Section 12 AAC 52.120 - Review of pharmacist intern license application(a) An applicant shall submit the items required (b) of this section for review and approval by the executive administrator. An application that does not clearly demonstrate qualifications for licensure must be reviewed and approved by the board.(b) A pharmacist intern license will be issued to an applicant who (1) submits a complete, notarized application on a form provided by the department(2) pays the applicable fees established in 12 AAC 02.310;(3) is(A) presently enrolled in a college of pharmacy accredited by the ACPE and is satisfactorily progressing toward meeting the requirements for licensure as a pharmacist; or(B) a graduate of an accredited professional degree program from a school or college of pharmacy within one year preceding the date of application; or(C) a graduate of a college of pharmacy recognized by the Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Examination Committee of the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy; and(4) certifies that the applicant has not been convicted of a felony or other crime that affects the applicant's ability to practice as a pharmacy intern competently and safely.(c) A pharmacist intern license is valid for five years.(d) An individual must be licensed as a pharmacist intern before beginning an internship in the state.(e) A pharmacist intern license supersedes a pharmacy technician license.(f) The board will not renew a pharmacist intern license. An applicant who wishes to continue an internship in the state after the license has expired must apply for a new pharmacist intern license in accordance with this section.(g) A pharmacy technician who obtains a pharmacist intern license under this section may submit a request to the board in writing to voluntarily expire the pharmacy technician license. A voluntary expiration of pharmacy technician licensure is considered a non-disciplinary relinquishment of the ability to practice under that license.Eff. 1/16/98, Register 145; am 2/11/2004, Register 169; am 2/15/2006, Register 177; am 1/17/2007, Register 181; am 11/16/2012, Register 204; am 7/9/2017, Register 223, October 2017; am 6/29/2018, Register 226, July 2018; am 10/31/2019, Register 232, January 2020; am 12/28/2022, Register 244, January 2023; am 7/15/2023, Register 247, October 2023; am 1/19/2024, Register 249, April 2024As of Register 245 (April 2023), the regulations attorney made technical corrections under AS 44.62.125(b) to 12 AAC 52.120(b)(1) and (2) (now 12 AAC 52.120(a)(1) and (2)).
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