22 Tex. Admin. Code § 283.6 - Preceptor Requirements and Ratio of Preceptors to Pharmacist-Interns
(a) Preceptor
requirements.
(1) Preceptors shall be:
(A) a pharmacist whose license to practice
pharmacy in Texas is current and not on inactive status with the board;
or
(B) a healthcare professional
preceptor.
(2) To be
recognized as a pharmacist preceptor, a pharmacist must:
(A) have at least:
(i) one year of experience as a licensed
pharmacist; or
(ii) six months of
residency training if the pharmacy resident is completing a residency
program;
(B) have
completed:
(i) for initial certification,
three hours of pharmacist preceptor training provided by an ACPE approved
provider within the previous two years. Such training shall be:
(I) developed by a Texas college/school of
pharmacy; or
(II) approved by:
(-a-) a committee comprised of the Texas
college/schools of pharmacy; or
(-b-) the board; or
(ii) to continue certification,
three hours of pharmacist preceptor training provided by an ACPE approved
provider within the pharmacist's current license renewal period. Such training
shall be:
(I) developed by a Texas
college/school of pharmacy; or
(II)
approved by:
(-a-) a committee comprised of
the Texas college/schools of pharmacy; or
(-b-) the board; and
(C) meet the
requirements of subsection (c) of this section.
(3) A pharmacist preceptor must be certified
by the board.
(b) Ratio
of preceptors to pharmacist-interns.
(1) A
preceptor may supervise only one pharmacist-intern at any given time (1:1
ratio) except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection.
(2) The following is applicable to Texas
college/school of pharmacy internship programs only.
(A) Supervision. Supervision of a
pharmacist-intern shall be:
(i) direct
supervision when the student-intern is engaged in functions associated with the
preparation and delivery of prescription or medication drug orders;
and
(ii) general supervision when
the student-intern is engaged in functions not associated with the preparation
and delivery of prescription or medication drug orders.
(B) Exceptions to the 1:1 ratio. There is no
ratio requirement for preceptors supervising student-interns as a part of a
Texas college/school of pharmacy program.
(c) No pharmacist may serve as a pharmacist
preceptor if his or her license to practice pharmacy has been the subject of an
order of the board imposing any penalty set out in §565.051 of the Act
during the period he or she is serving as a pharmacist preceptor or within the
three-year period immediately preceding application for approval as a
pharmacist preceptor. Provided, however, a pharmacist who has been the subject
of such an order of the board may petition the board, in writing, for approval
to act as a pharmacist preceptor. The board may consider the following items in
approving a pharmacist's petition to act as a pharmacist preceptor:
(1) the type and gravity of the offense for
which the pharmacist's license was disciplined;
(2) the length of time since the action that
caused the order;
(3) the length of
time the pharmacist has previously served as a preceptor;
(4) the availability of other preceptors in
the area;
(5) the reason(s) the
pharmacist believes he/she should serve as a preceptor;
(6) a letter of recommendation from a Texas
college/school of pharmacy if the pharmacist will be serving as a pharmacist
preceptor for a Texas college/school of pharmacy; and
(7) any other factor presented by the
pharmacist demonstrating good cause why the pharmacist should be allowed to act
as a pharmacist preceptor.
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