Sec. 12. (a) An individual who is licensed as a pharmacist in another state where the requirements for licensure were not less than those required in this state at the time of original licensure may be issued a license in this state if:

(1) the individual has registered with and been approved by the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy;

Terms Used In Indiana Code 25-26-13-12

  • Board: means the Indiana board of pharmacy. See Indiana Code 25-26-13-2
  • Pharmacist: means a person licensed under this chapter. See Indiana Code 25-26-13-2
  • Pharmacy: means any facility, department, or other place where prescriptions are filled or compounded and are sold, dispensed, offered, or displayed for sale and which has as its principal purpose the dispensing of drug and health supplies intended for the general health, welfare, and safety of the public, without placing any other activity on a more important level than the practice of pharmacy. See Indiana Code 25-26-13-2
  • Record: means all papers, letters, memoranda, notes, prescriptions, drug orders, invoices, statements, patient medication charts or files, computerized records, or other written indicia, documents, or objects which are used in any way in connection with the purchase, sale, or handling of any drug or device. See Indiana Code 25-26-13-2
  • United States: includes the District of Columbia and the commonwealths, possessions, states in free association with the United States, and the territories. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
(2) the individual has graduated with a professional degree in pharmacy from a school of pharmacy accredited by the American Council for Pharmacy Education or the Canadian Council for Accreditation of Pharmacy Programs and approved by the board; and

(3) the individual has successfully completed an examination administered by the board concerning the federal statutes and regulations and the Indiana statutes and rules governing the practice of pharmacy.

     (b) An individual who has a professional pharmacy degree from a school of pharmacy located outside the United States and Canada and who is licensed in another state where the requirements for licensure are substantially the same as those in this state may be issued a license under this chapter if:

(1) the individual has registered with and been approved by the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy;

(2) the individual has provided the board with proof of the applicant’s:

(A) academic record and graduation with a professional degree from a school of pharmacy; and

(B) completion of the requirements for obtaining a Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Examination Committee Certificate administered by the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy; and

(3) the individual has successfully completed an examination administered by the board concerning the federal statutes and regulations and the Indiana statutes and rules governing the practice of pharmacy.

As added by Acts 1977, P.L.276, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.169-1985, SEC.89; P.L.156-1986, SEC.2; P.L.149-1987, SEC.74; P.L.33-1993, SEC.45; P.L.242-1995, SEC.3; P.L.288-2001, SEC.2; P.L.98-2006, SEC.7; P.L.143-2022, SEC.59.