Louisiana Revised Statutes Tit. 37, § 1202. Qualifications for licensure by examination

(1) Be at least twenty-one years of age.

(2) Be of good moral character and temperate habits.

(3) Meet one of the following educational requirements:

(4) Have completed a minimum of one year of professional experience through an internship or other program that has been approved by the board under the supervision of a licensed pharmacist, which service shall be predominantly related to the provision of pharmacy primary care and the dispensing of drugs and medical supplies, the compounding of prescriptions, and the keeping of records and the making of reports as required under state and federal law.

(5) Have passed all examinations required by the board.

(6) Have paid fees specified by the board for the issuance of the license.

(7) Have submitted to the board a completed application form supplied by the board.

(8) Have completed a criminal history record check as authorized by R.S. 37:1216.

(1) Due notice of all meetings for examination of applicants shall be given to all approved colleges of pharmacy in the state.

(2) The board shall determine the content and subject matter of each examination and approve the site and date of the administration of the examination.

(3) The examination shall be prepared to measure the knowledge of the applicant to engage in the practice of pharmacy. The board may employ, cooperate, and contract with any organization or consultant in the preparation and grading of an examination, but shall retain the sole discretion and responsibility for determining which applicants have passed such an examination.

(4) Examination scores shall expire one year after the date of the examination. Expired scores shall not be valid for licensure.

(5) An applicant who takes any board required examinations and is unsuccessful may repeat the examinations as administratively defined.

(1) All applicants for licensure by examination shall obtain professional experience in the practice of pharmacy concurrent with attending or after graduation from an approved college of pharmacy, or both, under such terms and conditions as determined by regulation.

(2) The board shall establish such licensure requirements for pharmacy interns and standards for internship, or any other experiential program necessary to qualify an applicant for the licensure examination, and shall also determine the qualifications of pharmacists or other practitioners used in professional experience programs as determined by regulation.