Rep. Natalie A. Manley
Filed: 3/4/2026
 
 

 
 

 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4154 

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4154 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Pharmacy Practice Act is amended by 
5changing Section 7 as follows:
 
6    (225 ILCS 85/7)  (from Ch. 111, par. 4127)
7    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028)
8    Sec. 7. Application; examination. Applications for 
9original licenses shall be made to the Department in writing 
10or electronically on forms prescribed by the Department and 
11shall be accompanied by the required fee, which shall not be 
12refundable. Any such application shall require such 
13information as in the judgment of the Department will enable 
14the Board and Department to pass on the qualifications of the 
15applicant for a license.
16    The Department shall authorize examination examinations of 
 
 
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1applicants as pharmacists not less than 3 times per year at 
2such times and places as it may determine. The examination of 
3applicants shall be of a character to give a fair test of the 
4qualifications of the applicant to practice pharmacy. The 
5examination shall assess an applicant's competence of 
6theoretical and applied pharmaceutical sciences. There shall 
7not be a separate examination of pharmacy law required for 
8licensure as a pharmacist in Illinois. 
9    Applicants for examination as pharmacists shall be 
10required to pay, either to the Department or the designated 
11testing service, a fee covering the cost of providing the 
12examination. Failure to appear for the examination on the 
13scheduled date, at the time and place specified, after the 
14applicant's application for examination has been received and 
15acknowledged by the Department or the designated testing 
16service, shall result in the forfeiture of the examination 
17fee. The examination shall be developed and provided by the 
18National Association of Boards of Pharmacy.
19    If an applicant neglects, fails, or refuses to take the an 
20examination or fails to pass the an examination for a license 
21under this Act within 3 years after filing his application, 
22the application is denied. However, such applicant may 
23thereafter make a new application accompanied by the required 
24fee and show evidence of meeting the requirements in force at 
25the time of the new application.
26    The Department shall notify applicants taking the 
 
 
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1examination of their results within 7 weeks of the examination 
2date. Further, the Department shall have the authority to 
3immediately authorize such applicants who successfully pass 
4the examination to engage in the practice of pharmacy.
5    An applicant shall have one year from the date of 
6notification of successful completion of the examination to 
7apply to the Department for a license. If an applicant fails to 
8make such application within one year, the applicant shall be 
9required to again take and pass the examination.
10    An applicant who has graduated with a professional degree 
11from a school of pharmacy located outside of the United States 
12must do the following:
13        (1) obtain a Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Examination 
14    Committee (FPGEC) Certificate;
15        (2) complete 1,200 hours of clinical training and 
16    experience, as defined by rule, in the United States or 
17    its territories; and
18        (3) successfully complete the licensing requirements 
19    set forth in Section 6 of this Act, as well as those 
20    adopted by the Department by rule. 
21    The Department may employ consultants for the purpose of 
22preparing and conducting examinations.
23(Source: P.A. 100-497, eff. 9-8-17.)".