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1 AN ACT concerning regulation.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Pharmacy Practice Act is amended by
5 changing Sections 7 and 12 as follows:
6 (225 ILCS 85/7) (from Ch. 111, par. 4127)
7 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028)
8 Sec. 7. Application; examination. Applications for
9 original licenses shall be made to the Department in writing
10 or electronically on forms prescribed by the Department and
11 shall be accompanied by the required fee, which shall not be
12 refundable. Any such application shall require such
13 information as in the judgment of the Department will enable
14 the Board and Department to pass on the qualifications of the
15 applicant for a license.
16 The Department shall authorize examinations of applicants
17 as pharmacists not less than 3 times per year at such times and
18 places as it may determine. The examination of applicants
19 shall be of a character to give a fair test of the
20 qualifications of the applicant to practice pharmacy.
21 Applicants for examination as pharmacists shall be
22 required to pay, either to the Department or the designated
23 testing service, a fee covering the cost of providing the
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1 examination. Failure to appear for the examination on the
2 scheduled date, at the time and place specified, after the
3 applicant's application for examination has been received and
4 acknowledged by the Department or the designated testing
5 service, shall result in the forfeiture of the examination
6 fee. The theoretical and applied pharmaceutical sciences
7 examination shall be developed and provided by the National
8 Association of Boards of Pharmacy.
9 Applicants for licensure as pharmacists shall also be
10 required to complete an Accreditation Council on Pharmacy
11 Education approved program and assessment related to Illinois
12 pharmacy law developed and provided by the Illinois
13 Pharmacists Association, or any other such program and
14 assessment or test approved by the Department by rule.
15 If an applicant neglects, fails or refuses to take an
16 examination or fails to pass an examination for a license
17 under this Act within 3 years after filing his application,
18 the application shall expire is denied. However, such
19 applicant may thereafter make a new application accompanied by
20 the required fee and show evidence of meeting the requirements
21 in force at the time of the new application.
22 The Department shall notify applicants taking the
23 examination of their results within 7 weeks of the examination
24 date. Further, the Department shall have the authority to
25 immediately authorize such applicants who successfully pass
26 the examination to engage in the practice of pharmacy.
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1 An applicant shall have one year from the date of
2 notification of successful completion of the examination to
3 apply to the Department for a license. If an applicant fails to
4 make such application within one year the applicant shall be
5 required to again take and pass the examination.
6 An applicant who has graduated with a professional degree
7 from a school of pharmacy located outside of the United States
8 must do the following:
9 (1) obtain a Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Examination
10 Committee (FPGEC) Certificate;
11 (2) complete 1,200 hours of clinical training and
12 experience, as defined by rule, in the United States or
13 its territories; and
14 (3) successfully complete the licensing requirements
15 set forth in Section 6 of this Act, as well as those
16 adopted by the Department by rule.
17 The Department may employ consultants for the purpose of
18 preparing and conducting examinations.
19 (Source: P.A. 100-497, eff. 9-8-17.)
20 (225 ILCS 85/12) (from Ch. 111, par. 4132)
21 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028)
22 Sec. 12. Expiration of license; renewal.
23 (a) The expiration date and renewal period for each
24 license issued under this Act shall be set by rule.
25 (b) As a condition for the renewal of a license as a
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1 pharmacist, the licensee shall provide evidence to the
2 Department of completion of a total of 30 hours of pharmacy
3 continuing education during the 24 months preceding the
4 expiration date of the certificate. Two hours of continuing
5 pharmacy education must be in the subject of pharmacy law.
6 Such continuing education shall be approved by the
7 Accreditation Council on Pharmacy Education.
8 (c) The Department may establish by rule a means for the
9 verification of completion of the continuing education
10 required by this Section. This verification may be
11 accomplished through audits of records maintained by
12 licensees, by requiring the filing of continuing education
13 certificates with the Department or a qualified organization
14 selected by the Department to maintain such records or by
15 other means established by the Department.
16 (d) Rules developed under this Section may provide for a
17 reasonable biennial fee, not to exceed $20, to fund the cost of
18 such recordkeeping. The Department may, by rule, further
19 provide an orderly process for the restoration of licenses
20 which have not been renewed due to the failure to meet the
21 continuing education requirements of this Section. The
22 requirements of continuing education may be waived, in whole
23 or in part, in cases of extreme hardship as defined by rule of
24 the Department. Such waivers shall be granted for not more
25 than one of any 3 consecutive renewal periods.
26 (e) Any pharmacist who has permitted his license to expire
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1 or who has had his license on inactive status may have his
2 license restored by making application to the Department and
3 filing proof acceptable to the Department of his fitness to
4 have his license restored, and by paying the required
5 restoration fee. The Department shall determine, by an
6 evaluation program established by rule his fitness for
7 restoration of his license and shall establish procedures and
8 requirements for such restoration. However, any pharmacist who
9 demonstrates that he has continuously maintained active
10 practice in another jurisdiction pursuant to a license in good
11 standing, and who has substantially complied with the
12 continuing education requirements of this Section shall not be
13 subject to further evaluation for purposes of this Section.
14 (f) Any licensee who shall engage in the practice for
15 which his or her license was issued while the license is
16 expired or on inactive status shall be considered to be
17 practicing without a license which, shall be grounds for
18 discipline under Section 30 of this Act.
19 (g) Any pharmacy operating on an expired license is
20 engaged in the unlawful practice of pharmacy and is subject to
21 discipline under Section 30 of this Act. A pharmacy whose
22 license has been expired for one year or more may not have its
23 license restored but must apply for a new license and meet all
24 requirements for licensure. Any pharmacy whose license has
25 been expired for less than one year may apply for restoration
26 of its license and shall have its license restored.
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1 (h) However, any pharmacist whose license expired while he
2 was (1) in Federal Service on active duty with the Armed Forces
3 of the United States, or the State Militia called into service
4 or training, or (2) in training or education under the
5 supervision of the United States preliminary to induction into
6 the military service, may have his license or certificate
7 restored without paying any lapsed renewal fees, if within 2
8 years after honorable termination of such service, training or
9 education he furnishes the Department with satisfactory
10 evidence to the effect that he has been so engaged and that his
11 service, training or education has been so terminated.
12 (Source: P.A. 100-497, eff. 9-8-17.)
13 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
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