1. (1) An applicant for an initial pharmacist license by examination must show, on affidavit forms prescribed by the board, that the applicant has acquired a minimum of one thousand seven hundred (1,700) hours of pharmacy internship (practical pharmacy experience) under the instruction of a pharmacist in good standing, subject to all of the following conditions.

   1. (a) The one thousand seven hundred (1,700) hours must be acquired after enrollment in a recognized college or school of pharmacy; one thousand seven hundred (1,700) of these hours must be acquired in pharmacy programs or demonstration projects structured by the college or school of pharmacy.
   2. (b) Pharmacy internship may be acquired in another state, provided that the preceptor’s qualifications are certified by the appropriate authorities of such state.
   3. (c) Foreign pharmacy graduates shall complete five hundred (500) hours of pharmacy internship in Tennessee within a period of six (6) consecutive months.
   4. (d) Upon request, the Board may waive selected portions of these requirements so long as any waiver granted is consistent with the Board’s authority under Tenn. Code Ann. Title 63, Chapters 1 and 10, and Tenn. Code Ann. Title 4, Chapter 5.

Authority: T.C.A. §§ 63-10-101, 63-10-102, 63-10-202, 63-10-204, 63-10-304, and 63-10-306. Administrative History: Original rule filed June 7, 1974; effective July 7, 1974. Amendment filed September 23, 1975; effective October 23, 1975. Amendment filed January 11, 1977; effective February 10, 1977. Repeal and new rule filed February 7, 1983; effective March 9, 1983. Amendment filed December 17, 1984; effective March 16, 1985. Amendment filed January 19, 1988; effective April 27, 1988. Repeal and new rule filed May 11, 1998; effective July 25, 1998. Repeal and new rule filed March 24, 2015; effective June 22, 2015. Amendments filed November 22, 2016; effective February 20, 2017.