Licensure Requirements

Question 1

Pharmacy extern means…

Answer 1

any person who is in the 5th or 6th college year, or the 3rd or 4th professional year, at an ACPE-approved school or college of pharmacy who is assigned to a pharmacy training site during school

Question 2

Pharmacy intern means…

Answer 2

any person who is employed in an approved pharmacy training site for the purpose of acquiring practical experience and who has first registered for such purposes with the Board (learn criteria)

Question 3

Pharmacy interns must have first registered for such purposes with the Board and have:

Answer 3

• Graduated from an ACPE-approved school or college of pharmacy who is making an application for initial licensure as a pharmacist more than 2 years following the date of graduation
• Graduated form a college of pharmacy in a foreign country that has not been accredited by ACPE or that has not been deemed ACPE-equivalent
• Applied to the Board for reciprocal licensure and has not been engaged in the practice of pharmacy for at least 1,500 hours within the 2 year period immediately preceding the date of application

Question 4

The 1,440 hours of practice experience required for the successful completion of a pharmacy internship shall be obtained consistent with the following…

Answer 4

• the 1,440 hours of practice experience shall be completed in no less than 34 weeks and no more than 104 weeks
• Each week of practical experience shall consist of no less than 15 hours and no more than 45 hours of actual service per week
• Must keep records of time and submit forms to the Board for approval

Question 5

A pharmacist who wishes to be an intern pharmacist shall apply to the Board and shall show evidence that he or she…

Answer 5

• has been licensed and employed full-time as a pharmacist for at least 2 years immediately before the date of application and is currently engaged in the practice of pharmacy in NJ
• has not been convicted of a crime

Question 6

An intern preceptor shall not supervise…

Answer 6

the training of more than one pharmacy intern at a time

Question 7

The intern preceptor in a pharmacy training site shall…

Answer 7

• provide the Board with a detailed written report outlining the progress, aptitude and readiness to practice of any intern under his or her supervision
• the intern preceptor shall be responsible for supervising the activities of the pharmacy intern and providing the intern with experience and knowledge related to the preceptor’s area of practice

Question 8

No person shall be employed as a pharmacy intern until he or she has been registered with the Board. An applicant shall submit a written application with:

Answer 8

• his or her name, address, and fingerprints
• a passport size photo of the applicant
• evidence of good moral character

Question 9

A change in an intern preceptor shall required prior Board approval. The new intern preceptor shall be responsible for…

Answer 9

making application to the Board for approval

Question 10

The intern preceptor and intern shall notify the Board in writing within…

Answer 10

10 days of a change in the pharmacy training site and/or the termination or resignation of the intern

Question 11

Requirements for reciprocal licensure:

Answer 11

Applicant shall have:
• engaged in the practice of pharmacy for a period of at least 1,500 hours within the 2-year period immediately before the date of application
• passed the MPJE
• good moral character