New Jersey News: Return to Practice by an Inactive Licensee

April 1, 2006 3:10 pm Topics: Continuing education

Reprinted from the April 2006 New Jersey Board of Pharmacy Newsletter.

Pharmacists registered in the state of New Jersey who have chosen inactive status may not practice pharmacy. To return to active practice an inactive licensee must apply to the Board based on one of the following criteria:
1. If the licensee has maintained an active license in another state and practiced for a minimum of 1,000 hours during the two years immediately preceding the application, he or she must submit a biennial renewal fee of $140;
2. If the licensee has maintained an active license in another state but practiced for less than 1,000 hours during the two years immediately preceding the application, he or she must submit proof of 30 hours of CE (including 10 didactic hours and three hours related to pharmacy law) during the two years immediately preceding the application in addition to the biennial renewal fee; or
3. If the licensee has not practiced pharmacy in another state during the inactive license period, he or she must submit proof of 15 hours of CE per year (to a maximum of 75 hours), with at least 30 hours completed within the two years immediately prior to the application and meeting the requirements described in (2) above, in addition to the biennial renewal fee.