Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 3, September 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
KRS
315.010(18),
315.020(3),
(4),
315.050(4),
(5),
315.191(1)(h)
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
KRS
315.050(4) requires the
Kentucky Board of Pharmacy to establish standards for pharmacy intern
certification. KRS
315.191(1)(h) authorizes the
board to establish an internship program for training, qualifications, and
registration of applicants for registration of pharmacist interns. This
administrative regulation establishes the standards for training,
qualifications, and registration of pharmacist interns
Section 1. Definitions.
(1) "Academic experience program" means a
course or series of courses taken by a pharmacist intern at a school or college
of pharmacy approved by the board that involves actual practice of pharmacy
experiences.
(2) "Pharmacist
intern" is defined by
KRS
315.010(18).
(3) "Preceptor" means the pharmacist who is
responsible to the board for the practice of pharmacy experiences of a
pharmacist intern.
Section
2. An applicant for registration as a pharmacist intern shall:
(1) File an Application for Registration as a
Pharmacist Intern, Form I, with the board; and
(2) Submit proof of acceptance or graduation
by a college or school of pharmacy approved by the board.
Section 3. An applicant for initial licensure
as a pharmacist shall:
(1) Complete 1,500
hours of internship;
(2) Be awarded
credit for internship for hours worked in a pharmacy or in related research
during the time the pharmacist intern is enrolled in an approved school or
college of pharmacy;
(3) Not be
awarded credit for hours worked in a pharmacy or in related research during the
period the pharmacist intern is completing the academic experience
program;
(4) Be limited to
internship credit:
(a) Of forty-eight (48)
hours per week during non-academic sessions if the pharmacist intern is in good
standing with a college or school of pharmacy and the board; and
(b) Of twenty (20) hours per week during
academic sessions in a college or school of pharmacy. The maximum credit
allowed for this enrolled time shall be 500 hours;
(5) Be given credit for the following forms
of internship:
(a) Completion of an academic
experience program;
(b) Work
performed in a pharmacy under the supervision of a preceptor;
(c) Work or research related to the practice
of pharmacy that was performed under the supervision of a preceptor for a
government body, college or university, pharmacy business, or other entity if
the pharmacist intern has received prior approval by the board. The maximum
credit allowed for this time shall be 400 hours, and the pharmacist intern
shall file an essay of at least 500 words describing the work or research
experience and the relation of the work or research to the practice of
pharmacy, which shall be approved by the board president; or
(d) An internship performed outside of
Kentucky if the:
1. Requirements for
internship in that state are at least equivalent to the requirements
established in this administrative regulation; and
2. Board of licensure in that state has
certified that the preceptor, pharmacy, government body, college or university,
pharmaceutical business, or other entity is in good standing; and
(6) Not be awarded
credit for an internship completed prior to registration with the
board.
Section 4. A
pharmacist intern shall:
(1) Be issued a
Registration Identification Card;
(2) Carry the Registration Identification
Card when on duty;
(3) Show it upon
request to a member of the board or its authorized agent; and
(4) Notify the board within thirty (30) days
of any charge of:
(a) A felony;
(b) A violation of drug laws; or
(c) A violation of alcohol laws.
Section 5. The
registration of a pharmacist intern shall not be revoked if the intern is not
currently enrolled in a college or school of pharmacy approved by the board if
the board finds that:
(1) The intern is on a
semester break; or
(2) Personal or
family health concerns or other reasons beyond the control of the pharmacist
intern necessitate a temporary absence from enrollment and the absence is
approved by the board.
Section
6. A person who is not registered as a pharmacist intern shall
not:
(1) Hold himself or herself out as a
pharmacist intern; or
(2) Perform
the duties of a pharmacist intern.
Section 7.
(1) A preceptor shall be a pharmacist who:
(a) Has a license in good standing;
(b) Has been licensed by the board for at
least one (1) year; and
(c) Has
requested in writing to be designated as a preceptor.
(2) A preceptor shall be actively engaged in
the practice of pharmacy in the location where the pharmacist intern performs
his or her internship.
(3) The
preceptor shall supervise only one (1) pharmacist intern at a time for the
purpose of the intern obtaining credit for the practice of pharmacy experience
unless the pharmacist is supervising interns as a faculty member at a school or
college pharmacy approved by the board during an academic experience
program.
Section 8.
Credit for Non-Academic Experience Programs.
(1) Within ten (10) days of beginning an
internship credit for non-academic experience program, a pharmacist intern
shall submit a Pharmacist Preceptor's Affidavit, Form II.
(2) On or before graduation from a college or
school of pharmacy, a pharmacist intern shall submit an Internship Report, Form
III.
Section 9. Credit
for Academic Experience Programs.
(1) For a
Doctor of Pharmacy degree, credit shall be awarded for each hour of successful
completion of an academic experience program at a college or school of pharmacy
approved by the board.
(2) An
academic experience program shall be reported on an Academic Experience
Affidavit, Form IV, which shall be filed with the board upon completion of the
academic experience program or prior to certification for
examination.
Section 10.
Incorporation by Reference.
(1) The following
material is incorporated by reference:
(a)
"Application for Registration as a Pharmacist Intern", Form I,
08/2023;
(b) "Pharmacist
Preceptor's Affidavit", Form II, 08/2023;
(c) "Internship Report", Form III, 08/2023;
and
(d) "Academic Experience
Affidavit", Form IV, 08/2023.
(2) This material may be inspected, copied,
or obtained, subject to applicable copyright law, at the Kentucky Board of
Pharmacy, State Office Building Annex, Suite 300, 125 Holmes Street, Frankfort,
Kentucky 40601 Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. This material is also
available on the board's Web site at
https://pharmacy.ky.gov/professionals/Pages/Pharmacist-Interns.aspx.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY:
KRS
315.050(4), (5),
315.191(1)(a),
(h)
