Inactive Licenses And License Reinstatement

(1) A pharmacist may apply for an inactive license by: (a) Completing the biennial license renewal application form; and (b) Paying the biennial renewal fee for an inactive license. (2) A pharmacist maintaining an active license to practice pharmacy in another state or jurisdiction is ineligible for inactive license status in Tennessee. (3) A pharmacist seeking active status for an inactive, delinquent, suspended or revoked license must fulfill the following minimum requirements. (a) If the license has been inactive, delinquent, suspended or revoked for less than one (1) year, the pharmacist shall: 1. Provide written notice to the board requesting an active license; 2. Satisfy all past due continuing pharmaceutical education as required by the board; and 3. Pay all cumulative license renewal fees and any applicable penalty fees for the period during which the license was inactive, delinquent, suspended or revoked. (b) If the license has been inactive, delinquent, suspended or revoked from one (1) year to not more than five (5) consecutive years, the pharmacist shall: 1. Provide written notice to the board requesting an active license; 2. Satisfy all past due continuing pharmaceutical education as required by the board; 3. Successfully complete the jurisprudence examination; 4. Pay all cumulative license renewal fees and any applicable penalty fees for the period during which the license was inactive, delinquent, suspended or revoked; and 5. Complete a period of pharmacy internship in Tennessee as follows: (i) If the license has been inactive, delinquent, suspended or revoked from one (1) year to not more than three (3) consecutive years, one hundred sixty (160) hours within ninety (90) consecutive days. (ii) If the license has been inactive, delinquent, suspended or revoked for more than three (3) consecutive years but not more than five (5) consecutive years, three hundred twenty (320) hours within one hundred eighty (180) consecutive days. (c) If the license has been inactive, delinquent, suspended or revoked for more than five (5) consecutive years, the pharmacist shall: 1. Provide written notice to the board requesting an active license; INTRODUCTORY RULES CHAPTER 1140-01 2. Satisfy all past due continuing pharmaceutical education as required by the board; 3. Successfully complete the NAPLEX and jurisprudence examinations; 4. Pay all cumulative license renewal fees and any applicable penalty fees for the period during which the license was inactive, delinquent, suspended or revoked; and 5. Complete a period of pharmacy internship of three hundred twenty (320) hours within one hundred eighty (180) consecutive days. (d) Fulfill any other requirements which may be contained in any order of the board suspending or revoking the applicant’s license. (e) The board shall consider a written notice requesting reinstatement of an inactive, delinquent, suspended or revoked license within six (6) months of the notice being received by the director. (f) Upon request, the Board may waive selected portions of these requirements so long as any waiver granted is consistent with the Board’s authority under Tenn. Code Ann. Title 63, Chapters 1 and 10, and Tenn. Code Ann. Title 4, Chapter 5.