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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".03" citation="COMAR 10.34.13.03" title_num="10" subtitle_num="34" chapter_num="13" heading="Reinstatement Requirements.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>General Requirements. A pharmacist who wishes to reinstate an expired license to practice pharmacy shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Provide evidence of the completed amount of approved continuing education required by the Board in COMAR 10.34.18 in conjunction with the reinstatement application;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Provide evidence of good standing in any other state in which the pharmacist has been licensed, if applicable; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Pay to the Board the reinstatement fee established by the Board in COMAR 10.34.09.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Specific Requirements.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The Board:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>May reinstate the license of a pharmacist who has actively engaged in the practice of pharmacy in Maryland after the expiration of the pharmacist's license if the pharmacist:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Meets the requirements of §A of this regulation; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>Pays the pharmacist reinstatement fee established in COMAR 10.34.09.02;</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>May bring charges against a pharmacist who has practiced without a license; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>When determining sanctions for practicing pharmacy without a license under §B(1) of this regulation, shall consider:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>The length of time during which the pharmacist practiced without a license; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>Any violations of Health Occupations Article, Title 12, Annotated Code of Maryland, committed by the pharmacist during the period of unlicensed practice.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>A pharmacist not actively engaged in the practice of pharmacy, whose Maryland license expired less than 2 years before applying for reinstatement, shall meet the requirements of §A of this regulation.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>A pharmacist licensed in another state and actively engaged in the practice of pharmacy in that state, whose Maryland license expired less than 2 years before applying for license reinstatement, shall meet the requirements of §A of this regulation.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>A pharmacist licensed in another state and actively engaged in the practice of pharmacy in that state, whose Maryland license expired 2 years but less than 5 years before applying for license reinstatement, shall:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Meet the requirements of §A of this regulation;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Submit evidence satisfactory to the Board which documents the applicant's pharmacy experience during the 2 years immediately preceding the date of the applicant's reinstatement application; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Pass the MPJE.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>A pharmacist not actively engaged in the practice of pharmacy, whose Maryland license expired more than 2 years but less than 5 years before applying for reinstatement, shall:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Meet the requirements of §A of this regulation; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Pass the MPJE.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>A pharmacist not actively engaged in the practice of pharmacy in another state, whose Maryland license expired more than 5 years but less than 10 years before applying for reinstatement, shall:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Meet the requirements of §A of this regulation;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Pass the MPJE; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Submit evidence satisfactory to the Board of having performed 1,000 hours of service in a pharmacy with a valid pharmacy permit under the supervision of a licensed pharmacist.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>A pharmacist not actively engaged in the practice of pharmacy, whose Maryland license expired 10 or more years before applying for reinstatement, shall:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Meet the requirements of §A(2) and (3) of this regulation;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Pass the MPJE;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Submit evidence satisfactory to the Board of having performed 1,000 hours of service in a pharmacy with a valid pharmacy permit under the supervision of a licensed pharmacist; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Pass the NAPLEX.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>