PURPOSE: This rule defines requirements for licensure by reciprocity of applicants who are graduates of foreign colleges/schools of pharmacy not approved by the board as outlined in 4 CSR 220-2.030(1) who have been licensed in another state.

1. (1) An individual who is a graduate of a foreign college/school of pharmacy not approved by the Missouri Board of Pharmacy and is licensed as a pharmacist by another state may apply for licensure in this state by reciprocity, if the requirements for licensure by the other state are equivalent to those of this state.
2. (2) The applicant for reciprocal licensure must fulfill all requirements as set forth in 4 CSR 220-2.032.
3. (3) Appropriate fees must accompany all applications and are nonrefundable.
4. (4) Once the credentials of a candidate have been approved by the board, application to the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy for reciprocity to Missouri may begin. All reciprocal licensure requirements as set forth in 4 CSR 220-2.030(6) must then be satisfactorily completed.

AUTHORITY: sections 338.020 and 338.030, RSMo Supp. 1990.* This rule originally filed as 4 CSR 220-2.034. Original rule filed Oct. 16, 1985, effective Feb. 24, 1986. Amended: Filed Aug. 29, 1986, effective Dec. 25, 1986. Amended: Filed Dec. 24, 1990, effective June 10, 1991. Moved to 20 CSR 2220-2.034, effective Aug. 28, 2006. *Original authority: 338.020, RSMo 1939, amended 1947, 1949, 1981, 1990 and 338.030, RSMo 1939, amended 1949, 1951, 1981, 1990.