IL HR0334

Urges the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) and Illinois Board of Pharmacy to eliminate the Multistate Pharmacy Jurisprudence Examination (MPJE) as a requirement for pharmacist licensure in Illinois

Illinois currently requires pharmacist candidates to pass both the MPJE and the North American Pharmacist Licensure Examination (NAPLEX) for licensure

Six other jurisdictions (Alaska, Idaho, Michigan, Puerto Rico, Vermont, and Virgin Islands) have already eliminated the MPJE requirement with no reported adverse impact on patient safety or regulatory enforcement

National pharmacy organizations including the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) and American Pharmacists Association (APhA) have called for reform or elimination of the stand-alone jurisprudence exam, citing redundancy and lack of correlation with public safety outcomes

Encourages IDFPR to consider alternative approaches such as continuing education, attestation statements, or integrating jurisprudence content within the NAPLEX to address workforce shortages and reduce barriers for new graduates and out-of-state pharmacists