The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.

1. (1) ACPE--The American Council on Pharmaceutical Education.
2. (2) Applicant--An individual having applied for licensure to act as a pharmacist in Texas.
3. (3) Approved continuing education--Continuing education which meets the requirements of §295.8 of this title (relating to Continuing Education Requirements).
4. (4) Board--The Texas State Board of Pharmacy; all members, divisions, departments, sections, and employees thereof.
5. (5) BS in pharmacy--A Bachelor of Science degree in pharmacy.
6. (6) Competency--A demonstrated state of preparedness for the realities of professional pharmacy practice.
7. (7) Didactic--Systematic classroom instruction.

8. (8) Extended-intern--A pharmacist-intern, registered with the board, who has:

   1. (A) applied to the board for licensure by examination and has successfully passed the NAPLEX and Texas Pharmacy Jurisprudence Examination but lacks the required number of hours of internship for licensure; or

   2. (B) applied to the board to take the NAPLEX and Texas Jurisprudence Examinations within three calendar months after graduation and has either:

      1. (i) graduated and received a professional degree from a college of pharmacy the professional degree program of which has been accredited by ACPE and approved by the board; or
      2. (ii) completed all of the requirements for graduation and receipt of a professional degree from a college of pharmacy the professional degree program of which has been accredited by ACPE and approved by the board; or
   3. (C) applied to the board to take the NAPLEX and Texas Jurisprudence Examinations within three calendar months after obtaining full certification from the Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Equivalency Commission; or
   4. (D) applied to the Board for re-issuance of a pharmacist license which has been expired for more than two years but less than ten years and has successfully passed the Texas Pharmacy Jurisprudence examination, but lacks the required number of hours of internship or continuing education required for licensure; or
   5. (E) been ordered by the Board to complete an internship.
9. (9) Foreign pharmacy graduate--A pharmacist whose undergraduate pharmacy degree was conferred outside the United States by a pharmacy school listed in the World Directory of Schools of Pharmacy published by the World Health Organization. The United States, as used here, includes the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.
10. (10) FPGEC--The Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Equivalency Commission.
11. (11) FPGEE--The Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Equivalency Examination, given by FPGEC.
12. (12) Internship--A practical experience program that is approved by the board.
13. (13) NABP--The National Association of Boards of Pharmacy.
14. (14) NAPLEX--The North American Pharmacy Licensing Examination, or its predecessor, the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy Licensing Examination.
15. (15) Pharm D--A doctorate in pharmacy.
16. (16) Pharmaceutical care--The provision of drug therapy and other pharmaceutical services defined in the rules of the board and intended to assist in the cure or prevention of a disease, elimination or reduction of a patient's symptoms, or arresting or slowing of a disease process.
17. (17) Pharmacist-intern--An undergraduate student enrolled in the professional sequence of a college of pharmacy who has completed a minimum of 30 credit hours of work towards a professional degree in pharmacy and is participating in a board-approved internship program or an extended-intern participating in a board-approved internship program.
18. (18) Preceptor--A pharmacist licensed in Texas to practice pharmacy who meets certification requirements under board rules and is certified by the board to supervise and be responsible for the activities and functions of a pharmacist-intern in the internship program.
19. (19) Professional degree--A baccalaureate in pharmacy (BS) or a doctor of pharmacy (Pharm D).
20. (20) State--One of the 50 United States of America, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.
21. (21) Student-intern--A pharmacist-intern, registered with the board who is enrolled in the professional sequence of a college of pharmacy and has completed a minimum of 30 credit hours of work towards a professional degree in pharmacy and is participating in a board-approved internship program.
22. (22) Texas Pharmacy Jurisprudence Exam or Texas Drug and Pharmacy Jurisprudence Examination--A licensing exam developed or approved by the Board which evaluates an applicant's knowledge of the drug and pharmacy requirements to practice pharmacy legally in the state of Texas.

Source Note:The provisions of this §283.2 adopted to be effective February 17, 1988, 13 TexReg 610; amended to be effective November 7, 1989, 14 TexReg 5687; amended to be effective March 19, 1990, 15 TexReg 1234; amended to be effective June 15, 1990, 15 TexReg 3334; amended to be effective June 1, 1994, 19 TexReg 3920; amended to be effective February 1, 1996, 21 TexReg 110; amended to be effective December 31, 1996, 21 TexReg 12297; amended to be effective March 19, 1998, 23 TexReg 2814.