Section 17-6505. LICENSE BY SCORE TRANSFER

 

6505.1To qualify for a license by score transfer, an applicant shall:

 

(a)Meet the education requirements set forth under § 6502.1(a), or if the applicant was educated in a foreign country meet the requirements set forth under § 6503;

 

(b)Meet the training requirements set forth under § 6502.1(b);

 

(c)Have received a passing score on each test that forms a part of the NAPLEX, or its successor, which shall be the passing score as determined by the NABP;

 

(d)Receive a passing score on each test that forms a part of the MPJE for the District of Columbia, or its successor, which shall be the passing score as determined by the NABP;

 

(e)Be at least 18 years of age;

 

(f)Have not been convicted of a crime involving moral turpitude or bearing directly on the fitness of the applicant to be licensed; and

 

(g)Have requested a score transfer to the District of Columbia at the time the applicant applied to take his or her initial NAPLEX examination.

 

6505.2To apply for a license by score transfer, an applicant shall:

 

(a)Submit a completed application to the Board on the required forms and include:

 

(1)The applicant's social security number on the application. If the applicant does not have a social security number, the applicant shall:

 

(i)Submit with the application a sworn affidavit, under penalty of perjury, stating that he or she does not have a social security number; and

 

(ii)Submit proof acceptable to the Board that he or she is legally authorized to be in the United States, such as a Certificate of Citizenship or Naturalization, Resident Alien Card, a valid foreign passport with a visa, or a work permit card from the Department of Homeland Security (I-766 or I-688B). or a valid foreign passport with a visa.

 

(2)Two (2) recent passport-type photographs of the applicant's face measuring two inches by two inches (2" x 2"), which clearly expose the area from the top of the forehead to the bottom of the chin; and

(3)One (1) clear photocopy of a U.S. government-issued photo ID, such as a driver's license, as proof of identity.

 

(b)Submit the NABP score transfer form with the application for licensure;

 

(c)Submit proof acceptable to the Board that the applicant has successfully completed a pharmacy internship meeting the training requirements set forth in § 6502.1(b) of this chapter;

 

(d)Pay all required fees; and

 

(e)Successfully complete the MPJE examination after receiving Board approval to take the examination and arrange to have the score result sent directly to the Board.

 

6505.3An applicant under this section shall successfully complete the MPJE examination within one (1) year from the date the Board approves the applicant to take the examination.

 

6505.4If an applicant under this section fails to successfully complete the MPJE examination within one (1) year from the date of approval to take the exam, his or her application shall be considered abandoned and closed by the Board. The applicant shall thereafter be required to reapply, comply with the current requirements for licensure, and pay the required fees.

 

6505.5If an applicant under this section fails to successfully complete the MPJE examination within one (1) year from the date of approval to take the exam, then upon expiration of his or her supervised practice letter, the applicant shall immediately cease from practicing. Thereafter the applicant may become registered as a registered pharmacy technician, if he or she meets the requirements for registration, and perform only the duties of a registered pharmacy technician until the applicant receives a pharmacist license.

 

6505.6A supervised practice letter issued under this section is not renewable and shall expire one (1) year from the date of issuance.

 

source

Final Rulemaking published at 36 DCR 6243, 6246 (September 1, 1989); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 55 DCR 4330 (April 18, 2008).