201 KAR 2:010.

Schools approved by the board.

 

      RELATES TO: KRS

315.050

      STATUTORY AUTHORITY:

KRS 315.050, 315.191(1)

      NECESSITY, FUNCTION,

AND CONFORMITY: KRS 315.050(1) requires the board to approve the schools or

colleges of pharmacy whose curricula or course of studies are acceptable. This

administrative regulation establishes the educational standards for an

applicant for licensure as a pharmacist in Kentucky and identifies the

acceptable and approved colleges or schools of pharmacy from which an applicant

shall graduate.

 

      Section 1. An

applicant for licensure as a pharmacist, shall have graduated and received a

degree in an accredited pharmacy degree program which has been approved by the

Board of Pharmacy. A

program shall be considered approved if the program’s standards are equivalent

to the minimum standards for accreditation for a similar program established

by:

      (1) The American Council on

Pharmaceutical Education in:

      (a) "Accreditation Manual for

Professional Programs"; or

      (b) "Accreditation Standards and

Guidelines for the Professional Program in Pharmacy Leading to the Doctor of

Pharmacy Degree"; or

      (2) The Canadian Council for

Accreditation of Pharmacy Programs in "Accreditation Standards and

Guidelines for Pharmacy Professional Degree Programs in Canada".

 

      Section 2. An

applicant for licensure as a pharmacist who shall have graduated and received a

degree in a foreign pharmacy degree program, other than from a college or

school accredited by the Canadian Council for Accreditation of Pharmacy

Programs shall be deemed to be a graduate of a pharmacy degree program which

has been approved by the Board of Pharmacy if the applicant has obtained a

Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Examination Committee Certificate through the Foreign

Pharmacy Graduate Examination Committee Certification Program which is

administered by the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy Foundation.

 

      Section 3. Incorporation

by Reference. (1) The following material is incorporated by reference:

      (a) "Accreditation Manual for Professional

Programs", 8th Edition (3rd Printing) January 1995, American Council on

Pharmaceutical Education;

      (b) "Accreditation Standards and

Guidelines for the Professional Program in Pharmacy Leading to the Doctor of

Pharmacy Degree," June 14, 1997, American Council on Pharmaceutical

Education; and

      (c) "Accreditation Standards and

Guidelines for Pharmacy Professional Degree Programs in Canada", Revised

January 1998, Canadian Council for Accreditation of Pharmacy Programs.

      (2) This material may be inspected,

copied, or obtained at the Kentucky Board of Pharmacy, 1024 Capital Center

Drive, Suite 210, Frankfort, Kentucky 40601-8204, Monday through Friday 8 a.m.

to 4:30 p.m. (4 Ky.R. 218; eff. 1-4-78; Am.

11 Ky.R. 1612; eff. 6-4-85; 12 Ky.R. 498; eff. 12-10-85; 16 Ky.R. 791; eff.

1-12-90; 18 Ky.R. 1911; eff. 2-19-92; 19 Ky.R. 443; eff. 10-8-92; 25 Ky.R.

2925; 26 Ky.R. 718; eff. 10-20-99.)