RELATES TO: KRS Chapter 315
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY: Senate Bill 241 of the General Assembly, Commonwealth of Kentucky, Regular Session 1982, provided for changes in KRS Chapter 315. This necessitated requirements for licensees to be issued inactive status and for those who desire to apply for renewal of a license to return to active practice.
Section 1. A pharmacist may apply for inactive status by: (1) Completing annual renewal application; and(2) Paying annual fee for inactive status.Section 2. Pharmacists maintaining an active license to practice in another state or jurisdiction are ineligible for inactive status in Kentucky.Section 3. Pharmacists seeking relicensure form inactive to active status must fulfill the following requirements:(1) If the pharmacist has been inactive for no more than five (5) consecutive years, he must: (a) Provide written notice to the board requesting their consideration to active status. The board shall act upon such request within sixty (60) days.(b) Satisfy the board's continuing education requirements for each year of inactive status.(c) Successfully complete a jurisprudence examination given by the board.(d) Pay all cumulative annual renewal fees required for active licensees.(2) If a pharmacist has had inactive status for more than five (5) consecutive years, he must: (a) Provide written notice to the board requesting their consideration to active status. The board shall act upon such request within sixty (60) days.(b) Successfully complete a satisfactory examination before the board.(c) Pay all cumulative annual renewal fees required of active licensees.9 Ky.R. 633; 778; eff. 12-1-1982; Crt eff. 4-17-2019.STATUTORY AUTHORITY: KRS 315.065, 315.110, 315.120, 315.191(1)