Purpose:
Requirement of professional liability insurance for pharmacy students
in fifth-year clinical and/or pharmacy internship courses
Date Approved:
February
29, 1980
Background:
Approval
was given without objection to require professional liability insurance for
pharmacy students in fifth-year clinical and/or pharmacy internship courses at
The University of Texas at Austin. It
was pointed out that at all U. T. System health components the requirement
of professional liability insurance for allied health and nursing students was
approved on October 20, 1972 and for students involved in patient care
activities on December 7, 1979. The
following statement was ordered to be included in the 1980-82 College of
Pharmacy catalog:
NOTE: The following policy is provided as
historical background. Professional
liability insurance is currently handled as an incidental fee under
Section 54.504, Texas Education Code.
All pharmacy students enrolling in fifth-year clinical and/or pharmacy internship courses will be required to show evidence of professional liability insurance coverage paid for the duration of the course or courses as a prerequisite to enrollment. The effective date of the policy must be on or before the first regular class period of the clinical and/or pharmacy internship course for which the student is enrolling.
Last reviewed September 2000