Section 2. Phar 5.01 (3) is amended to read:
Phar 5.01 (3) No pharmacy, manufacturer, or distributor or home medical oxygen provider may operate without a current license.
Section 3. Phar 5.04 is amended to read:
Phar 5.04 Renewal prohibited; relicensure. Any person whose license is currently suspended or revoked may not renew his or her license. A person whose license has been suspended or revoked and subsequently reinstated by the board, and who is otherwise qualified for renewal, may renew his or her license upon completion of a renewal form and filing of the required renewal fee.
Section 4. Phar 5.05 is repealed and recreated to read:
Phar 5.05 Renewal. (1) General. A person with an expired license may not reapply for a license using the initial application process.
(2) Renewal within 5 years. A person renewing the license within 5 years shall do all of the following:
(a) Pay the renewal fee as determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a), Stats., and any applicable late renewal fee. (b) Certify the completion of 30 hours of continuing education during the last biennium.
(3) Renewal after expiration date. Notwithstanding sub. (2), if a pharmacist fails to obtain renewal on or before the applicable renewal date, the board may suspend the pharmacist’s license and may require the pharmacist to pass an examination to the satisfaction of the board to restore that license.
(4) Renewal after 5 years. This subsection does not apply to license holders who have unmet disciplinary requirements. A person renewing the license after 5 years shall do all of the following:
(a) Pay the renewal fee as determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a), Stats. and the renewal late fee. (b) Evidence of having passed the multi-state pharmacy jurisprudence examination with Wisconsin designated as the primary state.
(c) If the person renewing the license does not have 2000 hours of practice as a pharmacist within last 24 months of submitting the application for renewal, the person shall meet one of the following requirements:
1. If the license has been expired for at least 5 years but not more than 10 years, the person shall submit evidence of all of the following:
a. Completion of 160 hours of internship for each year the pharmacist license was expired, not to exceed 1000 hours.
b. Completion of 15 hours of continuing education for each year the pharmacist license was expired or within the last two years passing the NAPLEX.
2. If the license has been expired for more than 10 years, the person shall submit evidence of all of the following:
a. Completion of 1000 hours of internship.
b. Passing the NAPLEX.
Section 5. Phar 5.06 is created to read:
Phar 5.06 Reinstatement. A licensee who has unmet disciplinary requirements and failed to renew the license within 5 years or whose license has been surrendered or revoked may apply to have the license reinstated in accordance with all of the following:
(1) Evidence of completion of the requirements in Phar 5.05 (4) if the license has not been active within 5 years.
(2) Evidence of completion of the disciplinary requirements, if applicable.
(3) Evidence of rehabilitation or change in circumstances warranting reinstatement.
Section 6. EFFECTIVE DATE. The rules adopted in this order shall take effect on the first day of the month following publication in the Wisconsin administrative register, pursuant to s. 227.22 (2) (intro.), Stats. (END OF TEXT OF RULE)
