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24.174.602    INTERNSHIP REQUIREMENTS

(1) The experience required to obtain licensure as a pharmacist shall be that instruction period composed of computed time obtained under the supervision of the preceptor in an approved site. An intern may not work alone and assume the responsibility of a registered pharmacist.

(2) Application shall be made on the intern application form prescribed by the board. Registration must be obtained prior to commencing work as an intern.

(3) The intern shall receive instruction in only one approved area and under only one preceptor concurrently, except in unusual and extenuating circumstances approved by the board upon written request.

(4) The intern shall make such reports and certifications as required under the approved program.

(5) The intern is responsible for the knowledge and observation of the extent of the intern's legal liability and legal restrictions applicable under the federal, state, and municipal laws and rules.

(6) The intern shall be responsible for ensuring that the preceptor has proper certification.

(7) The intern is responsible for properly submitting all forms and hour reports under the approved program.

(8) Employment and the intern training periods are not to be interpreted as being the same. An intern may work in excess of the computed time.

(9) Only those students who have completed the first professional year (third year) of the pharmacy curriculum may begin their internship.

(10) The intern shall notify the board of any change of address, employment, or preceptor within ten days.

(11) Intern certificate of registration shall be displayed in the approved training area.

(12) An intern will be allowed six months after taking the NAPLEX examination to complete requirements for licensure. The time may be extended, subject to the approval of the board, if extenuating circumstances prohibit completion in the prescribed time.

History: 37-7-201, MCA; IMP, 37-7-201, MCA; NEW, Eff. 5/20/72; AMD, 1977 MAR p. 106, Eff. 9/23/77; AMD, 1980 MAR p. 126, Eff. 1/18/80; TRANS, from Dept. of Prof. & Occup. Lic., Ch. 274, L. 1981, Eff. 7/1/81; AMD, 1997 MAR p. 2060, Eff. 11/18/97; AMD, 1998 MAR p. 3103, Eff. 11/20/98; AMD, 2002 MAR p. 178, Eff. 2/1/02; TRANS, from Commerce, 2002 MAR p. 904; AMD, 2007 MAR p. 1936, Eff. 11/22/07.

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