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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.

(2) An intern may practice only under the immediate personal supervision of a supervising pharmacist.

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

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

(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) An intern shall be:

(a) a student currently enrolled in an accredited pharmacy program;

(b) a graduate of an accredited pharmacy program serving an internship; or

(c) a graduate of a pharmacy program located outside the United States of America which is not accredited and who has successfully passed equivalency examinations approved by the board.

(10) Intern registration based on enrollment in or graduation from an accredited pharmacy program shall expire not later than 12 months after the date of graduation or at the time of professional licensure, whichever comes first. Intern registration based on graduation from a pharmacy program located outside of the United States of America which is not accredited shall expire not later than 12 months after the date of issuance of the registration or at the time of professional licensure, whichever comes first.

(11) An intern registration may be issued to a student currently enrolled in an accredited pharmacy program at any time after they have completed 30 days of study, submitted a completed application to the board, and paid the required fee.

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

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

(14) An intern registration may be extended, subject to approval by the board, upon application by the intern, if extenuating circumstances are present.

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; AMD, 2010 MAR p. 74, Eff. 1/15/10; AMD, 2011 MAR p. 1148, Eff. 6/24/11.

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