1. Requirements. To obtain a license to engage in the practice of pharmacy, an applicant for licensure by examination must:
A. Have submitted a written application in the form prescribed by the board together with the required examination and license fee as set under section 13724; [PL 2005, c. 262, Pt. B, §4 (AMD).]
B. Have attained the age of 21 years; [PL 1987, c. 710, §5 (NEW).]
C. [PL 2021, c. 289, §7 (RP).]
D. Have graduated and received the first professional undergraduate degree from a pharmacy degree program accredited by the American Council on Pharmaceutical Education or have received a degree from an equivalent program, which has been approved by the board, from a school outside the United States; [PL 1987, c. 710, §5 (NEW).]
E. Have completed an internship or other program that has been approved by the board or demonstrated, to the board’s satisfaction, experience in the practice of pharmacy that meets or exceeds the minimum internship requirement of the board; and [PL 2005, c. 262, Pt. B, §4 (AMD).]
F. Have successfully passed an examination approved by the board. [PL 2005, c. 262, Pt. B, §4 (AMD).]
G. [PL 2005, c. 262, Pt. B, §5 (RP).]

[PL 2021, c. 289, §7 (AMD).]

Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 13732

A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 13702-A
  • Practice of pharmacy: means the provision of health care services that include the interpretation and evaluation of prescription drug orders; the compounding, dispensing and labeling of drugs and devices, except labeling by a manufacturer, packer or distributor of nonprescription drugs and commercially packaged legend drugs and devices; the participation in drug selection and drug utilization reviews; the proper and safe storage of drugs and devices and the maintenance of proper records for these drugs and devices; the administration of vaccines licensed by the United States Food and Drug Administration that are recommended by the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, or successor organization, for administration to adults; the administration to adults by intramuscular and subcutaneous injection of drugs approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration; the performance of collaborative drug therapy management; the responsibility for advising, when necessary or regulated, of therapeutic values, content, hazards and use of drugs and devices; the ordering and dispensing of over-the-counter nicotine replacement products approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration; the prescribing, dispensing and administering of an HIV prevention drug, as defined in section 13786?E, subsection 1, paragraph B, pursuant to a standing order or collaborative practice agreement or to protocols developed by the board; and the offering or performing of those acts, services, operations or transactions necessary in the conduct, operation, management and control of a pharmacy. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 13702-A
  • United States: includes territories and the District of Columbia. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72
    • 2. Examinations. Examinations shall be prepared and administered according to this subsection.
    A. The examination shall be prepared to measure the competence of the applicant to engage in the practice of pharmacy. The board may employ and cooperate with any organization or consultant in the preparation and grading of an appropriate examination, but shall retain the sole discretion and responsibility of determining which applicants have successfully passed the examination. [PL 1987, c. 710, §5 (NEW).]
    B. [PL 2007, c. 402, Pt. DD, §13 (RP).]

    [PL 2007, c. 402, Pt. DD, §13 (AMD).]

    3. Internship and other training programs. Internship and practical experience requirements shall be determined as follows.
    A. All applicants for licensure by examination must obtain practical experience in the practice of pharmacy concurrent with or after college attendance under such terms and conditions as the board may determine. [PL 1987, c. 710, §5 (NEW).]
    B. The board shall establish standards for internship or any other program necessary to qualify an applicant for the licensure examination and shall also determine the necessary qualifications of any preceptors used in any internship or other program. [PL 1987, c. 710, §5 (NEW).]

    [PL 1987, c. 710, §5 (NEW).]

    SECTION HISTORY

    PL 1987, c. 710, §5 (NEW). PL 2005, c. 262, §§B4,5 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 402, Pt. DD, §13 (AMD). PL 2021, c. 289, §7 (AMD).
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