Requirements for a professional license

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New York Code › Act EDN › Title 8 › Article 137 › Section 6805

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§ 6805. Requirements for a professional license. 1. To qualify for a\npharmacist's license, an applicant shall fulfill the following\nrequirements:\n (1) Application: file an application with the department;\n (2) Education: have received an education, including a bachelor's or\nequivalent degree in pharmacy, in accordance with the commissioner's\nregulations;\n (3) Experience: have experience satisfactory to the board and in\naccordance with the commissioner's regulations;\n (4) Examination: pass an examination satisfactory to the board and in\naccordance with the commissioner's regulations;\n (5) Age: be at least twenty-one years of age;\n (6) Citizenship or immigration status: be a United States citizen or a\nnoncitizen lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United\nStates;\n (7) Character: be of good moral character as determined by the\ndepartment; and\n (8) Fees: pay a fee of one hundred seventy-five dollars to the\ndepartment for admission to a department conducted examination and for\nan initial license, a fee of eighty-five dollars for each\nre-examination, a fee of one hundred fifteen dollars for an initial\nlicense for persons not requiring admission to a department conducted\nexamination, and a fee of one hundred fifty-five dollars for each\ntriennial registration period.\n 2. On or before April first, nineteen hundred seventy-two, any person\nwho holds a valid license as "druggist" in this state shall make\napplication and on the payment of fees specified in this title be\nlicensed by the department as a pharmacist. Such person shall have all\nof the rights, privileges, duties and responsibilities of a pharmacist.\n

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