12 AAC 52.310. Reinstatement of an expired pharmacist or pharmacy technician license

(a) If a pharmacist's or pharmacy technician's license has expired for any reason, that pharmacist or pharmacy technician may not practice pharmacy until the license is reinstated by the board.

(b) The board will reinstate a pharmacist or pharmacy technician license that has been expired less than two years if the applicant submits

(1) a completed renewal application;

(2) any applicable license renewal fees required in 12 AAC 02.310;

(3) repealed 5/5/2000; and

(4) documentation that the applicant has met all continuing education requirements of 12 AAC 52.320 - 12 AAC 52.350.

(c) The board will reinstate a pharmacist license that has been expired at least two years but not more than five years if the applicant

(1) submits a completed application for reinstatement on a form provided by the department;

(2) pays any applicable license renewal fees required in 12 AAC 02.310 for the entire period the license has been expired;

(3) repealed 5/5/2000;

(4) submits evidence of completion of all continuing education requirements in 12 AAC 52.320 - 12 AAC 52.350 that would have been required to maintain a current license for the entire period the license has been expired; and

(5) passes the Alaska pharmacy jurisprudence examination with a score of 75 percent or above.

(d) The board will reinstate a pharmacist license that has been expired for five years or more if the applicant

(1) submits a completed application for reinstatement on a form provided by the department;

(2) pays any applicable license renewal fees required in 12 AAC 02.310 for the entire period the license has been expired;

(3) repealed 5/5/2000; and

(4) qualifies by

(A) retaking and passing the examinations required in 12 AAC 52.090(a) ; or

(B) providing verification that the applicant has continually practiced pharmacy in another state under a license issued by the authority of that state for the period that the license has been expired, and by meeting the requirements of 12 AAC 52.090(a) (2); for purposes of AS 08.80.147 and this subparagraph, an applicant has continually practiced pharmacy if the pharmacist has actively practiced pharmacy in the other state for at least six months during each year that the license in this state was expired.

(e) A pharmacy technician license that has been expired for two years or more will not be reinstated.

History: Eff. 1/16/98, Register 145; am 5/5/2000, Register 154; am 8/21/2002, Register 163; am 2/11/2004, Register 169

Authority: AS 08.01.100

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