G. Have presented to the board proof of initial licensure by examination and proof that the license and any other license or licenses granted to the applicant by any other state or states have not been suspended, revoked, canceled or otherwise restricted for any reason except nonrenewal or the failure to obtain required continuing education credits in any state where the applicant is licensed, but not engaged in the practice of pharmacy.__If an otherwise qualified applicant for licensure by reciprocity has had a license suspended, revoked, cancelled or otherwise restricted for any reason, the board may assess the prior disciplinary event and in its discretion issue the license; and

Sec. 8. 32 MRSA §13735, first ¶, as enacted by PL 1987, c. 710, §5, is amended to read:

No An annual renewal certificate may not be issued by the board until the applicant submits proof satisfactory to the board that, during the calendar year preceding an application for renewal, the applicant has participated in not less than 15 hours of approved courses of continuing professional pharmaceutical education as set out in this section. The continuing professional pharmaceutical educational courses shall consist of postgraduate studies, institutes, seminars, workshops, lectures, conferences, extension studies, correspondence courses or such other forms of continuing professional pharmaceutical education as may be approved by the board.

Sec. 9. 32 MRSA §13741, third ¶, as amended by PL 1993, c. 600, Pt. A, §271, is further amended to read:

If, in the opinion of the board, the factual basis of the complaint is or may be true and the complaint is of sufficient gravity to warrant further action, the board may request an informal conference with the licensee. The board shall provide the licensee with adequate notice of the conference and of the issues to be discussed. The conference must may be conducted in executive session of the board, pursuant to Title 1, section 405, unless otherwise requested by the licensee. Statements made at the conference may not be introduced at a subsequent formal hearing unless all parties consent.

Sec. 10. 32 MRSA §13742, sub-§2, as amended by PL 1993, c. 600, Pt. A, §272, is further amended to read:

2. Grounds for action. The following shall be are grounds for discipline, for an action to refuse to issue a modification