Nebraska MPJE 2024 Final Exam
Questions and Complete Solutions
Graded A+
Who makes the rules and regs for pharmacy? - Answer: Department of Health and Human Services
How many investigation units are there? - Answer: 3
How many members are on the BoP? Requirements? - Answer: 5, 4 pharmacists and 1 public member,
all pharmacists active and 1 must be from hospital
What are the terms and term limits for BoP? - Answer: 5 years, 2 consecutive term limit
How man pharmacy intern hours are required? - Answer: 1500
when does a pharmacist intern license expire? - Answer: 15 months after graduation or when licensed as
pharmacist
What are the requirements for foreign pharmacist obtaining license? - Answer: FPGEC certification and
then 1500 practical hours after getting cert.
Who issues pharmacist licenses? - Answer: Department of Health and Human Services
What is the minimum age of a pharmacist? - Answer: 21
Who is eligible for temporary pharmacist license? How long are they valid and when do they need to be
renewed? - Answer: Non-US citizens who meet all other pharmacist requirements; can be renewed
annually for 4 years
, When do pharmacist licenses expire? How often do they have to be renewed? - Answer: January 1st of
even numbered years; biennially
What are the pharmacist CE requirements? - Answer: 30 hours every 2 years
Who is in charge of pharmacist discipline? - Answer: Department of Health and Human Services
What are the requirements to become a pharmacy tech? - Answer: 18 years old and registered with HHS
(if working in health care facility must be certified)
When do pharmacy tech licenses expire? How often do they have to be renewed? - Answer: January 1
odd numbered years; every 2 years
What are the pharmacy tech training requirements? - Answer: on-site training by PIC
What are the pharmacy tech CE requirements? - Answer: none, but if PTCB certified they require 20
hours annually
Which act is involved in suspending, denying, or revoking a pharmacy tech license? - Answer: Uniform
Credentialing Act
T or F: A pharmacy tech can call a doctors office to authorize refills - Answer: true, but cannot take oral
med orders
What is the max ratio for pharmacy techs to pharmacists? - Answer: 2:1
What is the max ratio of pharmacy interns to pharmacists? - Answer: 3:1
T or F: A pharmacist can apply for approval to increase their tech to pharmacist ratio - Answer: true (max
is 3 persons to 1 pharmacist)
Questions and Complete Solutions
Graded A+
Who makes the rules and regs for pharmacy? - Answer: Department of Health and Human Services
How many investigation units are there? - Answer: 3
How many members are on the BoP? Requirements? - Answer: 5, 4 pharmacists and 1 public member,
all pharmacists active and 1 must be from hospital
What are the terms and term limits for BoP? - Answer: 5 years, 2 consecutive term limit
How man pharmacy intern hours are required? - Answer: 1500
when does a pharmacist intern license expire? - Answer: 15 months after graduation or when licensed as
pharmacist
What are the requirements for foreign pharmacist obtaining license? - Answer: FPGEC certification and
then 1500 practical hours after getting cert.
Who issues pharmacist licenses? - Answer: Department of Health and Human Services
What is the minimum age of a pharmacist? - Answer: 21
Who is eligible for temporary pharmacist license? How long are they valid and when do they need to be
renewed? - Answer: Non-US citizens who meet all other pharmacist requirements; can be renewed
annually for 4 years
, When do pharmacist licenses expire? How often do they have to be renewed? - Answer: January 1st of
even numbered years; biennially
What are the pharmacist CE requirements? - Answer: 30 hours every 2 years
Who is in charge of pharmacist discipline? - Answer: Department of Health and Human Services
What are the requirements to become a pharmacy tech? - Answer: 18 years old and registered with HHS
(if working in health care facility must be certified)
When do pharmacy tech licenses expire? How often do they have to be renewed? - Answer: January 1
odd numbered years; every 2 years
What are the pharmacy tech training requirements? - Answer: on-site training by PIC
What are the pharmacy tech CE requirements? - Answer: none, but if PTCB certified they require 20
hours annually
Which act is involved in suspending, denying, or revoking a pharmacy tech license? - Answer: Uniform
Credentialing Act
T or F: A pharmacy tech can call a doctors office to authorize refills - Answer: true, but cannot take oral
med orders
What is the max ratio for pharmacy techs to pharmacists? - Answer: 2:1
What is the max ratio of pharmacy interns to pharmacists? - Answer: 3:1
T or F: A pharmacist can apply for approval to increase their tech to pharmacist ratio - Answer: true (max
is 3 persons to 1 pharmacist)
