North Carolina News: Item 2174 - Reciprocity of Florida Licenses to Practice Pharmacy

October 1, 2008 4:20 pm

Reprinted from the October 2008 North Carolina Board of Pharmacy Newsletter.

For many years, the state of Florida did not accept licenses by reciprocity. Several years ago, Florida altered their process somewhat to allow reciprocity of licenses where the reciprocity candidate had taken and passed the North American Pharmacist Licensure Examination™ (NAPLEX^®) within 12 years of the date of reciprocity application. Given these limitations, the North Carolina Board refused to allow Florida licensees to reciprocate their licenses to North Carolina.

In June 2008, the Florida legislature passed, and the governor of Florida signed into law, legislation removing the “twelve-year” limitation on reciprocity of pharmacy licenses to Florida. In response, the North Carolina Board agreed at the July 15, 2008 meeting to allow Florida pharmacists to reciprocate their licenses to North Carolina in accordance with all the procedures and substantive requirements applicable to reciprocity candidates from any other state.

North Carolina pharmacists who wish to reciprocate their licenses to Florida should contact the Florida Board of Pharmacy for instructions.