Okla. Admin. Code § 535:10-5-1.3

Current through Vol. 42, No. 4, November 1, 2024

Section 535:10-5-1.3 - Intern experience requirements

Each applicant, before sitting for licensure examination for registration as a pharmacist, shall furnish the Board with documentary evidence that said applicant has completed at least fifteen hundred (1500) hours of pharmacy practice training, under the supervision of a preceptor, in a licensed pharmacy or other professional practice site that has been approved as a training area by a Board. Credit will not be granted for practice experience gained in out-of-state sites not subject to the regulations of a State Board of Pharmacy.

(1) No credit shall be allowed for experience obtained in Oklahoma unless such experience was obtained in accordance with the regulations governing Pharmacy Interns, Preceptors and Training Areas.

(2) To obtain credit in Oklahoma for experience obtained in another state, applicant must arrange with the Board of Pharmacy in the state where the hours were worked to furnish this Board with a letter certifying the hours and dates worked; place of employment and preceptor; and certification that the hours in question are approved by and acceptable to that Board.

(3) In the case where another state Board of Pharmacy does not track or certify hours earned while attending that state's ACPE approved school or college of pharmacy, the applicant may submit the following for review and consideration by the Board:

(A) Certification from the ACPE approved school or college of pharmacy of hours earned while attending such school or college.

(B) Upon request, a letter from the state Board of Pharmacy confirming that they do not certify intern hours earned while attending that state's ACPE approved school or college of pharmacy.

(4) The Oklahoma Board will not accept hours that are refused or denied by another State Board of Pharmacy.

Okla. Admin. Code § 535:10-5-1.3

Amended and renumbered from 530:10-5-1 at 17 Ok Reg 2618, eff 7-1-00

Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 33, Issue 24, September 1, 2016, eff. 9/11/2016

Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 35, Issue 24, September 4, 2018, eff. 9/14/2018