201 KAR 2:040. Registration of pharmacist interns.

201 KAR 2:040. Registration of pharmacist interns.

RELATES TO: KRS 315.010(16), 315.020(3), (4), 315.050(4), (5), 315.191(1)(h)

STATUTORY AUTHORITY: KRS 315.050(4), (5), 315.191(1)(a), (h)

NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY: The Kentucky Board of Pharmacy is required by KRS 315.050(4) to establish standards for pharmacy intern certification. KRS 315.191(1)(h) authorizes the board to establish an apprentice 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) "Preceptor" means the pharmacist who is responsible to the board for the practice of pharmacy experiences of a pharmacist intern.

Section 2. (1) An applicant for registration as a pharmacist intern shall register with the board by filing an "Application for Registration as a Pharmacist Intern" form with the board. The applicant shall attach a recent head and shoulders photograph, that is not a proof copy or plastic identification.

(2) Prior to registration, an applicant shall have:

(a) Been accepted by a college or school of pharmacy approved by the board; and

(b) Submitted proof of acceptance by a college or school of pharmacy approved by the board.

Section 3. (1) An applicant for examination for licensure as a pharmacist shall have completed 1,500 hours of internship.

(2) Credit for internship shall be awarded for hours worked in a pharmacy or in related research during the time the pharmacist intern is completing the academic coursework. Credit shall not be awarded for hours worked in a pharmacy or in related research during the period the pharmacist intern is completing clinical rotations.

(3) Credit for internship shall be limited to:

(a) Forty-eight (48) hours per week if the pharmacist intern is not actively enrolled in a college or school of pharmacy;

(b) Twenty (20) hours per week if the pharmacy intern is actively enrolled in a college or school of pharmacy. The maximum credit allowed for this enrolled time shall be 500 hours.

(4)(a) Credit shall be given for the following forms of internship:

1. Completion of an academic experience program;

2. Work performed in a pharmacy under the supervision of a preceptor; or

3. 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.

(b) An internship performed outside of Kentucky shall be credited 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.

(5) Credit shall not be awarded for internship completed prior to registration with the board.

Section 4. (1) A pharmacist intern shall be issued a "Registration Identification Card".

(2) A pharmacist intern shall:

(a) Carry the "Registration Identification Card" when on duty; and

(b) Show it upon request to a member of the board or its authorized agent.

Section 5. (1)(a) Except as provided by paragraph (b) of this subsection, the registration of a pharmacist intern shall be revoked if the pharmacist intern is not:

1. Currently enrolled in a college or school of pharmacy approved by the board;

2. A current applicant for licensure as a pharmacist in Kentucky; or

3. Awaiting the results of an examination.

(b) The registration of a pharmacist intern shall not be revoked when 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 that necessitates a temporary absence from enrollment.

(2) A person who is not registered as a pharmacist intern shall not:

(a) Hold himself out as a pharmacist intern; or

(b) Perform the duties of a pharmacist intern.

Section 6. (1) A beginning August 1, 2000, a preceptor shall be a pharmacist who:

(a) Has been licensed by the board for at least one (1) year; and

1. Is a community-based faculty member of a college or school of Pharmacy approved by the board; or

2. Meets the standards established by a college or school of Pharmacy approved by the board for a community-based faculty member.

(2) A preceptor shall be actively engaged in the practice of pharmacy in the location where the pharmacist intern performs his 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 7. (1) Within ten (10) days of beginning an internship, a pharmacist intern shall submit a "Pharmacist Preceptor's Affidavit".

(2) On or before October 1 of each year of an internship, a pharmacist intern shall submit an "Internship Report". A pharmacist intern who performs 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, pharmaceutical business, or other entity shall also 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.

(3) 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 8. Credit for Academic Experience Programs. 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.

Section 9. Incorporation by Reference. (1) The following material is incorporated by reference:

(a) "Application for Registration as a Pharmacist Intern Form 1 (5/99);

(b) "Registration Identification Card";

(d) "Internship Report form (9/99)"; and

(e) "Academic Experience Affidavit, Form IV (5/99)".

(2) This material may be inspected, copied, or obtained, subject to applicable copyright law, at the Kentucky Board of Pharmacy, Spindletop Adminstrative Building, Suite 302, 2624 Research Park Drive, Lexington, Kentucky 40511, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (Rx-6; 1 Ky.R. 9; eff. 9-11-74; Am. 9 Ky.R. 247; eff. 9-8-82; 11 Ky.R. 1125; eff. 3-12-85; 16 Ky.R. 795; eff. 1-12-90; 25 Ky.R. 2187; 2832; eff. 6-16-99; 26 Ky.R. 1023; 1404; eff. 1-12-2000; 34 Ky.R. 1095; 1703; eff. 2-1-2008.)