Conn. Agencies Regs. § 20-576-7

Current through April 24, 2024

Section 20-576-7 - Reciprocity

A pharmacist who is licensed as such in any other state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, may be licensed to practice as such in this state provided:

(1) the qualifications necessary to secure such license in the state or jurisdiction in which the pharmacist is licensed were, at the time of first securing such license, at least equal to those required in this state at that time;

(2) the pharmacist is a graduate with a professional undergraduate degree from those schools of pharmacy that are accredited by the American Council on Pharmaceutical Education, or is a graduate with a professional undergraduate degree from a foreign college or school of pharmacy and has complied with the requirements of section 20-576-4(b) of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies;

(3) the pharmacist is a resident of the state of Connecticut at the time of making application to be licensed as a pharmacist or has indicated an intention to practice pharmacy within the state of Connecticut;

(4) the pharmacist has practiced the profession of pharmacy for at least one year in any other state or jurisdiction within the last five years at the time of application or has been licensed by examination in another state or jurisdiction within the previous twelve months. In lieu of the practice requirement, the commission may accept, in its discretion, equivalent experience as determined by the commission;

(5) the pharmacy board or commission in the state or jurisdiction from which the pharmacist is reciprocating grants similar reciprocal privileges to pharmacists licensed in this state;

(6) the pharmacist passes that portion of the commission's licensure examination relating to pharmacy law; and

(7) the pharmacist appears before the commission for a personal interview in which the criteria established in this section will be reviewed.

Conn. Agencies Regs. § 20-576-7

Adopted effective January 11, 1999; Amended August 10, 2000