(1) A person who is registered by the board to engage in the practice of pharmacy while under the supervision of a pharmacist, enrolled in an Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) accredited school or college of pharmacy, and progressing toward meeting the requirements for licensure as a pharmacist;

(2) A graduate of an ACPE approved professional degree program of a school or college of pharmacy or a graduate who has established educational equivalency by obtaining a Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Examination Committee Certificate, who is currently registered by the board for the purpose of obtaining practical experience as a requirement for licensure as a pharmacist;

(3) A qualified applicant awaiting examination for pharmacist licensure or meeting board requirements for re-licensing; or

(4) A qualified applicant participating in a pharmacy residency or fellowship program.

Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986; 22 SDR 133, effective April 25, 1996; 31 SDR 35, effective September 19, 2004; 36 SDR 21, effective August 17, 2009; 50 SDR 138, effective June 2, 2024.

General Authority: SDCL 36-11-11(1), 36-11-25.

Law Implemented: SDCL 36-11-25.

Cross-Reference: Approved colleges of pharmacy, § 20:51:01:09.

20:51:02:01.01. Goal and objectives of internship. A pharmacy internship shall provide the pharmacy intern with the opportunity, over a period of time, to attain and build upon the intern's knowledge, skills, and ability to safely, efficiently, and effectively practice pharmacy under the laws and rules of the state.

The objectives of an internship are to provide each intern with the following responsibilities:

(1) To manage drug therapy to optimize patient outcomes.The pharmacy intern shall evaluate the patient and patient information to determine the presence of a disease or medical condition to determine the need for treatment or referral and to identify patient-specific factors that affect the patient's health to ensure the appropriateness of the patient's specific pharmacotherapeutic agents, dosing regimens, dosage forms, routes of administration, and delivery systems; and monitor the patient and patient information and manage the drug regimen to promote health and ensure safe and effective pharmacotherapy;

(2) To perform calculations required to compound, dispense, and administer medications; to select and dispense drugs and devices; and to prepare and compound extemporaneous preparations and sterile products;

(3) To assess, evaluate, and apply information to promote optimal healthcare and to educate patients and other healthcare professionals regarding prescription drugs, nonprescription drugs, and medical devices; and

(4) To develop a general understanding of the business procedures of a pharmacy and develop knowledge concerning the employment and supervision of pharmacy employees.

While performing these responsibilities, the pharmacy intern shall adhere to the professional, legal, moral, and ethical standards relative to the practice of pharmacy.

Source: 31 SDR 35, effective September 19, 2004.

General Authority: SDCL 36-11-10, 36-11-11(1), 36-11-25.

Law Implemented: SDCL 36-11-25.

20:51:02:04. Registration. The board shall grant a certificate as a pharmacy intern to any person enrolled in a college of pharmacy professional program who has completed one week of classes or has graduated from a college of pharmacy and who desires to secure credit for practical pharmacy experience by applying on a form provided by the board and accompanying the form with a fee of $40. The board may not grant internship credit for experience obtained prior to the individual's registration as a pharmacy intern.

Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986; 22 SDR 133, effective April 25, 1996; 31 SDR 35, effective September 19, 2004; 36 SDR 21, effective August 17, 2009.

General Authority: SDCL 36-11-10, 36-11-11(1), 36-11-25.

Law Implemented: SDCL 36-11-25.

20:51:02:04.02. Identification. A pharmacy intern shall be designated as a pharmacy intern in the intern's professional relationship and may not hold himself or herself out, directly or by inference, as a pharmacist. The board shall issue to the pharmacy intern a certificate for the purposes of identification and verification of his or her role as a pharmacy intern.

Source: 36 SDR 21, effective August 17, 2009.

General Authority: SDCL 36-11-11, 36-11-25.

Law Implemented: SDCL 36-11-25.

20:51:02:05. Renewal of certificate. Each pharmacy intern shall apply for renewal before October first each year. The board shall approve the application if the board finds that the applicant has continued pharmacy education in accordance with the rules of the board.

Source: SL 1975, chi 16, § 1; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986; 22 SDR 133, effective April 25, 1996; 36 SDR 21, effective August 17, 2009; 50 SDR 138, effective June 2, 2024.

General Authority: SDCL 36-11-11, 36-11-25.

Law Implemented: SDCL 36-11-25.

20:51:02:07. Affidavit needed for each practical experience. Any pharmacy intern expecting to receive credit for practical experience as a qualification for registration as a licentiate shall submit a separate affidavit on a form provided by the board for each practical experience. The affidavit must be submitted to the board before the beginning of the practical experience; however, for good cause shown, the board may accept the affidavit at a later date.

Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986; 22 SDR 133, effective April 25, 1996; 36 SDR 21, effective August 17, 2009.

General Authority: SDCL 36-11-11, 36-11-25.

Law Implemented: SDCL 36-11-25.

