P.R. Laws tit. 20, § 409a
Any person who wishes to obtain a license to practice the profession of pharmacy in Puerto Rico shall meet the following requirements:
(a) Be of legal age and submit a negative criminal history certificate.
(b) Hold a diploma evidencing that he/she has obtained a degree in said profession from a higher education institution or school of pharmacy in Puerto Rico or abroad, the study program of which is accredited or acknowledged by the Council on Higher Education of Puerto Rico or its successor. Such accreditation or acknowledgment shall be based on the criteria established by said agency in consultation with the Board of Pharmacy and in harmony with the standards of accreditation of the American Council of Pharmaceutical Education. Those persons graduated from schools of pharmacy of foreign countries shall submit a certificate of educational equivalency granted by the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy.
(c) Having satisfactorily completed an internship period of a minimum of one thousand five hundred (1,500) hours under the supervision of a preceptor pharmacist. The Board may increase, by regulations, the number of hours required after having notified the schools of pharmacy of Puerto Rico within at least one (1) year before. The internship may be carried out entirely in one pharmacy or as provided by the Board by regulations, one part in a community or institutional pharmacy, and another part in the pharmaceutical industry or in another area in which the profession is practiced. In the case the pharmacy intern is a student enrolled in supervised practice courses in an accredited school of pharmacy, the criteria and standards established by the Board through regulations for these cases shall apply.
(d) Having approved the licensure examination required by this chapter.
(e) Having paid the license fees established by this chapter.
History —Sept. 3, 2004, No. 247, § 4.02.