201 KAR 2:020. Examination.

      RELATES TO: KRS 315.050

      STATUTORY AUTHORITY: KRS 315.050(2), 315.191(1)(a),

      NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY: KRS 315.050(2) and 315.191(1)(c) require the board to promulgate administrative regulations to prescribe the time, place, method, manner, scope, and subjects of examinations. This administrative regulation establishes the examination requirements for obtaining a license to practice pharmacy in Kentucky.

      Section 1. The examination for licensure shall include:

      (1) The North American Pharmacist Licensure Examination (NAPLEX); and

      (2) The Multistate Pharmacy Jurisprudence Examination (MPJE).

      Section 2. The passing score on the required examinations shall be:

      (1) At least seventy-five (75) on the basis of the NAPLEX and. The MPJE grades shall not be used in computing the NAPLEX;

       At least seventy-five (75) on.

      Section 3. If an applicant fails to obtain the necessary scores in any of the tests described in Section 2 of this administrative regulation, he may upon proper application retake the tests upon the payment of the fee set forth in 201 KAR 2:050 plus any direct costs for test materials and supplies. An applicant who has failed any test may retake that test within one (1) year of the date the applicant first fails the test without having to reapply.

      Section 4. All results of examinations shall be preserved according to the Board of Pharmacy Record Retention Schedule.

      Section 5. Fees submitted with an application shall be nonrefundable. (1 Ky.R. 9; eff. 9-11-74; Am. 7 Ky.R. 403; eff. 12-3-80; 9 Ky.R. 11; eff. 8-11-82; 11 Ky.R. 1614; eff. 6-4-85; 16 Ky.R. 793; eff. 1-12-90; 19 Ky.R. 443; eff. 10-8-92; 26 Ky.R. 866; 1117; eff. 12-15-99; 32 Ky.R. 1462; 1879; eff. 5-5-2006.)