General Licensing Rules

PURPOSE: This rule defines terms used and general requirements governing board licensing activities as used in Chapter 7. (1) Definitions. (A) ACPE—Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education. (B) Accredited school/college of pharmacy—a school or college of pharmacy accredited by ACPE and located in a U.S. state or territory. (C) Approved school/college of pharmacy—a Missouri school or college of pharmacy whose curriculum, physical equipment, course of instruction, and teaching personnel conform to ACPE standards and specifications and that has been recognized by the board as an approved school/college for pharmacy practice experience pursuant to 20 CSR 2220-7.027. (D) Board—the Missouri State Board of Pharmacy. (E) Foreign school/college—a school/college of pharmacy that is not located in the United States or a United States territory. (F) MPJE—Multistate Pharmacy Jurisprudence Examination. (G) NABP—National Association of Boards of Pharmacy. (H) NAPLEX—North American Pharmacist Licensure Examination. (2) An application shall not be considered filed if it has to be returned to the applicant for an incorrect or missing fee or an incomplete or missing signature or attestation/notarization. A pharmacist license application shall be deemed invalid if the applicant fails to submit or make available via NABP all information required to complete the application within ninety (90) days after the application is received by the board, with the exception of NAPLEX or MPJE examination scores. (3) No duplicate license, certificate, or registration shall be issued until the duplicate license fee has been paid and the most recent license, registration, or certificate has been returned to the board office or the licensee/registrant/certificate holder submits an attestation under penalty of perjury that the license, certificate, or registration has been lost, stolen, or destroyed. (4) Except as otherwise provided, all licensing and registration fees required by the rules of the board are nonrefundable. (5) A copy of proof of licensure/registration from the board’s official website may be used as proof of licensure by an applicant until a hard copy license/registration has been received from the board. (6) Failure to receive a renewal notice or application from the board shall not excuse the licensee/registrant from any renewal requirements established by Chapter 338, RSMo, or by rule of the board. AUTHORITY: sections 338.020, 338.030, 338.040, 338.043, 338.070, and 338.280, RSMo 2016, and section 338.140, RSMo Supp. 2025.* Original rule filed Jan. 10, 2013, effective Aug. 30, 2013. Amended: Filed May 31, 2022, effective Nov. 30, 2022. Amended: Filed Aug. 27, 2025, effective Feb. 28, 2026. *Original authority: 338.020, RSMo 1939, amended 1947, 1949, 1981, 1990, 2014; 338.030, RSMo 1939, amended 1949, 1951, 1981, 1990, 2001; 338.040, RSMo 1939, amended 1961, 1969, 1981, 1990; 338.043, RSMo 1990, amended 1997, 2001; 338.070, RSMo 1939, amended 1947, 1953, 1961, 1969, 1981, 1985, 1997; 338.140, RSMo 1939, amended 1981, 1989, 1997, 2011, 2019; and 338.280, RSMo 1951, amended 1971, 1981.