R156-17b-303b. Licensure - Pharmacist - Pharmacy Internship Standards

  In accordance with Subsection 58-17b-303(1)(g), the following standards are established for the pharmacy internship required for licensure as a pharmacist:

  (1) For graduates of all U.S. pharmacy schools:

  (a) At least 1,740 hours of practice supervised by a pharmacy preceptor shall be obtained according to the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), Accreditation Standards and Key Elements for the Professional Program in Pharmacy Leading to the Doctor of Pharmacy Degree, effective July 1, 2016 ("Standards 2016"), which is hereby incorporated by reference.

  (b) If a pharmacy intern is suspended or dismissed from an approved College of Pharmacy, the intern shall notify the Division within 15 days of the suspension or dismissal.

  (c) If a pharmacy intern ceases to meet all requirements for intern licensure, the pharmacy intern shall surrender the pharmacy intern license to the Division within 60 days unless an extension is requested and granted by the Division in collaboration with the Board.

  (2) For graduates of all foreign pharmacy schools, at least 1,440 hours of supervised pharmacy practice in the United States.

  (3) Up to 500 hours towards the requirements of Subsections (1)(a) or (2) may be granted, at the discretion of the Division in collaboration with the Board, for other experience substantially related to the practice of pharmacy.