Ariz. Admin. Code § R9-7-712 - Authorized Nuclear Pharmacist Training
A. A licensee shall require the authorized
nuclear pharmacist to be a pharmacist who:
1.
Is certified as a nuclear pharmacist by a specialty board whose certification
process has been recognized by the Department, the NRC, or an Agreement State.
To have its certification process recognized, a specialty board shall require
all candidates for certification to:
a. Have
graduated from a pharmacy program accredited by the Accreditation Council for
Pharmacy Education (ACPE) (previously named the American Council on
Pharmaceutical Education), or have passed the Foreign Pharmacy Graduate
Examination Committee (FPGEC) examination;
b. Hold a current, active license to practice
pharmacy in Arizona;
c. Provide
evidence of having acquired at least 4000 hours of training/experience in
nuclear pharmacy practice. Academic training may be substituted for no more
than 2000 hours of the required training and experience; and
d. Pass an examination in nuclear pharmacy
administered by diplomates of the specialty board, that assesses knowledge and
competency in procurement, compounding, quality assurance, dispensing,
distribution, health and safety, radiation safety, pro-vision of information
and consultation, monitoring patient outcomes, research and development;
or
2. Has completed 700
hours in a structured educational program consisting of both:
a. 200 hours of classroom and laboratory
training in the following areas:
i. Radiation
physics and instrumentation;
ii.
Radiation protection;
iii.
Mathematics pertaining to the use and measurement of radioactivity;
iv. Chemistry of radioactive material for
medical use; and
v. Radiation
biology; and
b.
Supervised practical experience in a nuclear pharmacy involving:
i. Shipping, receiving, and performing
related radiation surveys;
ii.
Using and performing checks for proper operation of instruments used to
determine the activity of dosages, survey meters, and, if appropriate,
instruments used to measure alpha- or beta-emitting radionuclides;
iii. Calculating, assaying, and safely
preparing dosages for patients or human research subjects;
iv. Using administrative controls to avoid
medical events in the administration of radioactive material; and
v. Using procedures to prevent or minimize
radioactive contamination and using proper decontamination procedures;
and
3. Has
obtained written attestation, signed by a preceptor authorized nuclear
pharmacist, that the individual has satisfactorily completed the requirements
in subsection (A)(2) and has achieved a level of competency sufficient to
function independently as an authorized nuclear pharmacist.
B. Exceptions. An individual
identified as a nuclear pharmacist on a Department, a NRC, or an Agreement
State license or a permit issued by the NRC or an Agreement State broad scope
licensee or master material license permittee or by a master material broad
scope license permittee on or before January 14, 2019, need not comply with the
training requirements in subsections (A)(1) through (A)(3).
C. The training and experience required in
this Section shall be obtained within the seven years preceding the date of
application or the individual shall have had related continuing education and
experience since the required training and experience was completed.
D. Individuals who, under subsection (B),
need not comply with training requirements described in this Section may serve
as preceptors for, and supervisors of, applicants seeking authorization on
Department licenses for the same uses for which these individuals are
authorized.
Notes
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