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MISSOURI STATUTES AND CODES
338.040. License issued without examination, when--reciprocity--equivalency examination--fees.
338.040. 1. The board of pharmacy shall issue licenses topractice pharmacy in the state without examination to personswho have been legally registered or licensed as pharmacists inother states. Any applicant for a license under this sectionshall present satisfactory evidence of qualifications equal tothose required from licensees in this state, that he wasregistered or licensed by examination in another state, and thatthe standard of competence required in the other state is notlower than that required in this state; but no license shall beissued until the board is satisfied that the other state accordssimilar recognition to the licensees of this state. Applicantsfor license under this section shall, with their application,forward a fee for the license as is determined by the board ofpharmacy.
2. The board may by rule and regulation require anyapplicant under subsection 1 of this section to successfullycomplete any equivalency examination, practical examination, orany examination on Missouri laws pursuant to any rule orregulation as promulgated by the board.
3. Any individual who is registered or licensed in aforeign country may be licensed under the provisions of sections338.010 to 338.315 upon presentation of satisfactory evidence ofqualifications equal to those required of licensees in thisstate.
4. The board may require any applicant under subsection 3of this section to successfully complete any equivalencyexamination, practical examination or any examination onMissouri laws pursuant to any rule and regulation as promulgatedby the board.
(RSMo 1939 § 10008, A.L. 1961 p. 501, A.L. 1969 S.B. 390, A.L. 1981 S.B. 16, A.L. 1990 H.B. 1287)Prior revisions: 1929 § 13144; 1919 § 4716; 1909 § 5768
(1974) Held that standards to be met by applicant for a reciprocal license are the standards that were in effect in this state at the time he was admitted in the state from which he is applying. Missouri State Board of Pharmacy v. Kennedy (A.), 511 S.W.2d 913.