The Auditor
State of Hawai‘i

A Comparative Study of the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs Professional and Vocational Licenses

Report No. 05-14
December 2005

 

Foreword

Introduction

License Summaries

Accountant, Certified Public

Acupuncture

Chiropractor

Contractor

Electrician, Journeyman

Electrician, Supervising

Optometrist

Osteopathic Physician

Pharmacist

Pharmacy

Physician

Physician Assistant

Plumber, Journeyman

Plumber, Master

Podiatrist

Veterinarian

 

PHARMACY
Summary Overall Rank License Fees Table

Summary

As there are no education, examination, experience or continuing education requirements to obtain a pharmacy license, the only areas for comparison are fees and reciprocity. Hawai‘i ranks close to the median in both areas. For this comparison, reciprocity included the requirements for non resident pharmacies.  

Requirement

Hawai‘i

Category Rank

National Median

OVERALL RANK (quintile)

 2

 

 

Education

Not Applicable

 

 

Examination

Not Applicable

 

 

Experience

Not Applicable

 

 

Fees

$405

3

$375

Continuing Education

Not Applicable

 

 

Reciprocity or Endorsement

Requires non resident pharmacy license and imposes a $60 controlled substance fee and $60 (annualized) renewal fee.

3

Nearly all states require non resident pharmacy licenses and about half charge additional fees.

 

 Note on Pharmacy ranking:

1 = most difficult, most requirements, highest fees.
5 = least difficult, fewest requirements, lowest fees.

Education:  Not applicable to pharmacy licenses.

Examination: Not applicable.

Experience:  Not applicable.

Fees: Rank is based on the cost of an initial license and an annualized renewal fee. This reflects the cost of obtaining and renewing a license.

Continuing education: Not applicable.

Reciprocity:  For the pharmacy license, this category included non resident pharmacy license requirements. All but two states have non resident pharmacy licenses, and half the states impose additional fees.

Sources: In addition state websites, we referred to the 2005 Survey of Pharmacy Law, National Association of Boards of Pharmacy.