Section 1728 - Requirements for Examination(a) Prior to receiving authorization from the board to take the pharmacist licensure examinations required by section 4200 of the Business and Professions Code, applicants shall submit to the board the following: (1) Proof of 1500 hours of pharmacy practice experience that meets the following requirements: (A) A minimum of 900 hours of pharmacy practice experience obtained in a pharmacy.(B) A maximum of 600 hours of pharmacy practice experience may be granted at the discretion of the board for other experience substantially related to the practice of pharmacy.(C) Experience in both community pharmacy and institutional pharmacy practice settings.(D) Pharmacy practice experience that satisfies the requirements for both introductory and advanced pharmacy practice experiences established by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education.(2) Satisfactory proof that the applicant graduated from a recognized school of pharmacy.(3) Fingerprints to obtain criminal history information from both the Department of Justice and the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation pursuant to Business and Professions Code section 144.(4) A signed copy of the examination security acknowledgment.(5) A sealed, original Self Query Report from the National Practitioner Data Bank-Healthcare Integrity and Protection Data Bank (NPDB-HIPDB), dated no earlier than 60 days before the date an application for examination as a pharmacist is submitted to the board.(b) Applicants who hold or held a pharmacist license in another state shall provide a current license verification from each state in which the applicant holds or held a pharmacist license prior to being authorized by the board to take the examinations.(c) Applicants who graduated from a foreign school of pharmacy shall provide the board with satisfactory proof of certification by the Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Examination Committee prior to being authorized by the board to take the examinations.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 16, § 1728
1. New subsection (b)(5) filed 5-18-76; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 78, No. 20). For prior history, see Register 75, No. 30.
2. Amendment filed 8-3-79; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 79, No. 31).
3. Amendment filed 7-15-85; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 85, No. 29).
4. Editorial correction of section heading and subsections (b) and (c) (Register 95, No. 16).
5. Change without regulatory effect amending NOTE filed 9-11-2002 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2002, No. 37).
6. Amendment of section heading, repealer and new section and amendment of NOTE filed 9-7-2005; operative 10-7-2005 (Register 2005, No. 36).
7. New subsection (a)(5) filed 6-18-2012; operative 7-18-2012 (Register 2012, No. 25). Note: Authority cited: Sections 851 and 4005, Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections 144, 851 and 4200, Business and Professions Code.
1. New subsection (b)(5) filed 5-18-76; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 78, No. 20). For prior history, see Register 75, No. 30.
2. Amendment filed 8-3-79; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 79, No. 31).
3. Amendment filed 7-15-85; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 85, No. 29).
4. Editorial correction of section heading and subsections (b) and (c) (Register 95, No. 16).
5. Change without regulatory effect amending Note filed 9-11-2002 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2002, No. 37).
6. Amendment of section heading, repealer and new section and amendment of Note filed 9-7-2005; operative 10-7-2005 (Register 2005, No. 36).
7. New subsection (a)(5) filed 6-18-2012; operative 7-18-2012 (Register 2012, No. 25).