Tel: 614/466-4143 Fax: 614/752-4836 Eml: licensing@bop.state.oh.us Web: www.pharmacy.ohio.gov
(03/10/2006)
EVERY APPLICANT FOR PHARMACIST LICENSURE IN
(1) Be of good moral
character and habits.
(2) Be at least eighteen
(18) years of age.
(3) Have
obtained a degree in Pharmacy from a school of pharmacy program approved by the
Board in the year that the applicant graduated.
(4) Have satisfactorily
completed at least 1,500 hours of approved internship following
licensure as an intern in Ohio or any other state in which the credentials
are at least the equivalent of those required by the Ohio Board at the time the
experience was obtained.
(a) If the internship is
obtained in another state, the applicant must comply with the laws and rules of
that state regarding pharmacy internship.
The applicant must have the state Board of Pharmacy of the state where
the 1500 hours of internship was completed to submit official verification of the
internship directly to the Ohio State Board of Pharmacy.
(b) When the reciprocating
state requires less than 1,500 hours of approved internship, the Ohio
State Board of Pharmacy may grant internship credit for practice as a
pharmacist.
(5) Hold an active
license to practice pharmacy which is in good standing and was obtained by
examination in a state in which the credentials are at least the
equivalent of those then required by the Ohio Board.
(a)
Certification of these credentials shall be filed on forms provided by
the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP).
(b)
(6) Personally
appear before the Ohio Board, within six months of the date that the
application is filed with the Board, before receiving an identification card to
practice pharmacy in Ohio.
NOTE: Graduates of foreign schools of pharmacy
seeking the requirements that apply to their situation can go to the Board's
Web site [www.pharmacy.ohio.gov] and click on "Registration &
Licensing" or can contact the Ohio Board office.
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ALL APPLICATIONS FOR LICENSURE TO PRACTICE PHARMACY IN OHIO
MUST BE MADE UNDER OATH BEFORE A
QUALIFIED OFFICER.
It is a Misdemeanor of the
First Degree for any person to make a false statement under oath for the
purpose of securing licensure for him/herself or for another person. Certificates of Licensure obtained by fraud
or upon false representation may be revoked by the Board.
Procedures
For Reciprocating To
(A) The Preliminary
Application for Transfer of Pharmaceutic Licensure must be obtained from
the NABP Web site located at www.nabp.net.
It is to be completed by the applicant and forwarded to NABP with the
required fee of $300.00, made payable to NABP by certified check or money order
(no cash or personal checks).
(B) If NABP
determines that the applicant is eligible for reciprocating his/her license to
practice pharmacy to
(1) Upon
receipt of the Official Application, the applicant should complete it, which
includes notarization of the signature, two photographs, moral character voucher,
and submission of the Official Application form to the state of licensure by
examination for certification. The
completed Official Application should then be sent to the Executive Director
of the Ohio State Board of Pharmacy with the required fee of $337.50 made
payable to the “Treasurer, State of Ohio”.
(2) If the
applicant wishes to withdraw the Official Application from consideration, the
Board office must receive within six months of the date the Application is
filed with the Board a written request (must include the applicant’s
Social Security Number for processing purposes) to receive a fifty per cent
refund of the fee remitted.
(C) If the
Board determines that the Application is complete and the applicant qualifies
for licensure as an
(1) In order
to complete licensure by reciprocity, the applicant must personally appear
before the Ohio State Board of Pharmacy at a Reciprocity Hearing within the
six-month time limitation. The applicant
must confirm either verbally or in writing with the Board office, no later
than two working days before the Reciprocity Hearing, the applicant's
attendance at the Hearing.
(2) If the
applicant cancels or postpones to the next Hearing, it will be the applicant’s
responsibility to contact the Board office to arrange for attendance at a
Reciprocity Hearing within six months of the date that the Application was
filed with the Board. Reciprocity
Hearings are held during each regularly scheduled Board meeting.
(3) A
candidate who does not appear before the Board within the six-month period must
file a new application and fee for licensure by reciprocity.
(D) The
applicant will also receive, with the letter scheduling him/her to appear at
the Reciprocity Hearing, a document entitled, “The Legal Practice of Pharmacy
in Ohio” to study and prepare for discussion with the Ohio Board of Pharmacy
staff during the Reciprocity Hearing.
(E) The
license (pocket identification card) to practice pharmacy in the state of
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