12 AAC 52.090. Examination requirements and registration

(a) In addition to the requirements in AS 08.80.110 , an applicant for a pharmacist license shall pass the

(1) North American Pharmacy licensing examination (NAPLEX) administered by the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy with a NAPLEX scaled score of 75 or above; and

(2) Alaska pharmacy jurisprudence examination with a score of 75 percent or above.

(b) An applicant for a temporary pharmacist license shall pass the Alaska pharmacy jurisprudence examination with a score of 75 percent or above.

(c) An applicant for a pharmacist license that has passed the NAPLEX examination in another licensing jurisdiction shall make arrangements for the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy to send verification of examination scores directly to the department.

(d) An applicant shall file with the department an application for a pharmacist license by examination and the application and examination fees established in 12 AAC 02.310.

(e) An applicant who has failed the Alaska pharmacy jurisprudence examination specified in (f) of this section may not retake the examination for at least 30 days.

(f) The Multistate Pharmacy Jurisprudence Examination administered by the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP) is the examination adopted by the board as the Alaska pharmacy jurisprudence examination. An applicant shall satisfy all other license requirements within one year after passing the Alaska pharmacy jurisprudence examination or retake the examination.

(g) An applicant applying for a pharmacy license by examination shall make application within one year of successfully passing the NAPLEX. An applicant applying more than one year after passing the NAPLEX shall retake the NAPLEX or apply for a pharmacy license under AS 08.80.145 .

History: Eff. 1/16/98, Register 145; am 2/26/2000, Register 153; am 5/5/2000, Register 154; am 8/21/2002, Register 163; am 5/15/2004, Register 170

Authority: AS 08.01.065

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