# ORS § 689.265: 689.265 Qualifications for licensure by reciprocity

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T52_C689_S689.265

## Section

- **Citation:** ORS § 689.265
- **Heading:** 689.265 Qualifications for licensure by reciprocity
- **Jurisdiction:** Oregon
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** OR Code / Title 52 / Chapter 689 / Section 689.265

## Text

(1) To obtain a license as a pharmacist by reciprocity, an applicant for licensure shall:

(a) Have submitted a written application in the form prescribed by the State Board of Pharmacy.

(b) Have attained the age of 18 years.

(c) Have good moral character and temperate habits.

(d) Have possessed at the time of initial licensure as a pharmacist such other qualifications necessary to have been eligible for licensure at that time in this state.

(e) Have engaged in the practice of pharmacy for a period of at least one year or have met the internship requirements of this state within the one-year period immediately previous to the date of such application.

(f) Have presented to the board proof of initial licensure by examination and proof that such license and any other license or licenses granted to the applicant by any other state or states have not been suspended, revoked, canceled or otherwise restricted for any reason except nonrenewal or the failure to obtain required continuing education credits in any state where the applicant is licensed but not engaged in the practice of pharmacy.

(g) Have successfully passed an examination in jurisprudence approved by the board.

(h) Have paid the fees specified by the board for issuance of a license.

(i) Have submitted to the board proof of a professional degree that meets the requirements of ORS 689.255 (Qualifications for licensure by examination) (4), if the applicant has received a professional degree from a school or college of pharmacy located outside the United States.

(2) No applicant shall be eligible for licensure by reciprocity unless the state in which the applicant was initially licensed as a pharmacist also grants reciprocal licensure to pharmacists duly licensed by examination in this state, under like circumstances and conditions. [1979 c.777 §23; 2001 c.585 §1; 2009 c.756 §78]

Source: Section 689.265 — Qualifications for licensure by reciprocity , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors689.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).

## Nearby sections

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