20:51:02:08. Report required at end of each practical experience. At the end of each practical experience, a registered intern shall submit a report to the Board of Pharmacy on a form supplied by the board. The form must be filed within five days after the ending of the experience; however, for good cause shown, the Board of Pharmacy may accept the form at a later date.

Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986; 22 SDR 133, effective April 25, 1996.

General Authority:SDCL 36-11-11, 36-11-25.

Law Implemented:SDCL 36-11-25.

20:51:02:10. Practical experience defined. The term practical experience, as it relates to qualification for licensure, means performing the practice of pharmacy as defined in SDCL 36-11-2.2 and the functions authorized to registered pharmacists in SDCL 36-11-19.1, all of which must be performed under the immediate and personal supervision of a registered pharmacist. The Board of Pharmacy may not accept practical experience of more than 48 hours a week or less than eight hours a week.

Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986; 22 SDR 133, effective April 25, 1996.

General Authority:SDCL 36-11-11, 36-11-25.

Law Implemented:SDCL 36-11-11, 36-11-25.

20:51:02:11. Supervising pharmacist requirements. A registered pharmacist who agrees to supervise the practical experience of a registered pharmacy intern shall certify this on a form provided by the board and agree to abide by pharmacy law and rules. A pharmacist must be readily available and in continuous communication with the intern during all professional activities of the entire internship. Interns may receive written or verbal prescriptions if the pharmacist reviews and makes the necessary professional determinations about the medication order.

A pharmacist shall verify the accuracy of all information entered into the computer by the intern. The identity of the pharmacist must be included in the record.

The pharmacist shall inspect the prepared prescription and verify the accuracy of the preparation, and its labeling, prior to dispensing the prescription to the patient or the patient's representative.

Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986; 22 SDR 133, effective April 25, 1996; 26 SDR 92, effective January 6, 2000; 50 SDR 138, effective June 2, 2024.

General Authority: SDCL 36-11-11(1), 36-11-25.

Law Implemented: SDCL 36-11-25.

20:51:02:11.01. Number of interns. A pharmacist may not supervise more than two pharmacy interns at one time in the pharmacy. A pharmacy intern does not count for purposes of the ratio of technicians supervised by the pharmacist.

Source: 31 SDR 35, effective September 19, 2004; 36 SDR 21, effective August 17, 2009; 47 SDR 42, effective October 12, 2020.

General Authority: SDCL 36-11-11(1), 36-11-25.

Law Implemented: SDCL 36-11-25.

Cross Reference: Ratio, § 20:51:29:19.

20:51:02:12.01. Required hours. An internship must consist of a minimum of two thousand hours, of which one thousand seven hundred forty hours may be a college-based pharmacy practical experience program. The remaining two hundred sixty hours must be acquired under the supervision of one or more preceptors in a board-licensed pharmacy where the goal and objectives of a pharmacy internship, as set forth in § 20:51:02:01.01, apply.

Source: 36 SDR 21, effective August 17, 2009; 50 SDR 138, effective June 2, 2024.

General Authority: SDCL 36-11-11(1), 36-11-25.

Law Implemented: SDCL 36-11-25.

20:51:02:13. Internship experiences from other states. The board may give credit for practical experience obtained in another state.

Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986; 22 SDR 133, effective April 25, 1996; 31 SDR 35, effective September 19, 2004; 50 SDR 138, effective June 2, 2024.

General Authority: SDCL 36-11-11(1), 36-11-25.

Law Implemented: SDCL 36-11-25.

20:51:02:13.01. Foreign pharmacy graduate internship. A graduate of a foreign school of pharmacy who is a candidate for licensure and who has met the requirements of § 20:51:01:10 shall obtain a minimum of one thousand five hundred internship hours in a licensed pharmacy or other board-approved location before receiving a pharmacist license.

Source: 31 SDR 35, effective September 19, 2004; 50 SDR 138, effective June 2, 2024.

General Authority: SDCL 36-11-11(1), 36-11-25.

Law Implemented: SDCL 36-11-16, 36-11-25.

20:51:02:14. Credit given for military and research activities. The Board of Pharmacy may allow up to 400 hours of intern credit for suitable military and research activities in the field of pharmacy as part of the experience requirement.

Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986.

General Authority:SDCL 36-11-11, 36-11-25.

Law Implemented:SDCL 36-11-25.

20:51:02:15. Badge required. While on duty, a pharmacy intern registered under this chapter must wear a badge identifying the intern as a pharmacy intern.

Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986; 22 SDR 133, effective April 25, 1996; 50 SDSR 138, effective June 2, 2024.

General Authority: SDCL 36-11-11, 36-11-25.

Law Implemented: SDCL 36-11-25.

20:51:02:16. Denial of pharmacy intern registration. The board may deny an application for registration as a pharmacy intern for any violation of state or federal statutes or pharmacy laws or rules of any state.

Source: 31 SDR 35, effective September 19, 2004; 50 SDR 138, effective June 2, 2024.

General Authority: SDCL 36-11-11(1), 36-11-25.

Law Implemented: SDCL 36-11-25.