Virginia MPJE Questions and Answers with Certified Solutions

Virginia MPJE Questions and Answers with Certified Solutions how many compliance officers/inspectors does VA BOP have? 9 - 5 pharmacist inspectors assigned to inspect pharmacies, 4 non-pharmacist inspectors assigned to inspect other facilities licensed by the BOP how many pharmacist members are there on VA BOP? public members? -8 pharmacist -2 public do pharmacist members of the VA BOP have to be actively practicing? is there a minimum numbers of years of practice required? -no -not stated what is the term length of VA BOP members? is there a limit to how many terms? -4 years -2 terms this is for pharmacist and public members does VA participate in the NAPLEX Score Transfer program? what is the validity period for a Score Transfer? yes, 1 year what happens if an applicant fails the NAPLEX multiple times? if you fail 3 times, you have to get an additional 1,000 hrs of practical experience before allowed to retake exam what happens if you fail the MPJE? wait 30 days to retake what do you need to do to obtain a pharmacist's license in VA? -graduate from ACPE approved school -obtain 1500 hrs practical experience as an intern *within the US* (can gain hrs outside of school once you're a P2) -obtain a passing NAPLEX score -obtain a passing MPJE score -be of good moral character and ≥18 years old what additional requirements are there regarding # of hrs of practical experience required by BOP to be licensed as a pharmacist? -must be gained within the US -hrs cannot exceed 50 hrs/wk -must include a minimum avg of 20 hrs/wk for any month wherein practical experience hrs are claimed in which academic year does BOP recognition of pharmacy internship/externship credit begin? upon enrollment of ACPE-accredited school of pharmacy when practical experience conforms to current ACPE standards does BOP require licensure/registration of training sites? preceptors? no no must have a current and unrestricted license what's the initial fee for interns? renewal fee? what's the duration of registration? -initial: $15 -renewal: none -varies does BOP report intern hours to other boards? yes does VA require FPGEC certification for foreign educated pharmacists? practical experience? appearance before BOP? -yes -1500 hours *in the US* -no what is the initial certificate fee for pharmacists? $180 does VA issue temporary pharmacist licenses? no are criminal history record checks required for initial licensure as a pharmacist? no what is the fee for licensure transfer? do transferring pharmacists have to take MPJE? -$180 -yes is a BOP hearing required when issuing a pharmacists license through licensure transfer? no, unless application indicates grounds for denial what is the pharmacist license renewal schedule? renewal fee? expiration date? notification date? -annual -$90 ($45 inactive) -expiration Dec. 31 -notification November does the date of initial licensure change the expiration date for the 1st year? does it change CE requirements? -if pharmacist received license on or after October 1st, then don't need to renew until December 31st the next year, but will need to complete CE -if receive license before October 1st, have to renew December 31st the same year, but no CE required how do you renew your pharmacist's license? -submit completed renewal form prior to Dec. 31 -pay annual fee ($90) -submit statement of compliance with CE requirements what happens if you don't renew your license before Dec. 31st but still want to? you can still renew license within 1 year of expiration: -submit completed renewal form -pay annual renewal fee ($90) -submit