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Minnesota Board
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Minnesota Board
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PHARMACIST
LICENSURE BY LICENSE TRANSFER/RECIPROCITY IN MINNESOTA
MN Rule 6800.1300 states: “An
application for reciprocal licensure (licensure as a pharmacist on the basis of
licensure as a pharmacist in another state) together with a fee of $205 shall be
filed with the director of the board at least 30 days before the date the
application is to be considered by the board.”
To be found eligible for consideration by the board:
A. an applicant must
have practiced in the profession for at least one year after licensure in
another state, which is an active member of the National Association of Boards
of Pharmacy (NABP), before the applicant will be considered eligible to
transfer/reciprocate their license to Minnesota;
B. an applicant, if
examined and licensed before January 1, 1973, shall show that the applicant has
acquired 2,080 hours of practical pharmacy experience under the instruction of a
licensed pharmacist;
C. an applicant, if
examined and licensed after January 1, 1973, shall show that the applicant has
acquired 1,500 hours of practical pharmacy experience under the instruction of a
licensed pharmacist, to be acquired after the successful completion of the third
year of the standard five-year or six-year pharmacy curriculum, 400 hours of
which may be acquired concurrently with college attendance, in clinical pharmacy
programs, or in demonstration projects which have been approved by the
Tripartite Committee on Internship and the board of the active member state from
which the applicant applies; and
D. an applicant, if
examined and licensed after June 1, 2002, shall show that the applicant has
acquired 1,600 hours of practical pharmacy experience under the instruction of a
licensed pharmacist, to be acquired after the successful completion of the third
year of the standard five-year or six-year pharmacy curriculum, 400 hours of
which may be acquired concurrently with college attendance, in clinical pharmacy
programs, or in demonstration projects which have been approved by the
Tripartite Committee on Internship and the board of the active member state from
which the applicant applies.
Defects in internship experience will not preclude an applicant from
being considered eligible provided that the applicant has practiced as a
licensed pharmacist for one year, plus one week at 40 hours per week for each
week or portion of a week that the applicant is deficient in internship
experience, for example, the number of weeks the applicant has practiced as a
licensed pharmacist before applying for license transfer/reciprocity must be
equal to or greater than the number of weeks or portions of weeks that the
applicant is deficient in internship experience.
The board may compel applicants who have not engaged in practice as a
licensed pharmacist for the two years immediately preceding the time of filing
of their application for license transfer/reciprocity to sit for the NABPLEX
examination.
For pharmacists licensed by exam on or after January 1, 1980, the Minnesota Board of Pharmacy will not
accept candidates for licensure transfer/reciprocity who have not participated
in the NAPLEX examination, or its equivalent, in the state from which they seek
to transfer/reciprocate.
Effective January 1, 2004, the Minnesota Board of Pharmacy began
accepting license transfer/reciprocity candidates from California if they were
licensed in California after January 1, 2004.
Applicants for license transfer/reciprocity shall be required to display
their familiarity with the laws regulating the practice of pharmacy in Minnesota
by submitting to an examination of Minnesota laws and rules and the federal laws
and regulations governing the practice of pharmacy.
An applicant who has failed to successfully pass the Minnesota Board of
Pharmacy licensure examination shall not be eligible for licensure by license
transfer/reciprocity.
Effective November 16, 2005, the Board
eliminated the requirement that a pharmacist applying for licensure in Minnesota
by transfer/reciprocity needs to maintain their license by original examination.
However, they need to have a license, in good standing, from a National
Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP) member board and they need to
accomplish the license transfer/reciprocity through the NABP Clearinghouse.
LICENSE TRANSFER/RECIPROCITY
STANDARDS:
MN
Rule 6800.5500 states: “The board
may accept internship credit from applicants for licensure by reciprocity who
have submitted evidence of completion of internship training in another state,
provided that the training is, in the opinion of the board, substantially
equivalent to the standards herein provided, and is in compliance with the
internship standards of the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy, and
provided, further, that the applicant has practiced pharmacy for one year prior
to being examined for licensure in this state pursuant to the requirements of
part 6800.1300.”
LICENSE TRANSFER/RECIPROCITY
EXAMINATION:
The license
transfer/reciprocity exam consists of a computerized examination in state and
federal law. This examination is
described in the booklet you can download from NABP’s web site at www.nabp.net.
The “NABP Preliminary
Application for Transfer of Pharmaceutic Licensure” must be completed and sent
to NABP, 1600 Feehanville Drive, Mount Prospect, IL 60056, along with the fee.
Candidates should note that it takes approximately four to six weeks for
applications to be processed by NABP.
NABP will send you the
Official Application for the Minnesota Board.
Please complete the Official Application and send it to the Minnesota
Board, along with the required fee, a small picture with affidavit, and a copy
of your official birth certificate issued by a federal, state, or county
Department of Vital Statistics. The
MPJE application and fee should be sent to NABP, PO Box 1057, Park Ridge, IL
60068. [Candidates see MN Rules 6800.1300 and 6800.5500 (above) to
determine eligibility to transfer their license.]
Pharmacists licensed in another state may not work as pharmacists in
Minnesota prior to licensure. In
the interim, a candidate may work in the field of pharmacy if he/she registers
as a pharmacist‑intern and works in that capacity under the direct
supervision of a Minnesota registered preceptor.
Requests may be made to the Minnesota Board of Pharmacy for the “Application
for Internship Registration.” The
Minnesota Board does not issue a “temporary permit” to work as a pharmacist.
Rev: 12/05
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