Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 12, March 22, 2024
(a) For purposes of
Business and Professions Code section
4210,
an applicant for advanced practice pharmacist licensure must satisfy two of the
following subsections.
(1) Demonstrate
possession of a current certification as specified in Business and Professions
Code section
4210,
subdivision (a)(2)(A)(i), by providing either:
(A) A copy of the certification award that
includes the name of the applicant pharmacist, the area of specialty and date
of completion, or
(B) A letter from
the certification program confirming the award of the certification that
includes the name of the applicant pharmacist, the area of specialty and the
date of completion.
(2)
Demonstrate completion of a postgraduate residency earned in the United States
through an accredited postgraduate institution as specified in Business and
Professions Code section
4210,
subdivision (a)(2)(A)(ii), by providing either:
(A) A copy of the residency certificate
awarded by the postgraduate institution that includes the name of the applicant
pharmacist, the area of specialty, and dates of participation and completion,
or
(B) A letter of completion of a
postgraduate residency, signed by the dean or residency program director of the
postgraduate institution and sent directly to the board from the postgraduate
institution, that lists the name of the applicant pharmacist, the area of
specialty, and the dates of participation and completion. For an applicant who
cannot satisfy this documentation requirement, the board may, for good cause
shown, grant a waiver for this subsection.
(3) Demonstrate that experience earned under
a collaborative practice agreement or protocol, as required by Business and
Professions Code section
4210,
subdivision (a)(2)(A)(iii), has been earned within 10 years of the time of
application for advanced practice pharmacist licensure. Additionally, the one
year of experience must include no fewer than 1,500 hours of experience
providing clinical services to patients. The experience earned under a
collaborative practice agreement or protocol must include initiating,
adjusting, modifying or discontinuing drug therapy of patients as authorized by
law. An applicant shall demonstrate possession of experience by providing both
of the following:
(A) A written statement
from the applicant attesting under penalty of perjury that he or she has:
(i) Earned the clinical experience within the
required time frame; and
(ii)
Completed the required number of hours of experience providing clinical
services to patients, as specified in subsection (a)(3).
(I) The applicant shall provide a copy of the
collaborative practice agreement or protocol.
(II) If a copy of the collaborative practice
agreement or protocol is not available, the applicant shall provide a
description of the collaborative practice agreement or protocol, including
examples of the clinical services the applicant provided to
patients.
(B) A
written statement from the supervising practitioner, program director or health
facility administrator attesting under penalty of perjury that the applicant
has completed at least 1,500 hours of experience providing clinical services to
patients. For an applicant who cannot satisfy this documentation requirement,
the board may, for good cause shown, grant a waiver for this
subsection.
(b)
The experience an applicant offers to demonstrate compliance with one of the
three criteria in subsection (a) above may not also be used to satisfy another
of the criteria. However, if, as a condition of completion of one of the
required criteria, fulfillment of a second criterion is also required, that
completion shall satisfy this section.
1. New section
filed 12-13-2016; operative 12-13-2016 pursuant to Government Code section
11343.4(b)(3)
(Register 2016, No. 51).
2. Change without regulatory effect
amending subsections (a)(1), (a)(2), (a)(3) and (b) filed 6-9-2022 pursuant to
section 100, title 1, California Code of
Regulations (Register 2022, No. 23).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
4005
and
4210,
Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections
4052.1,
4052.2
and
4210,
Business and Professions Code.
