Section 657.2.13. Active and inactive license status.

       2.13(1) Active license. Active license status applies to a pharmacist who has submitted the renewal application and fee and has met Iowa requirements for continuing education or has completed a CPD portfolio pursuant to rule 657—2.17(272C). Active license status also applies to a pharmacist who has submitted the renewal application and fee and who is a resident of another state, is licensed to practice pharmacy in that state, and has met the continuing education requirements of that state. A pharmacist who meets the continuing education requirements of another state shall provide documentation on the renewal application of the pharmacist’s license status in that state. An Iowa licensee actively practicing in a state that does not require continuing education for license renewal shall be required to meet Iowa continuing education or CPD requirements.

       2.13(2) Inactive license. Failure of a pharmacist to comply with the continuing education or CPD requirements during the renewal period shall result in the issuance of a renewal card marked “inactive” upon submission of the renewal application and fee. Reactivation of an inactive pharmacist license shall be accomplished by the appropriate method described below. Internship, in each instance where internship is mentioned below, shall be in a pharmacy approved by the board. The pharmacist may be required to obtain a pharmacist-intern registration, including payment of the appropriate registration fee, and be issued an intern registration certificate.

        a.           An inactive pharmacist who wishes to become active and who has been actively practicing pharmacy during the last five years in any state or states which required continuing education during that five-year period shall submit proof of continued licensure in good standing in the state or states of such practice.

        b.           An inactive pharmacist who wishes to become active and who has been actively practicing pharmacy during the last five years in a state which does not require continuing education shall submit proof of continued licensure in good standing in the state or states of such practice. The pharmacist shall also complete one of the following options:

       (1)             Take and successfully pass the MPJE, Iowa Edition, as provided in subrule 2.1(1);

       (2)             Complete 160 hours of internship for each year the pharmacist was on inactive status (not to exceed 1,000 hours);

       (3)             Obtain one and one-half times the number of continuing education credits required under subrule 2.12(1) for each renewal period the pharmacist was inactive; or

       (4)             Complete a CPD portfolio pursuant to rule 657—2.17(272C) identifying a minimum of 45 learning outcomes for each renewal period the pharmacist was inactive.

        c.           An inactive pharmacist who wishes to become active and who has not been actively practicing pharmacy during the past five years, and whose license has been inactive for not more than five years, shall complete one of the following options:

       (1)             Successfully pass all components of the licensure examination as required in rule 657—2.1(147,155A);

       (2)             Complete 160 hours of internship for each year the pharmacist was on inactive status;

       (3)             Obtain one and one-half times the number of continuing education credits required under subrule 2.12(1) for each renewal period the pharmacist was inactive; or

       (4)             Complete a CPD portfolio pursuant to rule 657—2.17(272C) identifying a minimum of 45 learning outcomes for each renewal period the pharmacist was inactive.

        d.           An inactive pharmacist who wishes to become active and who has not been actively practicing pharmacy for more than five years shall petition the board for reactivation of the license to practice pharmacy under one or more of the following options:

       (1)             Successfully pass all components of the licensure examination as required in rule 657—2.1(147,155A);

       (2)             Complete 160 hours of internship for each year the pharmacist was on inactive status (not to exceed 1,000 hours);

       (3)             Obtain one and one-half times the number of continuing education credits required under subrule 2.12(1) for each renewal period the pharmacist was inactive; or

       (4)             Complete a CPD portfolio pursuant to rule 657—2.17(272C) identifying a minimum of 45 learning outcomes for each renewal period the pharmacist was inactive.

[ARC 0595C, IAB 2/6/13, effective 3/13/13]