Education and Experience Requirements of a Qualified Nuclear Pharmacist

A qualified nuclear pharmacist shall: (1) Be currently registered under M.G.L. c. 112, § 24; (2) have received 200 contact hours offormalacademic traininginthe area of radio-pharmaceutical preparation and handling, with no more than 60 of said hours being acquired through laboratory training; (3) have received, inadditionto formal academic training, a minimum of three months of full-time, or 500 hours of actual on the job practical experience in the field of radioactive drugs and radiopharmaceutical services under the supervision of a qualified nuclear pharmacist in a nuclear pharmacy providing nuclear pharmacy services, or in a structured nuclear pharmacytraining program of a Board-approved college/school of pharmacy; and (4) submit a detailed affidavit of experience and training to the Board.