Ch. 614                                    1997 LAWS OF MARYLAND

(3)     If any disciplinary charge or action that relates to a problem with the
oral communication of the English language is brought against a licensee under this title,
the Board shall require the licensee to pass a Board approved standardized test of oral
competency.

(4)     The Board may not require an applicant for a license to practice
pharmacy, who was previously licensed in another state to practice pharmacy, to
demonstrate an oral competency in the English language, if the other state's examination
and licensing procedures at the time the applicant was licensed in the other state included
an oral competency component similar to the oral competency component in this State's
examination and licensing procedures.

12-303.

(a)     To apply for a license, an applicant shall:

(1)     Submit an application to the Board on the form that the Board requires;
and

(2)     Pay [to the Board] the application [fee] FEES set by the Board.

(b)     An application shall be signed and verified by the applicant as to completion
of the required [clinical training] PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE PROGRAM.

12-305.

(a)     Subject to the provisions of this section, the Board may waive any examination
requirement of this title for an applicant who is licensed to practice pharmacy in any
other state, if that state grants a similar waiver to licensees of this State.

(b)     The Board may grant a waiver under this section only if the applicant:

(1)     Is of good moral character;

(2)     Pays the application [fee] FEES set by the Board; and

(3)     Provides adequate evidence that the applicant:

(i) Meets the qualifications otherwise required by this title; and

(ii) Became licensed or registered in the other state to practice
pharmacy only after passing an examination that is approved by the Board.

(c)     The Board shall adopt by regulation an examination to be administered to
applicants who are licensed to practice pharmacy in any other state.

12-307.

(A)     A license authorizes the licensee to practice pharmacy while the license is
effective.

(B)     EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN THIS SECTION, A PHARMACIST MAY
ENGAGE IN DISPENSING OR DISTRIBUTING ONLY FROM A PHARMACY HOLDING A
PHARMACY PERMIT ISSUED BY THE BOARD.

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