1. (a)

   1. (1) No temporary license shall be granted to a reciprocity applicant until the:

      1. (A) Preliminary application has been received and approved by the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy; and
      2. (B) Applicant has:

2. (i) Submitted the application to the Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy office;

   1. (ii) Paid the reciprocity fee;

      1. (iii) Undergone criminal background checks pursuant to Subpart 31;

         1. (iv) Supplied a copy of the applicant’s birth certificate;
         2. (v) Submitted proof of required continuing education; and
         3. (vi) Supplied a current photograph of the applicant.
   2. (2) The temporary license shall expire at the next meeting of the Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy after the issuance of the temporary license.
   3. (3) However, the temporary license will automatically expire one hundred eighty (180) days from the date of issue, and the holder of the temporary license must cease practicing pharmacy in the State of Arkansas until reciprocity has been granted by the Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy.

3. (b) Before issuing a temporary license, the Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy member must:

   1. (1) Personally talk to the applicant; and

   2. (2) Ascertain that he or she has passed the Arkansas Jurisprudence Exam.

      1. (c)
   3. (1) A pharmacist is not eligible for an Arkansas license by reciprocity until he or she has been licensed six (6) months in his or her state of original licensure by examination.

   4. (2) Any practice in Arkansas within this six-month period must be as an intern and under the requirements set out in this criteria unless:

      1. (A) Consideration is made by the Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy; and
      2. (B) An exception is approved.
   5. (3) The application for reciprocity will become null and void if it has not been completed within one (1) year of the date of receipt in the Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy office.

Codification Notes: This section as promulgated prior to codification into the Code of Arkansas Rules provided as follows: “(10/09/80, Revised 4/07/89 and 4/10/92, 2/10/97, 11/15/2003, and 8/1/2020)"