Chapter Phar 2
APPLICATION FOR PHARMACIST LICENSE
Phar 2.01 Qualifications for original licensure.
Phar 2.02 Application procedure for original licensure.
Phar 2.03 Examinations for original licensure.
Phar 2.04 Qualifications for persons licensed in another state.
Phar 2.05 Application procedure for persons licensed in another state.
Phar 2.06 Examinations for persons licensed in another state.
Ch. Phar 2 Note
Note: Chapter Phar 2 as it existed on January 31, 1983, was repealed and a new chapter Phar 2 was created effective February 1, 1983.
Phar 2.01
Phar 2.01
Qualifications for original licensure. An applicant for original licensure as a pharmacist may be admitted to examination under
ch. 450, Stats., if the applicant:
Phar 2.01(1)
(1) Has been graduated from a school or college of pharmacy approved by the board or has obtained certification by the foreign pharmacy graduate examination committee.
Phar 2.01(2)
(2) Has completed an internship in the practice of pharmacy.
Phar 2.01 History
History: Cr.
Register, January, 1983, No. 325, eff. 2-1-83; am. (2),
Register, August, 1991, No. 428, eff. 9-1-91; am. (1),
Register, January, 1996, No. 481, eff. 2-1-96; am. (intro.),
Register, December, 1998, No. 516, eff. 1-1-99; emerg. am. (2), eff. 1-1-02;
CR 01-091: am. (1),
Register January 2002 No. 553, eff. 2-1-02;
CR 01-134: am. (2),
Register July 2002 No. 559, eff. 8-1-02.
Phar 2.02
Phar 2.02
Application procedure for original licensure. Phar 2.02(1)(1) Each applicant for original licensure as a pharmacist shall submit a completed notarized application prior to the examination date on forms provided by the board. The application shall include all of the following:
Phar 2.02(1)(b)
(b) A statement from the dean of the school of pharmacy or the academic records office of the respective educational institution that the applicant has graduated from the pharmacy school.
Phar 2.02(1)(c)
(c) If the applicant intends to engage in a foreign graduate internship under
s. Phar 17.04, evidence satisfactory to the board that the applicant has obtained certification by the foreign pharmacy graduate examination committee and disclosure of the applicant's supervising pharmacist. Any change of a supervising pharmacist shall be disclosed to the board by filing an amendment to the application prior to further performing duties constituting the practice of pharmacy as a foreign graduate intern.
Phar 2.02(1)(d)
(d) Evidence of having completed an internship in the practice of pharmacy which shall consist of one or more of the following:
Phar 2.02(1)(d)1.
1. A statement from the dean of the school of pharmacy or the academic records office of the respective educational institution certifying the number of hours that the applicant has successfully completed in a practical experience program described in
ch. Phar 17.
Phar 2.02(1)(d)2.
2. A statement from a supervising pharmacist certifying the number of hours that the applicant was supervised by that supervising pharmacist in an internship in the practice of pharmacy described in
ch. Phar 17.
Phar 2.02(1)(d)3.
3. Verification of practical experience acquired by the applicant in another state as described in
ch. Phar 17, which is approved and verified by the board or by the agency which is the equivalent of the board in the state in which the practical experience was acquired.
Phar 2.02 Note
Note: Applications are available upon request to the board office located at 1400 East Washington Avenue, P. O. Box 8935, Madison, WI 53708.
Phar 2.02(2)
(2) Any change of name made prior to admission to examination shall be supported by an affidavit satisfactory to the board.
Phar 2.02 History
History: Cr.
Register, January, 1983, No. 325, eff. 2-1-83; am. (1) (intro.) and (d),
Register, December, 1998, No. 516, eff. 1-1-99; emerg. renum. (1) (d) to be (1) (e), cr. (1) (d), eff. 1-1-02;
CR 01-134: renum. (1) (d) to be (1) (e), cr. (1) (d),
Register July 2002 No. 559, eff. 8-1-02;
CR 02-140: am. (1) (intro.)
Register May 2003 No. 569, eff. 6-1-03;
CR 02-150: r. (1) (c)
Register May 2003 No. 569, eff. 6-1-03;
CR 06-050: cr. (1) (c)
Register October 2006 No. 610, eff. 11-1-06;
CR 09-019: am. (1) (intro.)
Register October 2009 No. 646, eff. 11-1-09.
