§ 25-26-13-11 — Pharmacists; licenses; eligibility; examination

(a) To be eligible for licensure as a
pharmacist, an individual must file such evidence as is required by the
board that:
(1) the individual is at least eighteen (18) years of age;
(2) the individual does not have a conviction for a crime that has
a direct bearing on the individual's ability to practice competently;
(3) the individual:
(A) has graduated with a professional degree 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; or
(B) has:
(i) graduated with a professional degree from a school of
pharmacy located outside the United States and Canada; and
(ii) met the requirements under subsection (c); and
(4) the individual has satisfactorily completed a pharmacist intern
program approved by the board.
(b) An applicant who has graduated with a professional degree from
a school of pharmacy accredited by the Canadian Council for
Accreditation of Pharmacy Programs and approved by the board must
obtain the Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Examination Committee
Certificate administered by the National Association of Boards of
Pharmacy before taking the examination required under subsection (d).
(c) An applicant who has graduated with a professional degree from
a school of pharmacy located outside the United States and Canada
must do the following:
(1) Provide the board with verification of the applicant's academic
record and graduation.
(2) Obtain the Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Examination
Committee Certificate administered by the National Association
of Boards of Pharmacy.
(d) After filing an application on a form provided by the board,
submitting the information required in subsection (a), and successfully
completing the examination administered by the board, the applicant
may be licensed as a pharmacist.
As added by Acts 1977, P.L.276, SEC.1. Amended by Acts
1981, P.L.222, SEC.189; Acts 1982, P.L.113, SEC.65; P.L.169-1985,
SEC.88; P.L.149-1987, SEC.73; P.L.152-1988, SEC.21; P.L.48-1991,
SEC.46; P.L.33-1993, SEC.44; P.L.242-1995, SEC.2; P.L.98-2006,
SEC.6; P.L.143-2022, SEC.58.