W. Va. Code R. § 15-1-4

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 50, December 13, 2024

Section 15-1-4 - Internship Requirements

4.1. No person may practice as a pharmacy intern without being licensed by the board.

4.2. To be eligible to practice as a pharmacy intern, an applicant must:

4.2.1. make application to the board on a form provided by the Board;

4.2.2. pay the required application fee;

4.2.3. meet all other requirements for licensure; and

4.2.4. complete a criminal history records check as prescribed in § 29.

4.3. A pharmacy intern license expires on the 30^th day of June of each year, and, upon proper application, may be renewed annually up to six years from the date of issue.

4.4. A legible copy of the original internship certificate of licensure shall be displayed at the place of internship.

4.5. The pharmacy intern must have the original with him or her in a readily retrievable location at any pharmacy or other practice site where he or she is practicing as an intern. An intern shall produce the original intern certificate upon request of an appropriate official or agent of the board or proper law enforcement.

4.6. The Board may certify internship credit for an individual:

4.6.1. When a preceptor holds a current, valid license as a pharmacist from the board and the pharmacy intern has been issued an intern certificate;

4.6.2. When the pharmacy intern has notified the Board within 10 days of the employment as an intern;

4.6.3 When the pharmacy intern notifies the Board within 10 days subsequent to termination of any internship under a specific preceptor; and

4.6.4 When the internship is certified by the submission of a "Certification by Preceptor as to Internship" form immediately after termination of the internship. Forms are available from the board office.

4.7. No pharmacy intern shall be certified by the Board unless the intern is enrolled in or is a graduate of an accredited school of pharmacy or has met the requirements for educational equivalency by obtaining a Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Examination Committee Certification.

4.8. A pharmacy intern may receive experience credit for any period of time during which he or she is enrolled in an accredited school of pharmacy and the Board may accept and certify up to 1,500 hours of internship credit for interns participating or enrolled in a supervised internship as part of the school of pharmacy experiential education curriculum.

4.9. A pharmacy intern shall earn internship hours only for hours obtained in the practice of pharmacist care in the role of a pharmacist and in a licensed pharmacy. Hours worked in the role of a pharmacy technician will not be certified or accepted.

4.10. The Board may accept internship hours gained outside West Virginia on a letter of credit or certification from the Board of Pharmacy of the state in which the pharmacy intern acquired internship experience or from the recognized school of pharmacy from which the intern acquired internship experience. Up to one third of the internship hours may be fulfilled by an internship in a foreign country either through an accredited school of pharmacy experiential education program or as certified on a letter of credit or certification from the Board of Pharmacy or other regulatory body of the foreign state, province, or country responsible for regulation of the practice of pharmacy in the foreign location.

W. Va. Code R. § 15-1-4