1. (a)

   1. (1) The Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy is charged with regulating the internship program in Arkansas Code § 17-92-307.
   2. (2) The board recognizes that in order to properly fulfill its obligation to the profession of pharmacy and general welfare and protection of the public health that it must implement and supervise an internship program in the State of Arkansas.
2. (b) From time to time, as is required to establish a viable internship program, the board will establish, publish, and disseminate criteria establishing requirements and standards necessary for qualifications for licensure under Arkansas Code §§ 17-92-305 and 17-92-307.

3. (c)

   1. (1) Hereafter, every applicant for licensure by examination in Arkansas must have two thousand (2,000) hours of acceptable internship training obtained after beginning the professional college curriculum.
   2. (2) Required hours may be obtained in a training program as part of school curriculum under board-approved conditions.

Codification Notes: This section as promulgated prior to codification into the Code of Arkansas Rules provided as follows: “(Amended 5/31/14)"