Title 12. Pharmacists and Pharmacies — Subtitle 6D. Registered Pharmacy Interns

To qualify for registration an applicant shall be an individual who:

An applicant shall submit a request for a State and national criminal history records check in accordance with § 12–6D–04 of this subtitle.

The Board may not approve an application until the State and national criminal history records check is completed.

The applicant shall be of good moral character.

In this section, “Central Repository” means the Criminal Justice Information System Central Repository of the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services.

As part of an application to the Central Repository for a State and national criminal history records check, the applicant shall submit to the Central Repository:

In accordance with §§ 10–201 through 10–229 of the Criminal Procedure Article, the Central Repository shall forward to the Board and the individual the individual’s criminal history record information.

Information obtained from the Central Repository under this section:

The subject of a criminal history records check under this subsection may contest the contents of the printed statement issued by the Central Repository as provided in § 10–223 of the Criminal Procedure Article.

If criminal history record information is reported to the Central Repository after the date of the initial criminal history records check, the Central Repository shall provide to the Board and the individual revised criminal history record information for the individual.

An applicant for registration shall:

The application shall be signed by the applicant.

The Board shall register as a pharmacy intern any applicant who meets the requirements of this subtitle.

A licensed pharmacist may not directly supervise more than two registered pharmacy interns at one time.

A registered pharmacy intern shall notify the Board of each plea of guilty for, conviction of, or entry of a plea of nolo contendere for a felony or a crime involving moral turpitude, regardless of whether:

The registered pharmacy intern shall notify the Board within 7 days of the conviction or entry of the plea.

Registration authorizes a registered pharmacy intern to practice pharmacy under the direct supervision of a licensed pharmacist while the registration is effective.

A registered pharmacy intern may administer vaccinations in accordance with regulations adopted by the Board.

A registered pharmacy intern may not:

The registration of a pharmacy intern registered under this subtitle expires and may not be renewed on the date that the registered pharmacy intern becomes a licensed pharmacist.

The Board shall renew the registration of each pharmacy intern who meets the requirements of this section.

Each registered pharmacy intern shall:

When practicing pharmacy under the direct supervision of a licensed pharmacist, the registered pharmacy intern shall wear identification that conspicuously identifies the registered pharmacy intern as a registered pharmacy intern.

Performs an act that is restricted to a licensed pharmacist;

Practices pharmacy without the direct supervision of a licensed pharmacist;

Fraudulently or deceptively obtains or attempts to obtain a pharmacy intern’s registration for the applicant or assists or attempts to assist another in fraudulently or deceptively obtaining a pharmacy intern’s registration;

Fraudulently uses a pharmacy intern’s registration;

Knowingly aids an unauthorized individual to practice pharmacy or to represent that the individual is a licensed pharmacist or registered pharmacy intern;

Practices pharmacy while:

Willfully makes or files a false report or record as part of the registered pharmacy intern’s duties or employment;

Willfully fails to file or record any report that is required by law;

Willfully impedes or obstructs the filing or recording of any report that is required by law;

Willfully induces another to fail to file or record any report that is required by law;

Provides or causes to be provided to any authorized prescriber prescription forms that bear the name, address, or other means of identification of a licensed pharmacist or pharmacy;

Knowingly aids a licensed pharmacist in dispensing any drug, device, or diagnostic for which a prescription is required without a written, oral, or electronically transmitted prescription from an authorized prescriber;

Unless an authorized prescriber authorizes the refill, refills a prescription for any drug, device, or diagnostic for which a prescription is required;

Is physically or mentally incompetent;

Pleaded guilty or nolo contendere to, or has been found guilty of, a felony or a crime involving moral turpitude, regardless of whether:

Violates any provision of this title;

Is disciplined by a licensing, registering, or disciplinary authority of any state or country or convicted or disciplined by a court of any state or country for an act that would be grounds for disciplinary action under the Board’s disciplinary statutes;

Violates any regulation adopted by the Board;

Refuses, withholds from, denies, or discriminates against an individual with regard to the provision of professional services for which the registered pharmacy intern is registered and qualified to render because the individual is HIV positive;

Participates in any activity that is grounds for Board action under § 12–313, § 12–409, or §12–6B–09 of this title;

Provides or causes to be provided confidential patient information to any person without first having obtained the patient’s consent, as required by § 12–403(b)(13) of this title and by Title 4, Subtitle 3 of the Health – General Article; or

Fails to cooperate with a lawful investigation conducted by the Board or the Office of Controlled Substances Administration.

If after a hearing under § 12–315 of this title, the Board finds that there is a ground under § 12–6D–11 of this subtitle to reprimand a registered pharmacy intern, place a pharmacy intern’s registration on probation, or suspend or revoke a pharmacy intern’s registration, the Board may impose a penalty not exceeding $2,500:

The Board shall adopt regulations to set standards for the imposition of penalties under this section.

The Board shall pay any penalty collected under this section into the General Fund of the State.

Unless the Board agrees to accept the surrender of a pharmacy intern’s registration, a registered pharmacy intern may not surrender the pharmacy intern’s registration nor may the pharmacy intern’s registration lapse by operation of law while the registered pharmacy intern is under investigation or while charges are pending against the registered pharmacy intern.

The Board may set conditions on the Board’s agreement with the registered pharmacy intern under investigation or against whom charges are pending to accept the surrender of the pharmacy intern’s registration.

Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, an individual may not represent to the public by title, by description of services, methods, or procedures, or otherwise, that the individual is registered to practice as a registered pharmacy intern unless registered in accordance with this subtitle.

Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, an individual may not use the terms “registered pharmacy intern” or “pharmacy intern” with the intent to represent that the individual is authorized to practice as a registered pharmacy intern unless registered as a pharmacy intern under this subtitle.