32-1923. Interns and intern preceptors;
qualifications; licensure; purpose of internship
A. A pharmacist who meets the qualifications established by the board to supervise
the training of a pharmacy intern or a graduate intern shall comply with the rules of the
board and be known as a pharmacy intern preceptor.
B. A person shall not act as a pharmacy intern until that person is licensed by the
board. An employer shall verify that a person is currently licensed as a pharmacy intern
before the employer allows that person to act as a pharmacy intern.
C. The board shall establish the preliminary educational qualifications for all
pharmacy interns which may include enrollment and attendance in a school or college of
pharmacy approved by the board. The board or its designee may license as a graduate
intern a graduate of a board approved college, school or program of pharmacy.
D. A pharmacy intern who is currently licensed may be employed in a pharmacy or any
other place approved and authorized by the board for training interns and shall receive
instruction in the practice of pharmacy, including manufacturing, wholesaling, dispensing
of drugs and devices, compounding and dispensing prescription orders, clinical pharmacy,
providing drug information, keeping records and making reports required by state and
federal laws and other experience that, in the discretion of the board, provides the
intern with the necessary experience to practice the profession of pharmacy. Pharmacy
interns may compound, dispense and sell drugs, devices and poisons or perform other
duties of a pharmacist only in the presence and under the immediate personal supervision
of a pharmacist.
E. Intern training and licensure as a pharmacy intern under this section are for
the purpose of acquiring practical experience in the practice of the profession of
pharmacy before becoming licensed as a pharmacist and are not for the purpose of
continued licensure under the pharmacy laws. If a pharmacy intern fails to complete
pharmacy education within a period of six years, the intern is not eligible for
relicensure as an intern, without acceptable explanation to the board that the intern
intends to be and is working toward becoming a pharmacist.
F. The board may accept the experience of a pharmacy intern acquired in another
jurisdiction upon proper certification by the other jurisdiction.
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