(a) To be eligible for licensure as a pharmacist, an individual must file such evidence as is required by the board that:

1. (1) the individual is at least eighteen (18) years of age;
2. (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. (3) the individual:

   1. (A) has graduated with a professional degree from a school of pharmacy located in the United States or Canada that is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education or the Canadian Council for Accreditation of Pharmacy Programs and approved by the board; or

   2. (B) has:

      1. (i) graduated with a professional degree from a school of pharmacy located outside the United States and Canada; and
      2. (ii) met the requirements under subsection (c);
4. (4) the individual has satisfactorily completed a pharmacist intern program approved by the board; and
5. (5) the individual has successfully passed the North American Pharmacist Licensure Examination administered by the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy.

(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. (1) Provide the board with verification of the applicant's academic record and graduation.
2. (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 and submitting the information required in subsection (a), 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; P.L.140-2026, SEC.2.