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(a) A pharmacist-intern participating in a board-approved internship program may perform any duty of a pharmacist provided the duties are delegated by and under the supervision of:(1) a pharmacist licensed by the board and approved as a preceptor by the board; or(2) a healthcare professional preceptor.(b) When not under the supervision of a pharmacist preceptor, a pharmacist-intern may function as a pharmacy technician and perform all of the duties of a pharmacy technician without registering as a pharmacy technician provided the pharmacist-intern:(1) is registered with the board as a pharmacist-intern;(2) is under the direct supervision of a pharmacist;(3) has completed the pharmacy's on-site technician training program;(4) has completed the training required for pharmacists in §291.133 of this title (relating to Pharmacies Compounding Sterile Preparations) if the pharmacist-intern is involved in compounding sterile preparations; and(5) is not counted as a pharmacy technician in the ratio of pharmacists to pharmacy technicians.(c) A pharmacist-intern may not:(1) present or identify himself/herself as a pharmacist;(2) sign or initial any document which is required to be signed or initialed by a pharmacist unless a preceptor cosigns the document; or(3) independently supervise pharmacy technicians or pharmacy technician trainees.