6510 PRE-LICENSURE PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE OF PHARMACY INTERNS

6510.1 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 direct supervision of a pharmacist in the District, or who are otherwise registered with the Board to practice as a pharmacy intern.6510.2 No person not properly registered with the Board as a pharmacy intern shall take, use, or exhibit the title of pharmacy intern, intern, extern, graduate pharmacist or any other similar title.6510.3 A pharmacy intern may practice as an intern under the supervision of any pharmacist licensed in good standing in the District of Columbia. However, the Board shall only grant pre-licensure professional practice hours for those pharmacy tasks:- (a) Performed under the supervision of the intern's Board approved assigned preceptor; and

- (b) Where the preceptor was physically present on the pharmacy premises and in the pharmacy area at the time.6510.4 A pharmacy intern shall not change preceptors or worksites without first submitting a new preceptor form to the Board.6510.5 A pharmacy intern shall not compound or dispense any drug by prescription except under the direct supervision of a pharmacist licensed under the Act who is physically present and guiding the action.6510.6 A pharmacy intern shall not accept an oral prescription for a Schedule II controlled substance.6510.7 A pharmacy intern may not perform a final review or exercise final decision-making with respect to any of the following without the prior review and approval of the licensed pharmacist: drug utilization review; clinical conflict resolution, prescriber contact concerning prescription drug order clarification or therapy modification; or dispensing process validation.6510.8 A pharmacy intern shall be identified by badge as an intern while performing pharmacy tasks.6510.9 A pharmacy intern shall not in any manner falsely represent or imply to the public that he or she is a pharmacist.6510.10 A pharmacy intern shall not supervise another pharmacy intern, a pharmacy student, or a pharmacy technician.6510.11 The Board shall only give credit for independent pre-licensure professional practice hours required by §§ 6502.1(b)(2) and (3) if the work meets the following requirements set forth in § 6502.2 of this chapter.

SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 36 DCR 6243, 6251 (September 1, 1989); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 55 DCR 4330 (April 18, 2008).