Mont. Admin. r. 24.174.602

Current through Register Vol. 19, October 4, 2024

Rule 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 a site approved by the school in which the intern is enrolled.

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

(3) An intern registration may be issued to an individual who:

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

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

(c) is a graduate of a pharmacy program located outside the United States of America which is not accredited and who is licensed pursuant to (14).

(4) All intern applicants must:

(a) submit a completed application to the board;

(b) pay the required fee; and

(c) complete at least one day of the accredited pharmacy 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) Intern and internship documentation, hours, and forms shall be furnished by the school of pharmacy and filed directly to the school of pharmacy.

(a) An intern must be licensed by the board before computed time is credited.

(7) An out-of-state intern must register with the board and comply with rules related to internship and this chapter.

(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) 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.

(10) The intern shall notify the board of any change of permanent address within 30 days.

(11) Intern certificate of registration shall be displayed at any experiential or employment location.

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

(13) Suspension of an intern from university or college attendance concurrently suspends an intern's certificate of registration.

(14) A graduate of a foreign school of pharmacy seeking licensure to practice as a pharmacy intern in the state of Montana shall:

(a) submit proof of a Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Examination Committee (FPGEC) Certification from the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP), which includes the following:

(i) Test of Spoken English (TSE);

(ii) Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL); and

(iii) Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Equivalency Exam (FPGEE);

(b) achieve NABP minimum passing scores on all tests and examinations;

(c) have an internship practice site identified and that practice site must be a licensed pharmacy in good standing with the board;

(d) have an internship preceptor identified and that preceptor must:

(i) be a licensed pharmacist in good standing with the board; and

(ii) be a registered preceptor in good standing with the board;

(e) appear before the board with their preceptor; and

(f) complete 1,740 hours of internship in the United States in order to be eligible for pharmacist licensure in Montana.

Mont. Admin. r. 24.174.602

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; AMD, 2015 MAR p. 302, Eff. 3/27/2015; AMD, 2017 MAR p. 1653, Eff. 9/23/2017; AMD, 2019 MAR p. 1633, Eff.9/21/2019; AMD, 2024 MAR p. 2219, Eff. 9/21/2024

AUTH: 37-1-131, 37-7-201, MCA; IMP: 37-7-201, MCA