Applicants applying for licensure by examination must complete
1500 hours of pharmacy internship or its equivalent as provided by the Board.
An applicant for licensure by examination shall submit to the Board a
certification that states that the applicant has satisfied the required 1500
hours of pharmacy practice experience, which shall include practice experience
in both a retail and hospital practice setting, in accordance with the
standards set by the Board. An applicant for examination shall submit the
certification in writing and signed under oath by a duly authorized
representative of the applicant's school or college of pharmacy on a form
approved by the Board.
(1) Pharmacy
Internship Licenses.
(a) Applicants shall
file an application with the Board for pharmacy internship licensure and pay
the license fee. The pharmacy intern license must be issued before experience
begins.
(b) The following persons
may register as pharmacy interns:
1. Any
student who is currently enrolled in a generally recognized school or college
of pharmacy approved by A.C.P.E., or a newly created school or college of
pharmacy which has been granted either precandidate or candidate status by
A.C.P.E., provided that proof of enrollment in a school or college of pharmacy
is submitted to the Board.
2. Any
graduate of a generally recognized school or college of pharmacy approved by
A.C.P.E. for the purpose of obtaining the practical experience for licensure as
a pharmacist; and
3. Any individual
who has established educational equivalency by obtaining a Foreign Pharmacy
Graduate Examination Committee (FPGEC) certificate for the purpose of obtaining
practical experience for licensure as a pharmacist.
(c) Licenses shall be valid for five (5)
years or until such intern is expelled, suspended, dismissed or withdraws from
an approved school, becomes licensed as a pharmacist, or has taken and failed
the Board examination for the third time, whichever comes first. Intern
licenses may be renewed at the discretion of the Board.
1. Individuals who have established
educational equivalency by meeting the requirements of Rule
480-2-.02 must obtain 1500 hours of
practical pharmacy experience under the instruction of a licensed pharmacist.
2. Individuals who are attending a
school or college of pharmacy approved by the A.C.P.E. shall show proof of
instruction by a licensed pharmacist, and that such 1500 hours were acquired
after enrollment at an accredited school or college of pharmacy.
(d) The 1500 hours of pharmacy
internship shall include practice experience in both a retail and hospital
pharmacy practice setting, in accordance with the standards set by the Board.
(2) Each school or
college of pharmacy must submit, on an annual basis, for the Board's approval,
a summary of course and experiences, as well as the internship credit hours for
each course and experience, which are to be used for the B.S. program or the
Pharm. D. program. Each school of pharmacy must also submit for Board approval,
on an annual basis a list of preceptors in the internship programs. The Board
reserves the right to approve or disapprove any individual courses, experience
programs or preceptors.
(3) Other
Qualifying Experience:
(a) Any intern wishing
to obtain internship credit for work in a research and /or industrial program
must first submit a request for approval of the program to the Board along with
an outline of the program from the individual who will supervise the intern in
this program. If approved by the Board, the hours will be awarded in accordance
with the standards set by the Board.
(b) At the discretion of the Board, the Board
may accept internship hours for serving in the Armed Services and working under
the direct supervision of a registered pharmacist. Documentation of experience
must be signed by a registered pharmacist. An intern must petition the Board to
receive credit.
(c) The Board may
give internship credit to an applicant that has demonstrated to the
satisfaction of the Board that such applicant has experience in the practice of
pharmacy that meets or exceeds the minimum internship requirements. An
applicant must petition the Board to receive credit.
Notes
Ga. Comp. R. & Regs.
R. 480-2-.03
O.C.G.A. ยงยง
16-13-34,
16-13-35,
16-13-37,
16-13-41,
16-13-43,
16-13-74,
26-3-8,
26-4-5,
26-4-27
to
26-4-29,
26-4-41,
26-4-42,
26-4-46,
26-4-47,
26-4-60,
26-4-80,
26-4-82,
26-4-86
to
26-4-88,
26-4-110,
26-4-111,
26-4-113.
Original Rule
entitled "Experience Requirements" adopted. F. Mar.
21, 2001; eff. Apr. 10, 2001.
Amended: F. Feb. 2,
2006; eff. Feb. 22, 2006.
Amended: F. June 20,
2014; eff. July 10, 2014.
Amended: F. June 22,
2016; eff. July 12, 2016.
