Transfer Your Pharmacy License to Maine: Reciprocity & Endorsement (2026)

Updated 2026-10-29 · Data verified 2026-07-21 · source: Maine Board of Pharmacy ↗

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Does my pharmacist license transfer to Maine?

Yes — Maine accepts an eLTP transfer of your license, then gates it behind the state's own pharmacy-law exam. NABP handles the verification through your e-Profile and the Maine Board of Pharmacy makes the licensing decision. NAPLEX is not retaken; license history transfers via the NABP eLTP. Maine requires passing the MPJE (Maine edition) via NABP before the reciprocity/score-transfer application is filed. Maine is not an NABP UMPJE participating jurisdiction as of 2026-07-21. The NAPLEX is never repeated. Fee: $171 (Maine-payable fees for a transferring pharmacist total $171: a $75 reciprocity/score-transfer license fee plus a $96 NABP Preliminary Application for Transfer fee, both payable to Treasurer, State of Maine. A $21 criminal background check fee is added ($192 total). Separate NABP eLTP fees apply ($300 application + $100 per jurisdiction) plus the MPJE exam fee).

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Verdict

Licensure by endorsement

The move into Maine runs on two steps in sequence. First the NABP eLTP carries your license and NAPLEX record to the Maine Board of Pharmacy; then Maine's own law exam gates the license. Neither re-tests your pharmacy education — the eLTP is verification, and the law exam covers Maine's pharmacy law. Open the e-Profile transfer early, because NABP's verification and scheduling the law exam are the two steps that set your timeline, not the application itself.

No interstate compact for pharmacy; transfer runs through the NABP eLTP and the Maine Board of Pharmacy (Office of Professional and Occupational Regulation) makes the licensure decision. The MPJE (Maine edition) must be passed via NABP before applying. A transferring pharmacist pays two Maine fees — a $75 reciprocity/score-transfer license fee and a $96 NABP Preliminary Application for Transfer fee (both payable to Treasurer, State of Maine) — plus a $21 criminal background check, for $192 total. Maine does not appear on NABP's UMPJE participating-states list as of 2026-07-21. The online application is filed at licensing.web.maine.gov (board_number 4380).

Maine requirements at a glance

Out-of-state pharmacist license transfer requirements for Maine, verified 2026-07-21
Fees	$171 (Maine-payable fees for a transferring pharmacist total $171: a $75 reciprocity/score-transfer license fee plus a $96 NABP Preliminary Application for Transfer fee, both payable to Treasurer, State of Maine. A $21 criminal background check fee is added ($192 total). Separate NABP eLTP fees apply ($300 application + $100 per jurisdiction) plus the MPJE exam fee)
Processing time	Board publishes no review-time estimate; excludes NABP eLTP review and MPJE scheduling

Step by step

Confirm Maine's current requirements on the Maine Board of Pharmacy website — rules change.
Submit the endorsement application to the Maine Board of Pharmacy (application linked on this page).
Arrange license verification from your current state via the verification system.
Pass the MPJE (Maine edition) via NABP before applying.
Complete the NABP Preliminary Application for Transfer of Pharmaceutic Licensure (eLTP) and submit the NABP transfer application.
Submit the Maine reciprocity/score-transfer application with proof of age, transcripts, license verification, a moral character form, and internship documentation.
Complete a criminal background check ($21 fee).
Pay the fees listed above, and allow for the processing time shown there.