The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, shall
have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates
otherwise.
(1) ACPE--Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education.
(2) Applicant--An individual having applied for licensure
to act as a pharmacist in Texas.
(3) Approved continuing education--Continuing education
which meets the requirements of §295.8 of this title (relating
to Continuing Education Requirements).
(4) Board--The Texas State Board of Pharmacy; all members,
divisions, departments, sections, and employees thereof.
(5) College/School of pharmacy--A college/school of
pharmacy whose professional degree program has been approved by the
board and is either accredited by:
(A) ACPE; or
(B) the Canadian Council for Accreditation of Pharmacy
Programs for 1993 - 2004 graduates.
(6) Competency--A demonstrated state of preparedness
for the realities of professional pharmacy practice.
(7) Didactic--Systematic classroom instruction.
(8) Direct supervision--A pharmacist preceptor or healthcare
professional preceptor is physically present and on-site at the licensed
location of the pharmacy where the pharmacist-intern is performing
pharmacist-intern duties.
(9) Extended-intern--An intern, registered with the
board, who has:
(A) applied to the board for licensure by examination
and has successfully passed the NAPLEX and Texas Pharmacy Jurisprudence
Examination but lacks the required number of hours of internship for
licensure; or
(B) applied to the board to take the NAPLEX and Texas
Pharmacy Jurisprudence Examinations within six calendar months after
graduation and has either:
(i) graduated and received a professional degree from
a college/school of pharmacy; or
(ii) completed all of the requirements for graduation
and for receipt of a professional degree from a college/school of
pharmacy; or
(C) applied to the board to take the NAPLEX and Texas
Pharmacy Jurisprudence Examinations within six calendar months after
obtaining full certification from the Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Equivalency
Commission; or
(D) applied to the Board for re-issuance of a pharmacist
license which has been expired for more than two years but less than
ten years and has successfully passed the Texas Pharmacy Jurisprudence
Examination, but lacks the required number of hours of internship
or continuing education required for licensure; or
(E) been ordered by the Board to complete an internship.
(10) Foreign pharmacy graduate--An individual whose
pharmacy degree was conferred by a pharmacy school whose professional
degree program has not been accredited by ACPE and approved by the
board. An individual whose pharmacy degree was conferred by a pharmacy
school that was accredited by the Canadian Council for Accreditation
of Pharmacy Programs between 1993 and 2004, inclusively, is not considered
a foreign pharmacy graduate.
(11) FPGEC--The Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Equivalency
Commission.
(12) Healthcare Professional--An individual licensed
as:
(A) a physician, dentist, podiatrist, veterinarian,
advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant in Texas
or another state; or
(B) a pharmacist in a state other than Texas but not
licensed in Texas.
(13) Healthcare Professional Preceptor--A healthcare
professional serving as an instructor for a Texas college/school-based
internship program who is recognized by a Texas college/school of
pharmacy to supervise and be responsible for the activities and functions
of a student-intern in the internship program.
(14) Internship--A practical experience program that
is approved by the board.
(15) MPJE--Multistate Pharmacy Jurisprudence Examination.
(16) NABP--The National Association of Boards of Pharmacy.
(17) NAPLEX--The North American Pharmacy Licensing
Examination, or its predecessor, the National Association of Boards
of Pharmacy Licensing Examination.
(18) Pharmaceutical care--The provision of drug therapy
and other pharmaceutical services defined in the rules of the board
and intended to assist in the cure or prevention of a disease, elimination
or reduction of a patient's symptoms, or arresting or slowing of a
disease process.
(19) Pharmacist Preceptor--A pharmacist licensed in
Texas to practice pharmacy who meets the requirements under board
rules and is recognized by the board to supervise and be responsible
for the activities and functions of a pharmacist-intern in an internship
program.
(20) Pharmacist-intern--A student-intern, a resident-intern,
or an extended-intern who is participating in a board approved internship
program.
(21) Preceptor--A pharmacist preceptor or a healthcare
professional preceptor.
(22) Professional degree--A bachelor of science degree
in pharmacy or a doctorate of pharmacy degree.
(23) Resident-intern--An individual who is registered
with the board and:
(A) has graduated from a college/school of pharmacy;
and
(B) is completing a residency program in the state
of Texas.
(24) State--One of the 50 United States of America,
the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.
(25) Student-intern--An individual registered with
the board who is enrolled in the professional sequence of a college/school
of pharmacy and is participating in a board-approved internship program.
(26) Texas Pharmacy Jurisprudence Examination--A licensing
exam developed or approved by the Board which evaluates an applicant's
knowledge of the drug and pharmacy requirements to practice pharmacy
legally in the state of Texas.
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Source Note: The provisions of this §283.2 adopted to be effective February 17, 1988, 13 TexReg 610; amended to be effective November 7, 1989, 14 TexReg 5687; amended to be effective March 19, 1990, 15 TexReg 1234; amended to be effective June 15, 1990, 15 TexReg 3334; amended to be effective June 1, 1994, 19 TexReg 3920; amended to be effective February 1, 1996, 21 TexReg 110; amended to be effective December 31, 1996, 21 TexReg 12297; amended to be effective March 19, 1998, 23 TexReg 2814; amended to be effective December 27, 2000, 25 TexReg 12689; amended to be effective June 11, 2006, 31 TexReg 4628; amended to be effective June 8, 2008, 33 TexReg 4304; amended to be effectiveMarch13, 2012, 37 TexReg 1705; amended to be effective December 6, 2015, 40 TexReg 8763; amended to be effective March 10, 2016, 41 TexReg 1689; amended to be effective June 18, 2020, 45 Texreg 4033; amended to be effective December 10, 2020, 45 TexReg 8849; amended to be effective May 24, 2023, 48 TexReg 2576 |