TITLE 16 OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING

CHAPTER 19 PHARMACISTS

PART 2 EXAMINATIONS

16.19.2.1 ISSUING AGENCY: Regulation and Licensing Department - Board of Pharmacy, 1650 University Blvd, NE - Ste. 400B, Albuquerque, NM 87102, (505) 841-9102.

[02-15-96; 16.19.2.1 NMAC - Rn, 16 NMAC 19.2.1, 03-30-02]

16.19.2.2 SCOPE: All applicants for licensure as pharmacists by examination or reinstatement of licensure by examination.

[02-15-96; 16.19.2.2 NMAC - Rn, 16 NMAC 19.2.2, 03-30-02]

16.19.2.3 STATUTORY AUTHORITY: Section 61-11-9 NMSA 1978 establishes qualifications for registration as a pharmacist by examination. Section 61-11-6.A.(2) NMSA 1978 requires that the Board of pharmacy provide for at least two examinations a year of applicants for registration as pharmacists.

[02-15-96; 16.19.2.3 NMAC - Rn, 16 NMAC 19.2.3, 03-30-02]

16.19.2.4 DURATION: Permanent

[02-15-96; 16.19.2.4 NMAC - Rn, 16 NMAC 19.2.4, 03-30-02]

16.19.2.5 EFFECTIVE DATE: February 15, 1996, unless a later date is cited at the end of a section.

[02-15-96; 16.19.2.5 NMAC - Rn, 16 NMAC 19.2.5, 03-30-02; A, 02-15-03]

16.19.2.6 OBJECTIVE: The objective of Part 2 of Chapter 19 is to identify candidates qualifications and establish uniform criteria for obtaining licensure as a pharmacist by examination.

[02-15-96; 16.19.2.6 NMAC - Rn, 16 NMAC 19.2.6, 03-30-02]

16.19.2.7 DEFINITIONS: [RESERVED]

[02-15-96; 16.19.2.7 NMAC - Rn, 16 NMAC 19.2.7, 03-30-02]

16.19.2.8 APPLICATIONS - SUBJECTS: Applicants for licensure by examination shall pass the standard national examination currently known as NAPLEX and pass the NABP multi-state pharmacy jurisprudence examination (MPJE)

A. EXAMINATIONS

(1) In order to sit for the examination based on NAPLEX subjects, the applicant must be a graduate from a college of pharmacy accredited by the American council on pharmaceutical education (ACPE).

(2) To pass an examination, the candidate shall have a score of at least 75 in the NAPLEX examination.

(3) To pass the jurisprudence examination in the state of New Mexico, the candidate shall have a score of at least 75.

(4) Candidates taking NAPLEX in participating states may transfer scores in compliance with NABP" score transfer program", upon payment of the fee to the New Mexico board of pharmacy for registration by examination, and in compliance with such other requirements set by the New Mexico board of pharmacy so long as New Mexico participates in the NABP "score transfer program".

(5) Only those score-transfer applicants who have passed the NAPLEX examination and received their score may take the MPJE.

B. Graduates of schools or colleges of pharmacy not accredited by the American council on pharmaceutical education (A.C.P.E.), shall be eligible to take the licensing examination required under this section by providing evidence satisfactory to the board that the applicant has satisfied the requirements of 61-11-9 NMSA 1978:

(1) has submitted an application on a form supplied by the board;

(2) has completed the internship requirements of Part 5; and

(3) has successfully completed the national association of board of pharmacy foreign pharmacy graduate examination committee certification program.

C. Applicants with work experience as a pharmacist in another country may petition the board to accept the work experience in lieu of internship requirements of 16.19.5 NMAC. The board may elect to accept all, a portion or none of the experience as a substitute for internship requirements.

[04-30-98; 16.19.2.8 NMAC - Rn, 16 NMAC 19.2.8, 03-30-02; A, 02-15-03; A, 12-15-05]

16.19.2.9 EXAMINATION REPEATS: A candidate who fails the NAPLEX and/or Jurisprudence Examination may repeat that examination upon submittal of the proper application and fee.

[04-30-98; 16.19.2.9 NMAC - Rn, 16 NMAC 19.2.9, 03-30-02]

16.19.2.10 AGREEMENT OF REGISTRATION: All registrants by examination will be required to sign an agreement of registration.

[04-30-98; 16.19.2.10 NMAC - Rn, 16 NMAC 19.2.10, 03-30-02]

16.19.2.11 COMPLETION OF INTERNSHIP: No applicant may be admitted to the examination until completion of required internship has been certified by the Board.

[04-30-98; 16.19.2.11 NMAC - Rn, 16 NMAC 19.2.11, 03-30-02]

16.19.2.12 QUALIFICATIONS: The Board shall not recognize as sufficient qualifications for registration the diploma of any school or college of pharmacy.

[04-30-98; 16.19.2.12 NMAC - Rn, 16 NMAC 19.2.12, 03-30-02]

16.19.2.13 PHOTO REQUIRED: Each applicant for registration shall furnish two permanent photographs, head and shoulders only, approximately 3 x 4 inches and signed and dated on the back.

[04-30-98; 16.19.2.13 NMAC - Rn, 16 NMAC 19.2.13, 03-30-02]

16.19.2.14 REINSTATEMENT EXAMINATION:

A. The Board may require an applicant for reinstatement of registration, for any reason, including revocation, to make a passing score on the NAPLEX examination and/or the Board approved Jurisprudence Examination.

B. The criteria for passing these examinations shall be the same as required by 16.19.2.8.A.(2).

[04-30-98; 16.19.2.14 NMAC - Rn, 16 NMAC 19.2.14, 03-30-02]

HISTORY OF 16.19.2 NMAC:

Pre-NMAC History: The material in this part was derived from that previously filed with the State Records Center and Archives:

BOP 69-2, Rules and Regulations of the State Board of Pharmacy, 6-13-69.

BOP 69-3, New Mexico Laws and Regulations, Pharmacy Act, Drug and Cosmetic Act, Narcotic Drug Act, Poisons Act, Board of Pharmacy Rules and Regulations, 8-15-69.

BOP 72-1, New Mexico Board of Pharmacy Rules and Regulations Promulgated Pursuant to New Mexico Drug and Cosmetic Act, Pharmacy Act, Controlled Substances Act, 7-31-72.

Regulation No. 2, Examinations, 2-7-80.

Regulation No. 2, Examinations, 10-23-85.

Regulation No. 2, Examinations, 2-2-87.

Regulation No. 2, Examinations, 7-27-90.

History of Repealed Material:

BOP 72-1, New Mexico Board of Pharmacy Rules and Regulations Promulgated Pursuant to New Mexico Drug and Cosmetic Act, Pharmacy Act, Controlled Substances Act - Repealed, 10-29-85.

Other History: 16 NMAC 19.2, Pharmacists - Examinations, filed 02-02-96; 16 NMAC 19.2, Pharmacists - Examinations, filed 11-27-96, reformatted and renumbered to 16.19.2 NMAC, Examinations, effective 03-30-2002.