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WACs > Title 246 > Chapter 246-903 > Section 246-903-030
246-903-020
246-903-040
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WAC 246-903-030
Nuclear pharmacists.
In order for a pharmacist to qualify under these regulations as a nuclear pharmacist, he or she must:
(1) Meet minimal standards of training and experience in the handling of radioactive materials in accordance with the requirements of the state radiation control agency; and,
(2) Be a pharmacist licensed to practice in Washington; and,
(3) Submit to the board of pharmacy either:
(a) Certification that he or she has completed a minimum of 6 months on-the-job training under the supervision of a qualified nuclear pharmacist in a nuclear pharmacy providing radiopharmaceutical services, or
(b) Certification that he or she has completed a nuclear pharmacy training program in an accredited college of pharmacy or
(c) That upon application to the board in affidavit form, and upon the furnishing of such other information as the board may require, the board may grant partial or equivalent credit for education and experience gained in programs not sponsored by an accredited college of pharmacy, if, in the opinion of the board, the education and experience gained by participants in these programs would provide the same level of competence as participation in a program at an accredited college of pharmacy; and
(4) Receive a letter of notification from the board of pharmacy that the evidence submitted that the pharmacist meets the requirements of subsections 1, 2, and 3 above has been accepted by the board and that, based thereon, the pharmacist is recognized by the board as a nuclear pharmacist.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 18.64.005 and chapter 18.64A RCW. WSR 91-18-057 (Order 191B), recodified as § 246-903-030, filed 8/30/91, effective 9/30/91. Statutory Authority: RCW 18.64.005(9). WSR 79-02-061 (Order 145, Resolution No. 1-79), § 360-54-040, filed 2/1/79.]
