Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS
Part LIII - Pharmacists
Chapter 7 - Pharmacy Interns
Section LIII-709 - Scope of Practice

Universal Citation: LA Admin Code LIII-709

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

A. Pharmacy interns may perform any duty of a pharmacist provided he is under the supervision of a pharmacist.

B. The ratio of pharmacy interns, certified pharmacy technicians, and pharmacy technician candidates to pharmacists on duty shall not exceed four to one in any variable at any given time, of which the ratio of pharmacy technician candidates to pharmacists shall be no more than two to one. In addition, the ratio of pharmacy interns on rotation with a board approved college of pharmacy to pharmacists shall be no more than three to one.

C. A pharmacy intern may not:

1. present or identify himself as a pharmacist;

2. sign or initial any document which is required to signed or initialed by a pharmacist unless a preceptor cosigns the document; or

3. independently supervise pharmacy technicians or pharmacy technician candidates.

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:1182.

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