Md. Code Ann., Health Occ. § 12-6D-03
Registration requirements
Effective Jun 1, 2026Added by Acts 2014, c. 564, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2014; Acts 2014, c. 565, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2014. Amended by Acts 2026, c. 370, § 1, eff. June 1, 2026; Acts 2026, c. 371, § 1, eff. June 1, 2026.State of Maryland
(a) To qualify for registration an applicant shall be an individual who:
- (1) Is currently enrolled and has completed 1 year of professional pharmacy education in a doctor of pharmacy program accredited by the ACPE;
- (2) Is currently enrolled and has completed 1 year of professional pharmacy education in a doctor of pharmacy program under accreditation review by the ACPE;
- (3) Has graduated from a doctor of pharmacy program accredited by the ACPE and has applied for licensure with the Board; or
(4) Is a graduate of a foreign school of pharmacy who:
- (i) Has established educational equivalency as determined by the Board; and
- (ii) Has passed an examination of oral English approved by the Board.
- (b) An applicant shall submit a request for a State and national criminal history records check in accordance with § 12-6D-04 of this subtitle.
- (c) The Board may not approve an application until the State and national criminal history records check is completed.
- (d) The applicant shall be of good moral character.
Added by Acts 2014, c. 564, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2014; Acts 2014, c. 565, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2014. Amended by Acts 2026, c. 370, § 1, eff. June 1, 2026; Acts 2026, c. 371, § 1, eff. June 1, 2026.