Each applicant for licensure by examination shall pass the Texas Pharmacy Jurisprudence Examination and the NAPLEX. The examination requirements shall be as follows:
(1) Prior to taking the required examination, the applicant shall:
(2) All applicants shall pass NAPLEX, which includes, at a minimum, the following subject areas:
(3) Effective October 1, 1979, the following requirements apply.
(4) Effective June 1, 1986, the following requirements apply.
(5) To pass the Texas Pharmacy Jurisprudence Examination, an applicant shall make a minimum grade of 75. Should the applicant fail to achieve a minimum grade of 75 on the Texas Pharmacy Jurisprudence Examination, such applicant, in order to be licensed, shall retake the Texas Pharmacy Jurisprudence Examination as specified in §283.11 of this title until such time as a minimum average grade of 75 is achieved.
(6) A passing grade on an examination may be used for the purpose of licensure for a period of two years from the date of passing the examination.
(7) Each applicant for licensure by examination utilizing NAPLEX scores transferred from another state shall meet the following requirements for licensure in addition to the requirements set out in paragraphs (1) - (6) of this section.
(8) The NAPLEX and Texas Pharmacy Jurisprudence Examination shall be administered in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. Section 12101 et seq.) and in accordance with NABP policy.
(9) The board, in accordance with NABP policy, shall provide reasonable accommodations for an applicant diagnosed as having dyslexia, as defined in §51.970, Texas Education Code. The applicant shall provide:
Source Note: The provisions of this §283.7 adopted to be effective February 17, 1988, 13 TexReg 610; amended to be effective March 23, 1994, 19 TexReg 1828; amended to be effective December 31, 1996, 21 TexReg 12297; amended to be effective June 30, 1997, 22 TexReg 5924; amended to be effective March 6, 2006, 31 TexReg 1440; amended to be effective September 3, 2006, 31 TexReg 6729; amended to be effective December 14, 2008, 33 TexReg 10026; amended to be effective September 12, 2011, 36 TexReg 5845; amended to be effective December 31, 1996, 21 TexReg 12297; amended to be effective November 24, 2011, 36 TexReg 7866; amended to be effective March 13, 2012, 37 TexReg 1705;amended to be effective June 12, 2016, 41 TexReg 4256