22 Tex. Admin. Code § 283.6 – Preceptor Requirements

(a) Preceptors shall be pharmacists whose license to practice pharmacy in Texas is current and not on inactive status with the board.
(b) Preceptors are required to be approved and certified by the board. A preceptor shall publicly display the preceptor certificate with his/her license to practice pharmacy and the license renewal certificate.
(c) For certification as a preceptor a pharmacist must:
1. (1) have at least:
  1. (A) one year of experience in the type of internship practice setting; or
  2. (B) six months of residency training if the pharmacy resident is in a program accredited by the American Society of Health System Pharmacists;
2. (2) have completed:
  1. (A) for initial certification, three hours of preceptor training provided by an ACPE approved provider within the previous two years. Such training shall be:
    1. (i) developed by a Texas college of pharmacy; or
    2. (ii) approved by:
      1. (I) a committee comprised of the Texas colleges of pharmacy; or
      2. (II) the board; or
  2. (B) to continue certification, three hours of preceptor training provided by an ACPE approved provider within the preceptor pharmacist's current license renewal period. Such training shall be:
    1. (i) developed by a Texas college of pharmacy; or
    2. (ii) approved by:
      1. (I) a committee comprised of the Texas colleges of pharmacy; or
      2. (II) the board; and
3. (3) meet the requirements of subsection (e) of this section.
(d) A preceptor may supervise only one pharmacist-intern at any given time. Texas Colleges of Pharmacy may request a different preceptor to pharmacist-intern ratio during the board's annual review and approval of their college based, structured internship program. Any such ratio shall apply only to the internship experience acquired as a part of the college based, structured internship program. In an emergency caused by a natural or manmade disaster or any other exceptional situation that causes an extraordinary demand for preceptors, the executive director of the board, in his/her discretion, may allow a preceptor in a Texas College of Pharmacy internship program to supervise up to two interns. The executive director shall notify the Texas Colleges of Pharmacy of the length of time a preceptor may supervise up to two interns.
(e) No pharmacist may serve as a preceptor if his or her license to practice pharmacy has been the subject of an order of the board imposing any penalty set out in the Act, §565.051, during the period he or she is serving as a preceptor or within the three-year period immediately preceding application for approval as a preceptor. Provided, however, a pharmacist who has been the subject of such an order of the board may petition the board, in writing, for approval to act as a preceptor. The board may consider the following items in approving a pharmacist's petition to act as a preceptor:
1. (1) the type and gravity of the offense for which the pharmacist's license was disciplined;
2. (2) the length of time since the action that caused the order;
3. (3) the length of time the pharmacist has previously served as a preceptor;
4. (4) the availability of other preceptors in the area;
5. (5) the reason(s) the pharmacist believes he/she should serve as a preceptor;
6. (6) a letter of recommendation from a Texas College of Pharmacy if the pharmacist will be serving as a preceptor for a Texas College of Pharmacy; and
7. (7) any other factor presented by the pharmacist demonstrating good cause why the pharmacist should be allowed to act as a preceptor.

Source Note:The provisions of this §283.6 adopted to be effective February 17, 1988, 13 TexReg 610; amended to be effective February 1, 1996, 21 TexReg 110; amended to be effective January 12, 1998, 23 TexReg 134; amended to be effective October 4, 1998, 23 TexReg 9745; amended to be effective June 20, 2001, 26 TexReg 4478; amended to be effective June 13, 2002, 27 TexReg 4947; amended to be effective September 10, 2003, 28 TexReg 7709; amended to be effective March 4, 2004, 29 TexReg 1950; amended to be effective March 6, 2006, 31 TexReg 1439.