Pharmacist Information
Pharmacist Memo - December 2010
RENEWAL - Approximately 8 weeks before the expiration date of your license, a renewal reminder will be mailed to your last known address on file at the Board office. DO NOT submit proof of continuing education (CE) with your renewal. Pharmacists newly licensed during the previous year are exempt from the current year CE requirements, with the exception that you have completed an additional 0.1 CEU of an ACPE or Cabinet for Health Services approved HIV/AIDS CE. Notifications of failure to renew will be mailed beginning March 1st. A pharmacist license which is not renewed within sixty days from the date of notification of non-renewal will be revoked. In order to resume the practice of pharmacy in Kentucky subsequent to license revocation, a pharmacist may be required to take and pass an examination.
PRECEPTOR STATUS - Pharmacists seeking to serve as preceptors must have been licensed in Kentucky for not less than one year and must submit a written request to the Board office.
ADDRESS/EMPLOYMENT CHANGES - All pharmacists are required to notify the Board of any changes in address within 30 days of moving. Address changes may be made electronically. Use the ‘Contact Us’ option to submit your address, employment or email changes to the Board. Please provide your license number with your information.
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NAME CHANGES - The Board requires notification of name changes within thirty days. If a change occurs during the renewal period, you may submit your documentation to the Board office. The Board requests that these requests be submitted by fax or email. Please allow one business day for your change to be made prior to renewing your license online. If a name change occurs outside the renewal period, an invoice for $5.00 for the issuance of a new license will be included with your new license. All name changes must be supported with at least one of the following: a marriage certificate, a divorce decree, or an official court document authorizing the name change.
DUPLICATE LICENSE -In the event your license is either lost or destroyed, a duplicate license will be reissued. A $5.00 fee (made payable to Kentucky State Treasurer) must accompany a signed letter requesting the replacement. Please indicate your license number in all correspondence.
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INITIAL PHARMACIST LICENSURE |
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New Requirements for Initial Application for Pharmacist Licensure
Applicant for initial licensure as a pharmacist shall submit to a query to the National Practitioner Data Bank of the United States Department of Health and Human Services pursuant to 201 KAR 2:020 Section 6(1). This query will be submitted by the Kentucky Board of Pharmacy. Please include the $25 for payment of this query along with your initial application fee of $150 in your check made payable to the Kentucky State Treasurer.
Applicant for initial licensure as a pharmacist shall submit to a criminal background check by means of a finger-print check. Pursuant to 201 KAR 2:020 Section 6(2).
Instructions for Criminal Background Checks
1. Fill out the background check application from the FBI website:
http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/background-checks/applicant-information-form You must indicate on the form that the results be mailed to: Kentucky Board of Pharmacy, Attn: Lisa Atha, State Office Building Annex, Ste. 300, 125 Holmes Street, Frankfort KY 40601. Take the completed form to any Sheriff's Department, local Police Department or State Police Department. Your fingerprint card will be completed at the station. Mail the completed form, the fingerprint card and the $18 fee to: FBI CJIS Division - Record Request, 1000 Custer Hollow Road, Clarksburg, WV 26306.
**Do NOT send the Fingerprint Card to the Board of Pharmacy**
**Allow 6 to 10 weeks for the FBI to process your fingerprint card**
For more information on requesting an FBI Criminal Background Check, see: http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/background-checks/submitting-an-identification-record-request-to-the-fbi
2. Complete the Kentucky State Police Form “Request for Conviction Records – employment/Professional license”. You can find this form at: http://www.kentuckystatepolice.org/pdf/employment_rev11_10.pdf Mail this form to: Kentucky State Police, Criminal Identifications and Records Branch, Criminal Records Dissemination Section, 1266 Louisville Road, Frankfort, KY 40601. Include a check or money order for $20.00. Make sure the box at the top of the form (this information shall be released to) is filled in with the Kentucky Board of Pharmacy, 125 Holmes Street, State Office Bldg. Annex, Ste. 300, Frankfort, KY 40601.
Applications received prior to March 4, 2013 are required to submit the FBI background check ONLY.
Background Check Instructions [PDF - 71KB]
Initial Pharmacist Licensure information [PDF - 66KB]
Pharmacist Licensure Application [PDF - 103KB]
Test scores for both the NAPLEX and the MPJE for Kentucky are available at the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy website, www.nabp.net . All test scores beginning June 1, 2012 must be obtained through the NABP website. Test scores prior to June 1, 2012, may be obtained at the following link; MPJE/NAPLEX test scores.
