6509

REGISTRATION OF PHARMACY INTERNS

6509.1 Except as provided in 6509.2 of this chapter, this section shall apply to pharmacy interns who are performing independent, pre-licensure professional practice in satisfaction of the internship required by § 6502.1(b)(2) and (3) under the supervision of a pharmacist licensed in the District of Columbia.

6509.2 Starting with the graduating class of 2014, all individuals engaging in pre-licensure professional practice or working as a pharmacy intern in the District shall register with the Board after entering the first professional year of a college of pharmacy whether or not the hours will be counted toward the total requirement for licensure as a pharmacist.

6509.3 A pharmacy intern is required to be registered with the Board as an intern before being employed as an intern in a pharmacy in the District or beginning an internship.

6509.4 Credit for internship hours performed in the District of Columbia shall not begin to accrue until the Board has registered the intern and shall only be given for pre-licensure professional practice hours performed as part of a formalized internship program and under the supervision of the individual's assigned preceptor.

6509.5 To qualify to register to perform a pharmacy internship, an applicant shall:

(a) Meet the education requirements set forth under § 6502.1(a), or if the applicant was educated in a foreign country meet the requirements set forth under § 6503, or be currently enrolled in an educational program in the practice of pharmacy at an ACPE accredited school or school pending initial ACPE accreditation;

(b) Be at least 18 years of age; and

(c) Have not been convicted of a crime involving moral turpitude or bearing directly on the fitness of the applicant to be registered.

6509.6 To register as a pharmacy intern, an applicant shall:

(a) Submit a completed application to the Board on the required forms and include:

(1) The applicant's social security number on the application. If the applicant does not have a social security number, the applicant shall:

1. (i) Submit with the application a sworn affidavit, under penalty of perjury, stating that he or she does not have a social security number; and
2. (ii) Submit proof acceptable to the Board that he or she is legally authorized to be in the United States, such as a Certificate of Citizenship or Naturalization, Resident Alien Card, a valid foreign passport with a visa; or a work permit card from the Department of Homeland Security (I-766 or I-688B).- (2) Two (2) recent passport-type photographs of the applicant's face measuring two inches by two inches (2' x 2'), which clearly expose the area from the top of the forehead to the bottom of the chin; and
3. (3) One (1) clear photocopy of a U.S. government-issued photo ID, such as a driver's license, as proof of identity.- (b) Submit official transcripts mailed directly to the Board of Pharmacy from each educational institution in a sealed envelope, which shall verify that the applicant has successfully completed an educational program in the practice of pharmacy meeting the requirements set forth in § 6502.1(a) or § 6503.1(a) of this chapter or is currently enrolled in an educational program in the practice of pharmacy at an ACPE accredited school;
4. (c) Applicants educated in foreign countries must submit a Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Examination Committee (FPGEC) Certification in lieu of an official transcript;
5. (d) Pay all required fees; and
6. (e) Submit a completed preceptor form signed by his or her preceptor which shall include:
7. (1) The name and District of Columbia pharmacist license number of the preceptor;
8. (2) The location where the internship will be performed;
9. (3) A description of the duties the intern will perform;
10. (4) The expected start date of the internship; and
11. (5) The Oath of the Preceptor set forth in § 6511.3 of this

chapter.

6509.7 For applicants who have graduated from a college of pharmacy prior to registering as an intern, a registration as a pharmacy intern shall expire one (1) year from the date of its issuance. The Board may, in its discretion, renew a registration for successive periods of one (1) year if the pharmacy intern demonstrates due diligence in working toward completing the clinical internship requirement of § 6502.1(b)(2) or (3).

6509.8 For applicants enrolled in a college of pharmacy at the time of registering as an intern, a registration as a pharmacy intern shall be valid until whichever of the following occurs first:

(a) While he or she is enrolled in a pharmacy program and for not more than one year after his or her graduation from the pharmacy program;

(b) Until such intern is expelled, suspended, dismissed or withdraws from an approved pharmacy program; or

(c) Until such intern becomes licensed as a pharmacist.

SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 36 DCR 6243, 6250 (September 1, 1989); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 55 DCR 4330 (April 18, 2008); as amended by Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 57 DCR 11178 (November 26, 2010).