2006 Utah Code - 58-17b-303 — Qualifications for licensure as a pharmacist.

     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 63-38-3.2;
     (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 63-38-3.2;
     (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 160, 2005 General Session