N.J. Admin. Code § 13:39-2.7

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 9, May 6, 2024

Section 13:39-2.7 - Pharmacy intern registration requirements

(a) No person shall be employed as a pharmacy intern until he or she has been registered with the Board pursuant to this section and his or her preceptor has been approved by the Board pursuant to 13:39-2.6(c).

(b) An applicant for registration as a pharmacy intern shall submit a written application, on a form supplied by the Board, and shall submit:

1. His or her name, address and fingerprints for purposes of a criminal history background check to be conducted by the State of New Jersey pursuant to 45:1-28 et seq., ( P.L. 2002, c. 104 ) to determine whether criminal history record information exists that may disqualify the applicant from being registered as a pharmacy intern by the Board;

2. A passport size photo of the applicant;

3. Evidence of good moral character, which shall be an ongoing requirement for registration. In determining whether the applicant shall be registered, the Board shall consider evidence, which demonstrates that the applicant:

i. Is not presently engaged in drug or alcohol use that is likely to impair the ability to practice as a pharmacy intern with reasonable skill and safety. For purposes of this section, the term "presently" means at the time of application or any time within the previous 365 days;

ii. Has not been convicted of violating any law of this State or any other state of the United States relating to controlled dangerous substances or other habit-forming drugs;

iii. Has not been convicted of violating any law relating to the practice of pharmacy consistent with 45:1-21(f) or a crime of moral turpitude; and

iv. Has not had his or her authority to engage in the activity regulated by the Board suspended or revoked as a result of any administrative or disciplinary proceedings in this or any other jurisdiction that determined the applicant to be in violation of any laws, rules or regulations pertaining to the practice of pharmacy and that the applicant is not currently under suspension or revocation; and

4. The application fee and registration fee set forth at 13:39-1.3.

(c) A person who has been educated in a foreign country in a college or school of pharmacy that has not been approved by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) or that has not been deemed ACPE-equivalent by ACPE, shall be certified by the Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Examination Committee (FPGEC) of the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy prior to applying to the Board for registration as a pharmacy intern.

(d) A pharmacy intern registration obtained pursuant to this section shall be valid for a period of two years from the date of issuance. Upon application to the Board, an intern registration may be renewed one time only, on an individual basis, for reasons of military service, hardship, illness or disability.

(e) A change in an intern preceptor shall require prior Board approval, consistent with the requirements of 13:39-2.6(d). The new intern preceptor shall be responsible for making application to the Board for approval.

(f) The intern preceptor and the pharmacy intern shall notify the Board in writing within 10 days of a change in the pharmacy training site and/or the termination or resignation of the intern.

(g) In addition to the notification requirements of (f) above, a pharmacy intern shall notify the Board in writing within 10 days of any change in his or her name or address of record, as defined in 13:39-1.2.

N.J. Admin. Code § 13:39-2.7

Amended by R.1990 d.551, effective 11/19/1990.
See: 22 N.J.R. 2395(b), 22 N.J.R. 3499(b).
Submission deadline changed from 60 to 30 days in advance.
Recodified from N.J.A.C. 13:39-2.8 and amended by R.1999 d.214, effective 7/19/1999.
See: 31 N.J.R. 1151(a), 31 N.J.R. 1932(a).
Substituted a reference to NAPLEX and MJPE examinations for a reference to written examinations, and substituted a reference to passport photographs for a reference to bust photographs. Former N.J.A.C. 13:39-2.9, Alleged violations of the Pharmacy Act, recodified to N.J.A.C. 13:39-2.10.
Recodified from N.J.A.C. 13:39-2.9 and amended by R.2005 d.25, effective 1/18/2005.
See: 36 N.J.R. 3345(a), 37 N.J.R. 295(a).
Deleted "written" following "in advance of the date". Former N.J.A.C. 13:39-2.7, Age requirement, recodified to N.J.A.C. 13:39-2.4.
Repeal and New Rule, R.2009 d.247, effective 8/3/2009.
See: 41 N.J.R. 371(a), 41 N.J.R. 2969(b).
Section was "Proof of identity of applicant".

Administrative Change, 54 N.J.R. 1977(a), effective 9/21/2022