OHIO MPJE ACTUAL EXAM 2026 VERIFIED
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
◉PIC's responsibility regarding staffing levels. Answer: Ensure
proper staffing levels that cannot be overruled by owner/manager,
allowing time for DUR, immunizations, counseling, etc.
◉PIC duties regarding pharmacy staff. Answer: Ensure all licenses
(pharmacist/tech/intern) are active and valid.
◉Record retention for initial prescription fills. Answer: At least 3
years.
◉Prescription records maintenance. Answer: C-II, and apart from C-
III-V, and apart from non-controlled substances (non-CS).
◉Notification of theft to the Board. Answer: Immediately, with a
report filed within 30 days.
◉Notification of DEA for stolen controlled substances. Answer:
Within 1 day.
,◉Controlled substances inventory upon starting. Answer: On the
first day, and must maintain a copy at the pharmacy.
◉Timing for controlled substances inventory. Answer: Either before
opening or after closing (not during business hours).
◉Report printing requirement by staff. Answer: A report of all
prescription orders or chart orders for any period of time specified.
◉Handling of outdated or recalled drugs. Answer: They must be
removed from inventory by the next business day.
◉Drug security measures. Answer: Temperature control of drug
storage areas.
◉Events to inform the Board. Answer: Termination of
pharmacist/tech/intern, pharmacist impairment due to
drugs/alcohol, significant errors causing serious injury or death,
fire/disaster affecting drug purity.
◉Ensuring compliance with regulations. Answer: Complete a self-
inspection form and fix discrepancies.
,◉Purpose of Continuous Quality Improvement program. Answer:
Assess and improve dispensing errors and pharmacy service quality.
Records must be kept for 3 years.
◉Notification of change in PIC. Answer: Within 10 days using the
'Change of Responsible Person Form'.
◉Maximum Pharmacist:Tech ratio in Ohio. Answer: NO.
◉Expiration of 'Registered' technician registrations. Answer: March
31.
◉CE requirements for registered technicians in Ohio. Answer: 10
hours (1.0 CEUs) during the 24 months before expiration, including
2 hours pharmacy jurisprudence and 2 hours med safety/patient
safety.
◉CE requirements for technician trainees. Answer: No, but they
must re-register every 18 months.
◉Expiration of certified technician registrations. Answer:
September 30 of even-numbered years.
, ◉CE requirements for certified techs. Answer: No, but must
complete CE required to maintain certification (e.g., PTCB/ExCPT).
◉Tasks registered technicians can perform. Answer: Accept Rx
orders, affix labels, count drugs, compound (if trained), administer
vaccines (if trained), stock automated drug storage systems.
◉Additional duties of certified techs. Answer: Transfer non-CS
drugs, clarify Rx with prescriber (if no professional judgment
required), accept new verbal Rx orders for non-CS only.
◉Tasks technicians cannot do. Answer: Counsel patients, perform CS
drug transfers, accept new CS verbal/oral Rx orders.
◉Intern responsibilities. Answer: Counsel, immunize, compound,
'sell' C-Vs, receive new oral CS Rx.
◉Restrictions on interns. Answer: Enter into CDTM agreements,
transfer CS prescriptions (only pharmacists), administer 'injections'
of drugs like antipsychotics (only pharmacists).
◉Who can receive orally-issued Rx for non-CS. Answer: Intern or
certified technician.
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
◉PIC's responsibility regarding staffing levels. Answer: Ensure
proper staffing levels that cannot be overruled by owner/manager,
allowing time for DUR, immunizations, counseling, etc.
◉PIC duties regarding pharmacy staff. Answer: Ensure all licenses
(pharmacist/tech/intern) are active and valid.
◉Record retention for initial prescription fills. Answer: At least 3
years.
◉Prescription records maintenance. Answer: C-II, and apart from C-
III-V, and apart from non-controlled substances (non-CS).
◉Notification of theft to the Board. Answer: Immediately, with a
report filed within 30 days.
◉Notification of DEA for stolen controlled substances. Answer:
Within 1 day.
,◉Controlled substances inventory upon starting. Answer: On the
first day, and must maintain a copy at the pharmacy.
◉Timing for controlled substances inventory. Answer: Either before
opening or after closing (not during business hours).
◉Report printing requirement by staff. Answer: A report of all
prescription orders or chart orders for any period of time specified.
◉Handling of outdated or recalled drugs. Answer: They must be
removed from inventory by the next business day.
◉Drug security measures. Answer: Temperature control of drug
storage areas.
◉Events to inform the Board. Answer: Termination of
pharmacist/tech/intern, pharmacist impairment due to
drugs/alcohol, significant errors causing serious injury or death,
fire/disaster affecting drug purity.
◉Ensuring compliance with regulations. Answer: Complete a self-
inspection form and fix discrepancies.
,◉Purpose of Continuous Quality Improvement program. Answer:
Assess and improve dispensing errors and pharmacy service quality.
Records must be kept for 3 years.
◉Notification of change in PIC. Answer: Within 10 days using the
'Change of Responsible Person Form'.
◉Maximum Pharmacist:Tech ratio in Ohio. Answer: NO.
◉Expiration of 'Registered' technician registrations. Answer: March
31.
◉CE requirements for registered technicians in Ohio. Answer: 10
hours (1.0 CEUs) during the 24 months before expiration, including
2 hours pharmacy jurisprudence and 2 hours med safety/patient
safety.
◉CE requirements for technician trainees. Answer: No, but they
must re-register every 18 months.
◉Expiration of certified technician registrations. Answer:
September 30 of even-numbered years.
, ◉CE requirements for certified techs. Answer: No, but must
complete CE required to maintain certification (e.g., PTCB/ExCPT).
◉Tasks registered technicians can perform. Answer: Accept Rx
orders, affix labels, count drugs, compound (if trained), administer
vaccines (if trained), stock automated drug storage systems.
◉Additional duties of certified techs. Answer: Transfer non-CS
drugs, clarify Rx with prescriber (if no professional judgment
required), accept new verbal Rx orders for non-CS only.
◉Tasks technicians cannot do. Answer: Counsel patients, perform CS
drug transfers, accept new CS verbal/oral Rx orders.
◉Intern responsibilities. Answer: Counsel, immunize, compound,
'sell' C-Vs, receive new oral CS Rx.
◉Restrictions on interns. Answer: Enter into CDTM agreements,
transfer CS prescriptions (only pharmacists), administer 'injections'
of drugs like antipsychotics (only pharmacists).
◉Who can receive orally-issued Rx for non-CS. Answer: Intern or
certified technician.
