§461-8.5 Reciprocity. (a) Any pharmacist who is registered or licensed under the laws of any state or territory of the United States with qualifications for licensure which equal or exceed those of this State, shall be eligible for licensure; provided that:
The board may examine these licensees only as to knowledge of this State's statutes and rules.
(b) An applicant applying for licensure pursuant to this section shall provide proof that the standards upon which licensure was granted by another state or territory of the United States are at least equivalent to the licensing standards that were in effect in this State under sections 461-5 and 461-6 at the time licensure in the other state or territory was granted.
(c) An applicant for reciprocity who is unable to demonstrate that licensure was based on standards at least equal to those in sections 461-5 and 461-6, may be issued a temporary license while fulfilling requirements necessary for licensure in this State. The requirements and limitations of a temporary license shall be the same as those under section 461-7. [L 1985, c 264, §2; am L 1990, c 248, §4; am L 1994, c 39, §3; am L 1995, c 34, §5; am L 1996, c 208, §4]