247 CMR 8.00: Pharmacy Interns and Technicians Regulations

Vocabulary flashcards covering the regulatory standards, requirements, duties, ratios, and restrictions for pharmacy interns, pharmacy technicians, trainees, and certified technicians under 247 CMR 8.00.

Board-Approved Pharmacy Internship Hours Requirement

A total of at least 1500 hours of pharmacy internship experience, which must include at least 1000 hours acquired in a Board-approved pharmacy setting and 500 hours in clinical pharmacy, demonstration projects, manufacturing, or industrial pharmacy; or 1500 hours acquired through experiential education for ACPE-accredited graduates.

Pharmacy Intern Daily Credit Limit

A maximum limit of 12 hours of pharmacy internship credit that an intern may receive per day.

Pharmacy Intern Name Tag

A required identification tag worn by a pharmacy intern that indicates the intern's name and the words "pharmacy intern."

Registered Pharmacist Preceptor Supervision Limit

A restriction stating that a registered pharmacist preceptor shall not directly supervise more than two pharmacy interns at one time.

Pharmacy Intern Program Withdrawal Notification

A mandatory written notification that a pharmacy intern must provide to the Board within 14 days of withdrawing from an approved College/School of Pharmacy or PharmD program.

Pharmacy Technician License Eligibility

Requirements stating an applicant must be at least 18 years of age, be a high school graduate or equivalent (or currently enrolled), be of good moral character, and not have been convicted of a drug-related felony.

Board-Approved Pharmacy Technician Training Program

A training program that includes a minimum of 120 hours of theoretical instruction and 120 hours of practical instruction, or a program accredited by ASHP or provided by the U.S. Armed Services/Public Health Service.

Pharmacy Technician Name Tag

A required identification tag worn by a pharmacy technician indicating the individual's first name and the title "Pharmacy Technician."

Pharmacy Technician Trainee License Eligibility

Requirements stating an applicant must be at least 16 years of age, be a high school graduate or equivalent (or currently enrolled), be of good moral character, and not have been convicted of a drug-related felony.

Pharmacy Technician Trainee Telephone Restriction

A specific limitation stating that a pharmacy technician trainee may not take prescriptions over the telephone.

Limitation on Period of Employment as a Pharmacy Technician Trainee

A restriction stating an individual may not work as a pharmacy technician trainee for more than 1500 hours or more than one year, whichever is shorter, unless specific Board exceptions apply.

Certified Pharmacy Technician

A pharmacy technician who holds active certification conferred by a Board-approved certifying body.

Lapsed Certification Protocol for CPhTs

The requirement that a certified pharmacy technician whose certification lapses must perform only basic technician duties, use the title "pharmacy technician," and be counted as a pharmacy technician in supervisory ratios.

Schedule VI Prescription Transfer Authority

An authorized duty allowing a certified pharmacy technician, with duty pharmacist approval, to perform prescription transfers between pharmacies for prescriptions issued for Schedule VI controlled substances only.

Hydrocodone-Only Extended Release Handling Restriction

A safety restriction prohibiting certified pharmacy technicians, pharmacy technicians, and trainees from handling non-abuse-deterrent hydrocodone-only extended-release medication, while allowing pharmacy interns to handle it under direct pharmacist supervision.

1:4 Pharmacist Supervisory Ratio Requirement

A maximum supervisory ratio of one pharmacist to four support personnel, provided specific combinations are met (such as at least two certified pharmacy technicians, two pharmacy interns, or one intern and one certified technician).

1:3 Pharmacist Supervisory Ratio Requirement

A maximum supervisory ratio of one pharmacist to three support personnel, provided that at least one support person is a pharmacy intern or a certified pharmacy technician.

Excluded Non-Pharmacy Support Personnel

Persons such as sales clerks, messengers, delivery personnel, and secretaries who are not included in pharmacist supervisory ratio calculations as long as they do not support the pharmacist in a professional capacity.

Pharmacy Technician License Expiration Cycle

A licensure renewal interval where a pharmacy technician license expires every two years on the birthdate of the licensee.

Legally Protected Health Care Activity

A regulatory protection specifying that no person shall be denied initial licensure or renewal due to sanctions related to providing or dispensing medication for lawful reproductive or gender-affirming health care services.