Pharmacy interns—Registration requirements.
(1) Unless otherwise stated, each individual shall register with the commission, as a pharmacy intern before beginning pharmacy practice experiences in Washington state. The commission shall grant a registration to practice pharmacy as a pharmacy intern to an individual who is:
(a) Currently enrolled in a professional degree program of a commission accredited school or college of pharmacy and making satisfactory progress towards meeting the requirements for licensure as a pharmacist;
(b) A graduate of a commission accredited school or college of pharmacy;
(c) A graduate of a school or college of pharmacy located outside the United States who has established educational equivalency by obtaining certification by FPGEC;
(d) Required by the commission to be an intern because the commission has determined the individual needs to complete additional practical experience before a pharmacist license is issued or reissued; or
(e) An out-of-state pharmacist enrolled in or participating in an established residency program.
(2) A pharmacy intern shall practice under the immediate supervision of a licensed pharmacist except in accordance with RCW
18.64.253.
(3) A pharmacy intern registration can only be renewed twice.
(4) The commission may consider a pharmacy intern registration inoperable or superseded if one of the following occurs:
(a) A pharmacy intern has not graduated from and is no longer enrolled or in good standing with a commission accredited school or college of pharmacy.
(b) A pharmacy intern is issued a license to practice as a pharmacist in Washington state or another U.S. jurisdiction.
[Statutory Authority: RCW
18.64.005,
18.64.080,
18.130.075,
18.64.043,
18.64.044,
18.64.045,
18.64.046,
18.64.370,
18.64.460,
69.50.310,
18.64.011,
18.64.245,
18.64.470,
18.64.255,
18.64.205,
18.64.253,
18.64.410,
18.64.500,
18.64.590. WSR 20-12-072, § 246-945-155, filed 6/1/20, effective 7/1/20.]