored independently and may be retaken independently.
(A) The board or its authorized designee shall review and approve any applicant that fails the NAPLEX or MPJE three (3) consecutive times prior to the applicant being declared eligible to retest. A candidate will not be declared eligible to retest under this subsection until approved by the board. In lieu of disapproval, the board may establish a date after which the candidate shall be eligible to retest or may establish additional training or study requirements that must be completed before authorization to retest is granted. Applicants who fail the NAPLEX five (5) times shall not be declared eligible to retake the NAPLEX. Applicants who fail the MPJE five (5) times shall not be declared eligible to retake the MPJE unless otherwise approved by the board for extenuating circumstances.
(B) Application for reexamination must be made on a form provided by the board. Examination/reexamination fees are non-refundable.
Notes
*Original authority: 338.020, RSMo 1939, amended 1947, 1949, 1981, 1990; 338.040, RSMo 1939, amended 1961, 1969, 1981, 1990; 338.060, RSMo 1939, amended 1943, 1947, 1949, 1951, 1981, 1984, 1997, 1999; 338.070, RSMo 1939, amended 1947, 1953, 1961, 1969, 1981, 1985, 1997; 338.035, RSMo 1990, amended 1993, 1995, 2007; and 338.140, RSMo 1939, amended 1981, 1989, 1997, 2011 .