Sec. 20-591. Graduates of foreign pharmacy schools. Regulations. - Connecticut Statutes

      Sec. 20-591. Graduates of foreign pharmacy schools. Regulations. (a) An individual who has graduated from a foreign school of pharmacy not approved by the commission may apply for a license to practice pharmacy under this section.

      (b) The individual shall comply with the requirements of subdivisions (1), (2), (4), (5) and (6) of subsection (a) of section 20-590 and with regulations adopted as provided in subsection (c) of this section.

      (c) The commissioner shall, with the advice and assistance of the commission, adopt regulations in accordance with chapter 54 concerning licensure as a pharmacist of an individual who has graduated from and received an entry-level professional pharmacy degree from a foreign school of pharmacy. The regulations shall include a requirement that such a graduate pass a proficiency test for written and spoken English, a foreign pharmacy graduate equivalency examination and the examination described in subsection (b) of section 20-590.

      (P.A. 95-264, S. 16; P.A. 99-175, S. 19.)

      History: P.A. 99-175 made a technical change in Subsec. (a).