Advanced Pharmacist Practitioner Information
An advanced pharmacist practitioner is a licensed pharmacist who has been recognized by the board, pursuant to Section 4210. A board-recognized advanced pharmacist practitioner is entitled to practice advanced practice pharmacy, as described in Section 4052.6, within or outside of a licensed pharmacy. The advanced Pharmacist Practitioner license shall be coterminous with the licensee’s pharmacist license.
To be licensed as an Advanced Pharmacist Practitioner in California, you must satisfy the requirements under Business and Professions Code section 4210 and Title 16, California Code of Regulations section 1730.1.
4210. Advanced Pharmacist Practitioner License
(a) A person who seeks recognition as an advanced pharmacist practitioner shall meet all of the following requirements:(1) Hold an active license to practice pharmacy issued pursuant to this chapter that is in good standing.
(2)(A) Satisfy any two of the following criteria:
(i) Earn certification in a relevant area of practice, including, but not limited to, ambulatory care, critical care, geriatric pharmacy, nuclear pharmacy, nutrition support pharmacy, oncology pharmacy, pediatric pharmacy, pharmacotherapy, or psychiatric pharmacy, from an organization recognized by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education or another entity recognized by the board.
(ii) Complete a postgraduate residency through an accredited postgraduate institution where at least 50 percent of the experience includes the provision of direct patient care services with interdisciplinary teams.
(iii) Have provided clinical services to patients for at least one year under a collaborative practice agreement or protocol with a physician, advanced pharmacist practitioner, pharmacist practicing collaborative drug therapy management, or health system.
(B) For purposes of this paragraph, if, as a condition of completion of one of the required criteria fulfillment of a second criterion is also required, that completion shall be deemed to satisfy this paragraph.
(3) File an application with the board for recognition as an advanced pharmacist practitioner.
(4) Pay the applicable fee to the board.
(b) An advanced pharmacist practitioner recognition issued pursuant to this section shall be valid for two years, coterminous with the certificate holder’s license to practice pharmacy.
(c) The board shall adopt regulations establishing the means of documenting completion of the requirements in this section.
(d) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2025
Applications and Instructions
Checking on the Status of Your Application?
- The board will send you an email notification acknowledging receipt of your application after your payment has been processed.
- Allow the board 45 days to process your application.
- If you have not received an email within 45 days regarding your application after receiving your acknowledgement email, you may contact the board and reference your application file number in the subject line of your email.
- The board will send an email notification when your license is issued.
- To “Verify your License” has been issued, you may conduct a license search on the board’s website.
- Licenses are mailed to your address of record on file with the board from a third-party vendor. Allow four to six weeks from the date of issuance to receive the license.