Sec. 61.921. DEFINITIONS    


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  • In this subchapter:

    (1) "College of pharmacy" means a college, school, or university of pharmacy in this state that has an accredited pharmacy degree program approved by the Texas State Board of Pharmacy as provided by Subtitle J, Title 3, Occupations Code.

    (2) "Community pharmacy" means a pharmacy that holds a Class A pharmacy license or a community pharmacy license as those terms are defined by Section 551.003, Occupations Code.

    (3) "Compensation" includes a stipend, a payment for services rendered, and a fringe benefit.

    (4) "Institutional pharmacy" means a pharmacy that holds a Class C pharmacy license or an institutional pharmacy license as those terms are defined by Section 551.003, Occupations Code.

    (5) "Nuclear pharmacy" means a pharmacy that holds a Class B pharmacy license or a nuclear pharmacy license as those terms are defined by Section 551.003, Occupations Code.

    (6) "Pharmacy residency program" means a postgraduate residency program approved by the Texas State Board of Pharmacy as provided by Subtitle J, Title 3, Occupations Code.

    (7) "Primary teaching pharmacy" means a pharmacy that holds a permit issued by the Texas State Board of Pharmacy at which a college of pharmacy educates and trains both resident pharmacists and undergraduate pharmacy students, pursuant to a resident pharmacist affiliation agreement between the pharmacy and the college.

    (8) "Residency preceptor" means a licensed pharmacist who:

    (A) is affiliated with a college of pharmacy;

    (B) meets the qualifications established by the board to teach resident pharmacists; and

    (C) has been designated as a preceptor by the Texas State Board of Pharmacy.

    (9) "Resident pharmacist" means a person who:

    (A) has received a professional practice degree from an accredited pharmacy degree program approved by the Texas State Board of Pharmacy as provided by Subtitle J, Title 3, Occupations Code;

    (B) is licensed to practice pharmacy by the Texas State Board of Pharmacy; and

    (C) is appointed to a resident pharmacist position by a college of pharmacy.

Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1243, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.739, eff. Sept. 1, 2001. Renumbered from Education Code Sec. 61.851 by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1275, Sec. 2(41), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.