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The applicant for such license shall present satisfactory evidence of the qualifications equal to those required of applicants for licensure by examination in Virginia and that he was licensed by examination by the board of pharmacy in such other jurisdiction. The standard of competence required in such other jurisdiction shall not be lower than that required in Virginia.\n\t\tPrior to the issuance of a license, the Board may require applicants for licensure by endorsement to pass an examination on Virginia drug laws and Board of Pharmacy regulations equal to that required of applicants for licensure by examination in Virginia.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":233699,"text":"The Board of Pharmacy may issue a license by endorsement, without examination, except as provided in this section, to practice pharmacy to persons who hold a current and unrestricted license as pharmacists in other states, the District of Columbia or possessions or territories of the United States. The applicant for such license shall present satisfactory evidence of the qualifications equal to those required of applicants for licensure by examination in Virginia and that he was licensed by examination by the board of pharmacy in such other jurisdiction. The standard of competence required in such other jurisdiction shall not be lower than that required in Virginia.\n\t\tPrior to the issuance of a license, the Board may require applicants for licensure by endorsement to pass an examination on Virginia drug laws and Board of Pharmacy regulations equal to that required of applicants for licensure by examination in Virginia.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":13497,"edition_id":1,"name":"Licensure of Pharmacists","identifier":"3","label":"article","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13496,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:45:04","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:45:04","permalink":{"id":243163,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13497,"identifier":"3","token":"54.1\/III\/33\/3","url":"\/54.1\/III\/33\/3\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13496,"edition_id":1,"name":"Pharmacy","identifier":"33","label":"chapter","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12758,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:45:04","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:45:04","permalink":{"id":243093,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13496,"identifier":"33","token":"54.1\/III\/33","url":"\/54.1\/III\/33\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12758,"edition_id":1,"name":"Professions and Occupations Regulated by Boards Within the Department of Health Professions","identifier":"III","label":"subtitle","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12754,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:51","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:51","permalink":{"id":241105,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12758,"identifier":"III","token":"54.1\/III","url":"\/54.1\/III\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12754,"edition_id":1,"name":"Professions and Occupations","identifier":"54.1","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:51","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:51","permalink":{"id":239313,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12754,"identifier":"54.1","token":"54.1","url":"\/54.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":64552,"structure_id":13497,"section_number":"54.1-3310","catch_line":"Unlawful to practice without license","url":"\/54.1-3310\/","token":"54.1\/III\/33\/3\/54.1-3310","metadata":false},{"id":84256,"structure_id":13497,"section_number":"54.1-3311","catch_line":"Application and examination","url":"\/54.1-3311\/","token":"54.1\/III\/33\/3\/54.1-3311","metadata":false},{"id":66113,"structure_id":13497,"section_number":"54.1-3312","catch_line":"Qualifications of pharmacist; 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It has been modified 6 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1958, chapter 551; in 1970, chapter 650; in 1976, chapter 614; in 1980, chapter 288; in 1988, chapters 251 and 765; in 1990, chapter 269.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":243177,"object_type":"law","relational_id":64192,"identifier":"54.1-3313","token":"54.1\/III\/33\/3\/54.1-3313","url":"\/54.1-3313\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/54.1-3313\/","token":"54.1\/III\/33\/3\/54.1-3313","dublin_core":{"Title":"Licensure by endorsement","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 54.1-3313","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>The <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span> of <span class=\"dictionary\">Pharmacy<\/span> may <span class=\"dictionary\">issue<\/span> a license by endorsement, without examination, except as provided in this section, to practice <span class=\"dictionary\">pharmacy<\/span> to persons who hold a current and unrestricted license as <span class=\"dictionary\">pharmacists<\/span> in other states, the District of Columbia or <span class=\"dictionary\">possessions<\/span> or territories of the United States. 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The applicant for\nsuch license shall present satisfactory evidence of the qualifications equal to\nthose required of applicants for licensure by examination in Virginia and that\nhe was licensed by examination by the board of pharmacy in such other\njurisdiction. The standard of competence required in such other jurisdiction\nshall not be lower than that required in Virginia.\n\t\tPrior to the issuance of a license, the Board may require applicants for\nlicensure by endorsement to pass an examination on Virginia drug laws and Board\nof Pharmacy regulations equal to that required of applicants for licensure by\nexamination in Virginia.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 54-423.1; 1958, c. 551; 1970, c. 650, \u00a7 54-524.26; 1976,\nc. 614; 1980, c. 288; 1988, cc. 251, 765; 1990, c. 269.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}