24.174.502    TRANSFER OF LICENSE FROM ANOTHER STATE

(1) Applicants seeking a license on the basis of having taken the NAPLEX examination and then issued a license by another state shall submit the following information to the board:

(a) NABP transfer of licensure application;

(b) proof of passing examination score on the NAPLEX examination;

(c) verification of current licensure in good standing from all other states where licensed; and

(d) appropriate fees.

(2) An applicant who has been registered as a pharmacist by examination in another state but who has not taken the NAPLEX examination shall appear before the board for consideration of transfer of licensure and submit the following information to the board:

(a) transfer of licensure application;

(b) proof of passing examination score;

(c) verification of current licensure in good standing from all other states where licensed; and

(d) appropriate fees.

(3) In addition to the requirements in (1) and (2), the applicant will be required to pass the MPJE, to measure the competence of the applicant regarding the statutes and rules governing the practice of pharmacy. A score of not less than 75 shall be a passing score for this examination.

(4) The applicant has one year from the date of the NABP application in which to complete the licensure process. An applicant who does not obtain a license in one year will be required to file a new application and pay the appropriate fees.

History: 37-7-201, MCA; IMP, 37-1-304, MCA; NEW, 1998 MAR p. 3103, Eff. 11/20/98; AMD, 2002 MAR p. 178, Eff. 2/1/02; TRANS, from Commerce, 2002 MAR p. 904; AMD, 2007 MAR p. 1936, Eff. 11/22/07.