64B16-26.2031, F.A.C.
64B16-26.2031. Licensure by Examination (Non-U.S. Graduates); Application
Cite as Fla. Admin. Code r. 64B16-26.2031
64B16-26.2031 Licensure by Examination (Non-U.S. Graduates); Application.
In order for a foreign pharmacy graduate to be admitted to the professional licensure examination, the applicant must be a graduate of a four year undergraduate pharmacy program at a school or college outside the United States and have completed an internship program approved by the Board.
(1) All applications for licensure by examination must be made on form DH-MQA 103 Revised 4/2025, Pharmacist Examination Application For Non-U.S. Graduates, which is hereby incorporated by reference, and which can be obtained from http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-18176, the Board of Pharmacy, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin #C04, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3254, or the Boardโs website at http://floridaspharmacy.gov/. The application must be accompanied with an examination fee and an initial license fee as set forth in Rules 64B16-26.1001 and 64B16-26.1002, F.A.C.
(2) In addition to the requirements of subsection (1), the applicant must submit proof of having met the following requirements:
(a) Successfully pass the Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Equivalency Examination and the Test of English as a Foreign Language internet-based test (TOEFL iBT) as required by section 465.007(1)(b)2., F.S.; and
(b) Complete 2080 hours of supervised work activity, of which a minimum of 500 hours must be completed within the State of Florida. Such experience must be equivalent to that required in the internship program as set forth in Rule 64B16-26.2033, F.A.C. The work experience program, including both the preceptor and the permittee, must be approved by the Board of Pharmacy. Work experience shall be documented on form DH-MQA 1153 (Rev. 07/16), Foreign Graduate Registered Intern Work Activity Manual, which is hereby incorporated by reference, and which can be obtained from http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-07405; the Board of Pharmacy, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin #C04, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3254; or the Boardโs website at http://floridaspharmacy.gov/Applications/info-foriegn-grad-reg-intern-manual.pdf. No program of supervised work activity shall be approved for any applicant until said applicant has obtained the specified passing scores on the Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Equivalency Examination.