2005 Idaho Code - 54-1722 — QUALIFICATIONS FOR LICENSURE BY EXAMINATION

                                  TITLE  54
                    PROFESSIONS, VOCATIONS, AND BUSINESSES
                                  CHAPTER 17
                                 PHARMACISTS
    54-1722.  QUALIFICATIONS FOR LICENSURE BY EXAMINATION. (1) To obtain a
license to engage in the practice of pharmacy, an applicant for licensure by
examination shall:
    (a)  Have submitted a written application in the form prescribed by the
    board of pharmacy.
    (b)  Have attained the age of majority.
    (c)  Be of good moral character and temperate habits.
    (d)  Have graduated and received the first professional undergraduate
    degree from a school or college of pharmacy  which has been approved by
    the board of pharmacy.
    (e)  Have completed an internship or other program which has been approved
    by the board of pharmacy, or demonstrated to the board's satisfaction
    experience in the practice of pharmacy which meets or exceeds the minimum
    internship requirements of the board.
    (f)  Have successfully passed an examination given by the board of
    pharmacy.
    (g)  Paid the fees specified by the board of pharmacy for examination and
    issuance of license.
    (2)  Examinations.
    (a)  The examination for licensure required under section 54-1722(1)(f),
    Idaho Code, shall be given by the board at least  two (2) times during
    each fiscal year of the state. The board shall determine the content and
    subject matter of each examination, the place, time and date of
    administration of the examination, and those persons who shall have
    successfully passed the examination.
    (b)  The examination shall be prepared to measure the competence of the
    applicant to engage in the practice of pharmacy. The board may employ and
    cooperate with any organization or consultant in the preparation and
    grading of an appropriate examination, but shall retain the sole
    discretion and responsibility of determining which applicants have
    successfully passed such an examination.
    (3)  Internship and other training programs.
    (a)  All applicants for licensure by examination shall obtain practical
    experience in the practice of pharmacy concurrent with or after college
    attendance, or both, under such terms and conditions as the board shall
    determine.
    (b)   The board shall establish standards for internship or any other
    program necessary to qualify an applicant for the licensure examination
    and shall also determine the necessary qualifications of any preceptors
    used in any internship or other program.
    (4)  Any applicant who is a graduate of a school or college of pharmacy
located outside the United States, the degree program of which has not been
approved by the board, but who is otherwise qualified to apply for a license
to practice pharmacy in this state, may be considered to have satisfied the
degree requirements of subsection (1)(d) of this section by verification to
the board of his academic record and his graduation and by meeting any other
requirements as the board may establish from time to time.  The board may
require the applicant successfully pass an examination given or approved by
the board to establish proficiency in english and an equivalency of education
with qualified graduates of a degree program specified in subsection (1)(d) of
this section as a prerequisite of taking the licensure examination as provided
in subsection (1)(f) of this section.