Oklahoma § 59-353.9 - Licensed pharmacists - Qualifications - Applications for

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§ 59-353.9. Licensed pharmacists - Qualifications - Applications for

examination - Fees - Certification.

A. All other qualified persons may become licensed as a Doctor

of Pharmacy upon passing an examination approved by the State Board

of Pharmacy. Before any applicant is allowed to sit for such

examinations, such applicant shall submit to the Board sufficient

proof that the applicant:

1. Is a graduate of an accredited School or College of Pharmacy

approved by the Board, or is a foreign pharmacy school graduate who

has received an FPGEC equivalency certification by the National

Association of Boards of Pharmacy; and

2. Has attained experience in the practice of pharmacy,

obtained in a place and in a manner prescribed and approved by the

Board.

B. Interns, preceptors and training areas shall make

application for a license, and shall pay a fee set by the Board, not

to exceed One Hundred Dollars ($100.00).

C. All Doctor of Pharmacy applicants shall make application in

the form and manner prescribed by the Board, and deposit with the

Executive Director of the Board a fee set by the Board not to exceed

Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00) plus the purchase price of the

examination. Upon passing an examination and meeting such other

requirements specified by the Board pursuant to the Oklahoma

Pharmacy Act, the applicant shall be granted a license setting forth

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 59. Professions and Occupations

the qualifications to practice pharmacy. Any applicant failing an

examination shall not sit for an additional examination until such

applicant has made a new application and paid the fee provided

herein.

D. The Board shall have the power to issue reciprocal

certificates of licensure to applicants licensed in other states

having like requirements. Such applicants shall be charged a fee

not to exceed Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00).

E. The Board shall have the power to issue original

certificates of licensure to applicants for the score transfer

process administered by the National Association of Boards of

Pharmacy; provided, such applicants shall provide sufficient proof

of compliance with the requirements of paragraphs 1 through 3 of

subsection A of this section. Such applicants shall be charged a

fee not to exceed Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00).

Added by Laws 1961, p. 448, § 9, emerg. eff. May 22, 1961. Amended

by Laws 1976, c. 83, § 3, emerg. eff. May 3, 1976; Laws 1981, c. 75,

§ 1, emerg. eff. April 16, 1981; Laws 1987, c. 65, § 1, eff. Nov. 1,

1987; Laws 1988, c. 30, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1988; Laws 1993, c. 199, §

7, emerg. eff. May 24, 1993; Laws 1994, c. 43, § 1, emerg. eff.

April 11, 1994; Laws 2004, c. 523, § 18, emerg. eff. June 9, 2004;

Laws 2009, c. 321, § 7, eff. Nov. 1, 2009; Laws 2015, c. 230, § 6,

eff. Nov. 1, 2015; Laws 2019, c. 363, § 13, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.

Source: official Oklahoma text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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