Sec. 20-591. Graduates of foreign pharmacy schools. Regulations.
Sec. 20-591. Graduates of foreign pharmacy schools. Regulations. (a) An individual who has graduated from a foreign school of pharmacy not approved by the commission may apply for a license to practice pharmacy under this section.
(b) The individual shall comply with the requirements of subdivisions (1), (2), (4),
(5) and (6) of subsection (a) of section 20-590 and with regulations adopted as provided
in subsection (c) of this section.
(c) The commissioner shall, with the advice and assistance of the commission, adopt
regulations in accordance with chapter 54 concerning licensure as a pharmacist of an
individual who has graduated from and received an entry-level professional pharmacy
degree from a foreign school of pharmacy. The regulations shall include a requirement
that such a graduate pass a proficiency test for written and spoken English, a foreign
pharmacy graduate equivalency examination and the examination described in subsection (b) of section 20-590.
(P.A. 95-264, S. 16; P.A. 99-175, S. 19.)
History: P.A. 99-175 made a technical change in Subsec. (a).