Please do not contact the Board office regarding test scores. You can access the most recent test scores from the link above.
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Foreign Pharmacist Information |
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Foreign Pharmacist Information [PDF - 13KB]
Pharmacist Intern Application [PDF - 45KB] Once you have completed this application, please print, date and sign then submit to the Board office along with a passport sized photo, a copy of your FPGEC certificate and payment.
Pharmacist Licensure Application [PDF - 103KB]
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Reciprocal Information |
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New Requirements for Application for Pharmacist Licensure through Reciprocity
Applicant for reciprocity for licensure as a Kentucky Pharmacist shall submit to a query of the National Practitioner Data Bank of the United States Department of Health and Human Services pursuant to 201 KAR 2:030 Section 2(6). This query will be submitted by the Kentucky Board of Pharmacy. Please include the $25 for payment of this query along with your initial application fee of $250 in your check made payable to the Kentucky State Treasurer.
Applicant for reciprocity as a pharmacist shall submit to a criminal background check by means of a finger-print check by the FBI. Pursuant to 201 KAR 2:030 Section 6(7).
Instructions for Criminal Background Checks
1. Fill out the background check application from the FBI website:
http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/background-checks/applicant-information-form You must indicate on the form that the results be mailed to: Kentucky Board of Pharmacy, Attn: Lisa Atha, State Office Building Annex, Ste. 300, 125 Holmes Street, Frankfort KY 40601. Take the completed form to any Sheriff's Department, local Police Department or State Police Department. Your fingerprint card will be completed at the station. Mail the completed form, the fingerprint card and the $18 fee to: FBI CJIS Division - Record Request, 1000 Custer Hollow Road, Clarksburg, WV 26306.
**Do NOT send the Fingerprint Card to the Board of Pharmacy**
**Allow 6 to 10 weeks for the FBI to process your fingerprint card**
For more information on requesting an FBI Criminal Background Check, see: http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/background-checks/submitting-an-identification-record-request-to-the-fbi
2. Complete the Kentucky State Police Form “Request for Conviction Records – employment/Professional license”. You can find this form at: http://www.kentuckystatepolice.org/pdf/employment_rev11_10.pdf Mail this form to: Kentucky State Police, Criminal Identifications and Records Branch, Criminal Records Dissemination Section, 1266 Louisville Road, Frankfort, KY 40601. Include a check or money order for $20.00. Make sure the box at the top of the form (this information shall be released to) is filled in with the Kentucky Board of Pharmacy, 125 Holmes Street, State Office Bldg. Annex, Ste. 300, Frankfort, KY 40601.
Applications received prior to March 4, 2014 are required to submit the FBI background check ONLY.
Background Check Instructions [PDF - 71KB]
The license transfer application is available at NABP.net (  ). Once the application is received in the Board office along with payment of $250.00, an information packet including the Kentucky Pharmacy Practice Act and information concerning Aids CE, obtaining additional study materials and the MPJE application process will be sent out. A passing grade of the Kentucky MPJE is required for licensure.
Reciprocal Information [PDF - 12KB]
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Active vs Inactive License Status |
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A pharmacist may wish to change the status of his license from active to inactive. The law details this procedure in KRS 315.120 (4), 201 KAR 2:050 section 1 (7) and 201 KAR 2:160. For an active pharmacist to apply for inactive status, he must complete an annual renewal application and pay the annual fee for inactive status, which is $10. In addition, the pharmacist may not maintain an active license to practice in another state. Once he is awarded an inactive license, the pharmacist may continue to use the term "pharmacist", but may not practice pharmacy. In order to maintain an inactive license, the pharmacist needs to complete a yearly renewal application and pay the yearly fee for inactive status.
The pharmacist can continue to hold an inactive license for as long as he wishes. However, if he desires to regain active status, the application process depends on the length of time he has held an inactive license. The first category of pharmacists are those who have held an inactive license for five years or less. A pharmacist in this category must complete the board’s continuing education requirements for each year of inactive status and complete a jurisprudence exam given by the board. The second group of inactive pharmacists are those who have had inactive status for more than five consecutive years. If a pharmacist falls into this category, he must complete a satisfactory examination consisting of three individual tests before the board (see 201 KAR 2:020). In addition to these requirements, a pharmacist in either category must petition the board with written notice to consider reinstating his active license and pay all cumulative annual renewal fees required for active licensees.
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