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; and

(d)  The regulation of the training, qualifications and employment of pharmacist interns.

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

(a)  Original applicants for a certificate, unless exempted by board rule; 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.]