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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31, 2022

*REMINDER*  NORTH CAROLINA BOARD OF PHARMACY INTERN REGISTRATION SYSTEM IS ACTIVE – PHARMACY STUDENTS, FGPEC-HOLDERS ACQUIRING PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE, AND OTHER QUALIFYING INTERNS MUST REGISTER BY SEPTEMBER 1, 2022. Revised Board of Pharmacy Rule .1503 requires that any person who wishes to serve as a pharmacy intern and obtain practical experience in North Carolina must register with the Board.  A person may not, and will not, receive credit for any practical experience required for licensure and obtained in North Carolina unless and until registered as a pharmacy intern.

The registration period opened August 1, 2022, and persons who wish to obtain practical experience in North Carolina must be registered by September 1, 2022.  There is no fee for intern registration.

Effective September 1, 2022, North Carolina pharmacists and pharmacies who host pharmacy interns as part of an academic experiential program or who host/employ pharmacy interns outside of an academic experiential program must verify that the would-be intern is, in fact, registered.  Interns may print a Board-issued certificate after completing registration.  Pharmacists and pharmacies should also use the Board’s License/Permit Verification tool to confirm intern status --  https://portal.ncbop.org/verification/search.aspx.

Pharmacy students.  The substantial majority of pharmacy interns will be students who are currently enrolled in an ACPE-accredited school of pharmacy.  Detailed registration instructions for incoming and currently-enrolled students are found here. Please consult those instructions before beginning the registration process.  Note that you will need to have three documents for upload to complete a registration:  (1) a photograph of yourself (passport type); (2) proof of enrollment from your school of pharmacy (please consult with the appropriate person(s) at your school to obtain the proof of enrollment); and (3) a signed (manual, not electronic) copy of a FERPA Waiver (found here) that will authorize the Board of Pharmacy to obtain certain enrollment and academic status information from your school of pharmacy.  Note:  While the majority of pharmacy students who are acquiring practical experience in North Carolina will be enrolled in a North Carolina-based school of pharmacy, not all will.  The intern registration requirement applies to all enrolled pharmacy students acquiring practical experience in North Carolina, whether the school is located in North Carolina or in another state.

FGPEC-Holding Graduates of a Foreign School of Pharmacy.  A graduate of a foreign school of pharmacy who has successfully completed the Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Equivalency Examination and the Test of English as a Foreign Language is eligible for pharmacy intern status and must register to acquire required practical experience.  Detailed registration instructions for FGPEC-holding graduates of a foreign school of pharmacy are found here. Please consult those instructions before beginning the registration process.  Note that you will need to have two documents for upload to complete a registration:  (1) a photograph of yourself (passport type); and (2) your NABP-issued FPGEC certificate. 

Other Categories of Pharmacy Intern.  Three more categories of persons are required to register as a pharmacy intern, though these are likely to be a small percentage of interns:

1. Graduates of an ACPE-Accredited School of Pharmacy Who Are Not Licensed in Any State, Have an Active Application for North Carolina Licensure, But Have Not Yet Passed the Licensure Exams.  Any pharmacy school graduate who, come September 1, 2022, is practicing in a North Carolina pharmacy, has applied for licensure in North Carolina, but has not yet passed the NAPLEX and MPJE, will need to register as an intern.  The registration application is accessed through your profile on the Board’s Licensure Gateway (https://portal.ncbop.org/).  If you have any questions about the process, please contact Board licensing staff.
2. Pharmacist Licensed in Another State Who Is Gaining Practical Experience Required to Reciprocate to North Carolina.  Occasionally, a pharmacist seeking to reciprocate licensure from another state has been out of practice for a sufficiently long period of time that some refresher practical experience is required.  A reciprocity applicant who falls into this category will be contacted by Board licensing staff when the application is reviewed.  Such candidates must register as an intern prior to obtaining refresher practical experience.  The registration application is accessed through your profile on the Board’s Licensure Gateway (https://portal.ncbop.org/).  If you have questions about the process, please contact Board licensing staff.
3. Pharmacist With An Inactive North Carolina License Who Is Gaining Practical Experience Required to Reinstate.  Occasionally, a pharmacist seeking to reinstate a North Carolina license has been out of practice for a sufficiently long period of time that some refresher practical experience is required. A reinstatement applicant who falls into this category will be contacted by Board licensing staff when the application is reviewed.  Such candidates must register as an intern prior to obtaining refresher practical experience.  The registration application is accessed through your profile on the Board’s Licensure Gateway (https://portal.ncbop.org/).  If you have questions about the process, please contact Board licensing staff.