HB4154*LRB10415658CCC34568a* EnrolledRep. LRB104 15658 AAS 28830 b AN ACT concerning regulation.

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Amend House Bill 4154 by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the following:

"Section 5.

The Pharmacy Practice Act is amended by changing Section 7 as follows:

The Department shall authorize examination examinations of 10400HB4154ham001 -2- LRB104 15658 CCC 34568 a applicants as pharmacists not less than 3 times per year at such times and places as it may determine.

ApplicantsThe for examination as pharmacists shall beassess requiredan toapplicant's pay,competence either to the Department or the designated testing service, a fee covering the cost of providingtheoretical theand HB4154applied Enrolledpharmaceutical -sciences. 2 - LRB104 15658 AAS 28830 b examination.

There shall not be a separate examination of pharmacy law required for licensure as a pharmacist in Illinois.

Applicants for examination as pharmacists shall be required to pay, either to the Department or the designated testing service, a fee covering the cost of providing the examination.

The theoretical and applied pharmaceutical sciences examination shall be developed and provided by the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy.

ApplicantsIf foran licensureapplicant asneglects, pharmacistsfails, shallor alsorefuses be required to completetake the an Accreditationexamination Councilor onfails Pharmacy Education approved program and assessment related to Illinoispass pharmacy law developed and provided by the Illinoisan Pharmacistsexamination Association,for ora anylicense otherunder suchthis programAct andwithin assessment3 oryears testafter approvedfiling byhis application, the Departmentapplication byis rule.denied.

If an applicant neglects, fails or refuses to take an examination or fails to pass an examination for a license under this Act within 3 years after filing his application, the application shall expire is denied.

The Department shall notify applicants taking the 10400HB4154ham001 -3- LRB104 15658 CCC 34568 a examination of their results within 7 weeks of the examination date.

HB4154 Enrolled - 3 - LRB104 15658 AAS 28830 b An applicant shall have one year from the date of notification of successful completion of the examination to apply to the Department for a license.

If an applicant fails to make such application within one yearyear, the applicant shall be required to again take and pass the examination.

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111, par.

4132) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec.

12.

Expiration of license;

renewal.

(a) The expiration date and renewal period for each license issued under this Act shall be set by rule.

(b) As a condition for the renewal of a license as a HB4154 Enrolled - 4 - LRB104 15658 AAS 28830 b pharmacist, the licensee shall provide evidence to the Department of completion of a total of 30 hours of pharmacy continuing education during the 24 months preceding the expiration date of the certificate.

Two hours of continuing pharmacy education must be in the subject of pharmacy law.

Such continuing education shall be approved by the Accreditation Council on Pharmacy Education.

(c) The Department may establish by rule a means for the verification of completion of the continuing education required by this Section.

This verification may be accomplished through audits of records maintained by licensees, by requiring the filing of continuing education certificates with the Department or a qualified organization selected by the Department to maintain such records or by other means established by the Department.

(d) Rules developed under this Section may provide for a reasonable biennial fee, not to exceed $20, to fund the cost of such recordkeeping.

The Department may, by rule, further provide an orderly process for the restoration of licenses which have not been renewed due to the failure to meet the continuing education requirements of this Section.

The requirements of continuing education may be waived, in whole or in part, in cases of extreme hardship as defined by rule of the Department.

Such waivers shall be granted for not more than one of any 3 consecutive renewal periods.

(e) Any pharmacist who has permitted his license to expire HB4154 Enrolled - 5 - LRB104 15658 AAS 28830 b or who has had his license on inactive status may have his license restored by making application to the Department and filing proof acceptable to the Department of his fitness to have his license restored, and by paying the required restoration fee.

The Department shall determine, by an evaluation program established by rule his fitness for restoration of his license and shall establish procedures and requirements for such restoration.

However, any pharmacist who demonstrates that he has continuously maintained active practice in another jurisdiction pursuant to a license in good standing, and who has substantially complied with the continuing education requirements of this Section shall not be subject to further evaluation for purposes of this Section.

(f) Any licensee who shall engage in the practice for which his or her license was issued while the license is expired or on inactive status shall be considered to be practicing without a license which, shall be grounds for discipline under Section 30 of this Act.

(g) Any pharmacy operating on an expired license is engaged in the unlawful practice of pharmacy and is subject to discipline under Section 30 of this Act.

A pharmacy whose license has been expired for one year or more may not have its license restored but must apply for a new license and meet all requirements for licensure.