Phar 2.03
Phar 2.03
Examinations for original licensure. Phar 2.03(1)(1) An applicant for original licensure as a pharmacist is required to pass the examinations identified in
s. Phar 4.02 (1) and
(3).
Phar 2.03(2)
(2) The coverage and conduct of examinations administered by the board are specified in
ch. Phar 4.
Phar 2.03(4)
(4) An applicant for licensure as a pharmacist shall not be eligible to be admitted to NAPLEX or the multi-state pharmacy jurisprudence examination prior to completing an internship in the practice of pharmacy and either obtaining certification by the foreign pharmacy graduate examination committee or graduating from a school or college of pharmacy approved by the board.
Phar 2.03 History
History: Cr.
Register, January, 1983, No. 325, eff. 2-1-83; am. (1) and (3), cr. (4) and (5),
Register, August, 1991, No. 428, eff. 9-1-91; am. (1), (4) and (5) and r. (3),
Register, December, 1998, No. 516, eff. 1-1-99;
CR 00-157: am. (1)
Register May 2002 No. 557 eff. 6-1-02;
CR 01-134: am. (4), r. (5),
Register July 2002 No. 559, eff. 8-1-02;
CR 03-005: am. (4)
Register May 2003 No. 569, eff. 6-1-03;
CR 04-002: am (4)
Register June 2004 No. 582, eff. 7-1-04;
CR 09-019: am. (1) and (4)
Register October 2009 No. 646, eff. 11-1-09.
Phar 2.04
Phar 2.04
Qualifications for persons licensed in another state. A pharmacist holding a license to practice pharmacy in another state may become licensed in Wisconsin if the applicant:
Phar 2.04(1)
(1) Has been graduated from a school or college of pharmacy approved by the board, or has obtained certification by the foreign pharmacy graduate examination committee.
Phar 2.04(2)
(2) Has passed the required examinations administered by the board.
Phar 2.04 History
History: Renum. from Phar 3.01,
Register, December, 1998, No. 516, eff. 1-1-99;
CR 01-091: am. (1),
Register January 2002 No. 553, eff. 2-1-02.
Phar 2.05
Phar 2.05
Application procedure for persons licensed in another state. Phar 2.05(1)
(1) Each applicant licensed as a pharmacist in another state shall file with the board, prior to the examinations, the following:
Phar 2.05(2)
(2) Verification of license shall be forwarded from the original state of licensure by examination.
Phar 2.05(3)
(3) Credentials received in a name other than that on the original application shall be supported by a change of name affidavit satisfactory to the board.
Phar 2.05 History
History: Renum. from Phar 3.02 and am. (1) (intro.),
Register, December, 1998, No. 516, eff. 1-1-99;
CR 09-019: am. (1) (intro.)
Register October 2009 No. 646, eff. 11-1-09.
Phar 2.06
Phar 2.06
Examinations for persons licensed in another state. Phar 2.06(1)(1) An applicant licensed as a pharmacist in another state who is engaged in the active practice of pharmacy, shall take the multi-state pharmacy jurisprudence examination described in
s. Phar 4.02 (1). The applicant shall submit, on forms furnished by the board, information describing his or her practice experience preceding the filing of the application. The board may review requests for reciprocity.
Phar 2.06(2)
(2) Definition. In this section, "active practice of pharmacy" means having engaged in at least 2,000 hours of the practice of pharmacy within the 12 months preceding application for licensure in Wisconsin or at least 2,000 hours of the practice of pharmacy comprised of no less than 500 hours in each of 3 of the 4, 12-month periods preceding application for licensure in Wisconsin.
Phar 2.06(3)
(3) Equivalency examination. Any applicant who has not engaged in the active practice of pharmacy shall take and pass each of the following examinations:
Phar 2.06(4)
(4) Coverage and conduct. The coverage and conduct of examinations administered by the board are specified in
ch. Phar 4.
Phar 2.06 History
History: Renum. from Phar 3.04 and am. (1), (3) (intro.), (a),(b), and (c),
Register, December, 1998, No. 516, eff. 1-1-99;
CR 00-157: am. (1), r. (3) (a), renum. and am. (3) (b) to be (3) (a), and renum. (3) (c) to be (3) (b)
Register May 2002 No. 557, eff. 6-1-02;
CR 09-019: r. (3) (a), cr. (3) (c)
Register October 2009 No. 646, eff. 11-1-09.
