TITLE 54

PROFESSIONS, VOCATIONS, AND BUSINESSES

CHAPTER 17

PHARMACISTS

54-1718.  Licensure and discipline. (1) The board of pharmacy shall be responsible for the control and regulation of the practice of pharmacy in this state, including but not limited to the following:

(a)  The licensing by examination or by reciprocity of applicants who are qualified to engage in the practice of pharmacy under the provisions of this chapter;

(b)  The renewal of licenses to engage in the practice of pharmacy;

(c)  The enforcement of the provisions of this chapter relating to the conduct or competence of pharmacists practicing in this state and the suspension, revocation or restriction of licenses to practice pharmacy;

(d)  The regulation of pharmacist interns and technicians;

(e)  The cancellation of certificates that fail to maintain the requirements of this chapter; and

(f)  The reinstatement of licenses following the completion of thirty (30) hours of continuing education within twenty-four (24) months and compliance with any prior board orders.

(2)  The board of pharmacy shall require the following applicants over the age of eighteen (18) to submit to a fingerprint-based criminal history check in accordance with section 67-9411A, Idaho Code:

(a)  Original applicants for a certificate; and

(b)  Applicants for reinstatement of a certificate.

History:

[54-1718, added 1979, ch. 131, sec. 3, p. 411; am. 2010, ch. 63, sec. 1, p. 112; am. 2015, ch. 36, sec. 1, p. 75; am. 2018, ch. 37, sec. 2, p. 81; am. 2021, ch. 54, sec. 6, p. 165; am. 2024, ch. 69, sec. 10, p. 347; am. 2024, ch. 101, sec. 2, p. 447; am. 2025, ch. 93, sec. 7, p. 418.]