58-17b-304.  Qualifications for licensure of pharmacy intern.
     An applicant for licensure as a pharmacy intern shall:

(1)  submit an application in a form prescribed by the division;

Terms Used In Utah Code 58-17b-304

(a) drugs are dispensed;
(b) pharmaceutical care is provided;
(c) drugs are processed or handled for eventual use by a patient; or
(d) drugs are used for the purpose of analysis or research. See Utah Code 58-17b-102
  • Pharmacy intern: means an individual licensed by this state to engage in practice as a pharmacy intern. See Utah Code 58-17b-102
  • Practice of pharmacy: includes the following:
    (a) providing pharmaceutical care;
    (b) collaborative pharmacy practice in accordance with a collaborative pharmacy practice agreement;
    (c) compounding, packaging, labeling, dispensing, administering, and the coincident distribution of prescription drugs or devices, provided that the administration of a prescription drug or device is:
    (i) pursuant to a lawful order of a practitioner when one is required by law; and
    (ii) in accordance with written guidelines or protocols:
    (A) established by the licensed facility in which the prescription drug or device is to be administered on an inpatient basis; or
    (B) approved by the division, in collaboration with the board and, when appropriate, the Physicians Licensing Board, created in Section 58-67-201, if the prescription drug or device is to be administered on an outpatient basis solely by a licensed pharmacist;
    (d) participating in drug utilization review;
    (e) ensuring proper and safe storage of drugs and devices;
    (f) maintaining records of drugs and devices in accordance with state and federal law and the standards and ethics of the profession;
    (g) providing information on drugs or devices, which may include advice relating to therapeutic values, potential hazards, and uses;
    (h) providing drug product equivalents;
    (i) supervising pharmacist's supportive personnel, pharmacy interns, and pharmacy technicians;
    (j) providing patient counseling, including adverse and therapeutic effects of drugs;
    (k) providing emergency refills as defined by rule;
    (l) telepharmacy;
    (m) formulary management intervention;
    (n) prescribing and dispensing a self-administered hormonal contraceptive in accordance with 5; and
    (o) issuing a prescription in accordance with Section 58-17b-627. See Utah Code 58-17b-102
    (2)  pay a fee determined by the department under Section 63J-1-504;

    (3)  complete a criminal background check and be free from criminal convictions as described in Section 58-1-501;

    (4)  have no physical or mental condition of a nature which prevents the applicant from engaging in the practice of pharmacy with reasonable skill, competency, and safety to the public;

    (5)  meet the preliminary educational qualifications required by division rule made in collaboration with the board; and

    (6)  meet one of the following educational criteria:

    (a)  be a current pharmacy student, a resident, or fellow in a program approved by division rule made in collaboration with the board; or

    (b)  have graduated from a foreign pharmacy school and received certification of equivalency from a credentialing agency approved by division rule made in collaboration with the board.

    Amended by Chapter 339, 2020 General Session