1. Who are the 5 pharmacists, each licensed in AL for at least 5 years and actively engaged in the
Board Members? practice of pharmacy and/or pharmacy administration.
2. Is the Board a Separate entity
Separate Entity
or Under
Another
Organization/De-
partment?
3. Who Chairs the The president of the board shall preside at all of the board's meetings. The
Board? vice-president shall preside in the absence or inability of the president.
4. How Are Board 3 members are appointed by the Governor (one each from hospital pharmacy,
Members Se- independent pharmacy, and chain pharmacy). 2 members are elected by ballot.
lected? Appoint- All AL pharmacists may vote for these 2 members. No member may serve two
ment/Election? consecutive full terms.
5. How Long do Each member serves a term of 5 years beginning on January 1st following their
Board Members appointment to the board.
Serve?
6. How Often Does The board shall conduct meetings at least three times annually and more often
the Board Con- when deemed necessary for the examination of applicants for licensure and for
vene? the transaction of business as may legally come before it.
7. Who can attend Open to the general public
meetings?
8. Who can apply to Must be at least 19 years of age, of good moral character, and a US citizen (or
be a pharmacist? person legally present in the US with appropriate documentation from the federal
government).
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9. Application fee $100 + $300 exam fee
for a NEW phar-
macist OR for-
eign graduate?
10. Application fee $100 + $300 reciprocity exam and score transfer fee
for a TRANSFER
pharmacist?
11. # of CE hours for 15 ACPE approved CE hours per calendar year = 30 CE hours per renewal
renewal of phar-
macist license?
12. Special CE Re- 3 hours per year/6 hours per renewal must be LIVE (remaining 12 hours per year
quirements - ALL may be live OR self-study)
pharmacists
13. Special CE Re- 2 CE hours approved by the board including didactic and hands on training each
quirements - RENEWAL cycle
sterile com-
pounding phar-
macists
14. Special CE Re- 2 hour training seminar for preceptors each RENEWAL cycle OR be approved
quirements - pre- by a School of Pharmacy for curriculum hours (as in a professor who is also a
ceptors preceptor)
15. Special CE No less than 8 LIVE hours that have been previously approved by the board each
Requirements - RENEWAL cycle
long term care
consultants/as-
sisted living
facilities/nursing
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homes/domicil-
iaries/homes of
the
aged/govern-
ment
agencies/all
other
consultants
16. Special CE Re- satisfactory completion of no less than 2 CE hours prior to recertification earned
quirements - nu- in the previous calendar year related to nuclear pharmacy
clear pharma-
cists
17. Minimum intern 1500 hours
hours?
May be obtained through a college-structured program or through a nonstruc-
tured program, all under supervision of a preceptor
18. New or trans- Graduate of AL state board approved school or college of pharmacy
fer pharma-
cist degree/edu-
cation required
19. Foreign pharma- Graduate of a foreign school or college of pharmacy
cist degree/edu-
cation required
20. New / foreign Personal interview by at least 2 members of ALBOP
grad pharmacist NAPLEX + AL MPJE
examination re-
quirements
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21. Transfer pharma- Personal interview by at least 2 members of ALBOP
cist examination AL MPJE
requirements
22. Documents re- Application for AL pharmacist license
quired of new College afldavit
pharmacists
23. Documents re- Application for AL license
quired of transfer Copy of NABP application for license transfer
pharmacists
24. Documents re- Application for AL pharmacist license
quired of for- Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Equivalency Committee Certification.
eign grad phar- Must demonstrate to the Board the ability to ettectively communicate in the
macists English language. In making this assessment, the Board will consider written
application materials, oral communication during the interview process and other
materials or communications provided by the applicant
25. Pharmacist If any pharmacist shall fail to pay a renewal fee on or before the due date, the
reinstatement holder of the certificate may be reinstated as a licensed pharmacist only upon
process? payment of a penalty of ten dollars ($10) for each lapsed month and all lapsed
fees, provided the lapsed time of registration shall not exceed five years, in which
case reinstatement may be had only upon satisfactory examination by the board.
26. Pharmacist pro- The board may revoke, suspend, place on probation, or require remediation for
bation rea- any licensed pharmacist or a holder of a pharmacy intern or extern certificate for
sons/process? a specified time as determined by the board and take the same or similar action
against the permit to operate any pharmacy in this state, whenever the board
finds by a preponderance of the evidence, or pursuant to a consent decree, that
the pharmacist has been guilty of any of the following acts or ottenses:
• Obtaining a license, permit, or registration from the board by fraudulent means.
• Violation of the laws regulating the sale or dispensing of narcotics, exempt