HAR §16-95-23. Temporary license

(a) An application for temporary license may be filed at the same time as an application for examination and shall be accompanied by the non-refundable application fee. Following a determination by the board that the qualifications for admission to the examinations listed in section 461-6, HRS exist, a temporary license to practice pharmacy may be issued, provided the applicant: §16-95-24 95-13 (1) Passes the Hawaii MPJE with a score of at least seventy-five points; (2) Submits a verification, by an official of the licensing authority of that other state or territory of the United States, of a current and valid license to practice pharmacy in the other state or territory of the United States; and (3) Submits evidence that the applicant has practiced for at least fifteen hundred hours as a licensed pharmacist within the five years preceding the date of application. (b) The temporary license shall be valid only until the results of the next administration of the NABPLEX or the NAPLEX examinations are received by the board. (c) In the event the pharmacist fails to take and pass either the NABPLEX or NAPLEX examination, the temporary license may be extended, for good and just cause, provided a request for extension is made in writing. In no case shall the temporary license be extended beyond three consecutive administrations of the examinations. [Eff 5/16/64; am 3/16/80; am and ren §16- 95-23, 6/22/81; am and comp 12/24/92; comp 12/25/04; am and comp 06/22/15; am and comp 8/15/16] (Auth: HRS §§461-4.5, 461-7) (Imp: HRS §§461-4.5, 461-7)