WA MPJE Questions and Answers
(2022/2023) Already Passed
What are the requirements for graduates from a US pharmacy program for internship hour
reporting? ✔✔After July 1, 2020 they do not need to document completion of internship hours
with the Commission
Can interns change sites for recording intern hours? If so, what must be done? ✔✔- Yes they can
without Commission approval, but must notify them of the new site prior to earning hours
- must be submitted within 30 days after intern has left the site with no intention of obtaining
future experience at that site
What must be done to allow students to be under supervision by non-pharmacist practitioners?
✔✔- can be done at health fairs or free clinics
- only do activities within scope of student's profession
- student or program provides malpractice insurance to agency sponsoring event
- students must be registered with Commission as pharmacy interns
How many hours were needed for internship in WA before July 1, 2020? ✔✔1500 hours
,How many times can a pharmacy intern registration be renewed? How many years does this
allow a pharmacy intern to be registered for? ✔✔Twice, 6 years
True or False? Training programs are required for pharmacy technicians. ✔✔True
How does a pharmacy technician become certified in WA? ✔✔Provide proof that they passed a
national certification exam approved by the commission within 1 year of completing a
commission-approved training program and applying for certification
What are the only national exams that are approved for pharmacy technician certification?
✔✔PTCE and ExCPT
What are the statutory limits on pharmacist-technician ratio? ✔✔- determined by the responsible
pharmacy manager
- ensure that the number of pharmacy technicians on duty can be satisfactorily supervised by the
pharmacist on duty
What are the rules surrounding the tech-check-tech program? ✔✔- within scope for a pharmacy
technician
,- pharmacist verifies appropriateness of prescription
- medication is in unit-dose form and is placed in medication cassettes by pharmacy tech or
intern
- no more than 48 hour supply
- reviewed by another health professional before administering to a patient
What are the delegable duties for pharmacy assistants? ✔✔- prepackage and label drugs for use
at a later time
- count, pour, and label individual prescriptions
What are the activities restricted to pharmacy techs, interns, and pharmacists that pharmacy
assistants can't do? ✔✔- enter medication order into computer system
- retrieve drug product to fill a prescription
- participate in stocking of drugs in an automated drug distribution device
How often must a pharmacy technician renew their CPhT credential? ✔✔Every 2 years
How many hours of HIV/AIDS education must technicians complete? ✔✔4 hours
, What must out of state technicians provide to the Board before becoming a technician in WA?
✔✔- Board must approve out of state training program
- provide proof of 8 hours of WA pharmacy law under direction of pharmacist
True or False? WA requires specialized function designation for certain technician duties.
✔✔False
True or False? Replenishing medications in ADDDs is considered a non-delegable task, which
means pharmacy techs can perform this task. ✔✔True
What are the requirements for telepharmacy programs? ✔✔= techs must always be at remote
dispensing site who are supervised by pharmacist using telecommunications technology
- must be able to track identity of each individual involved in each step at off-site pharmacy
services
What are the requirements for a pharmacy technician to become a medication reconciliation
technician? ✔✔Approval no longer needed. This duty is within the scope of delegable tasks from
a pharmacist to a pharmacy technician.
(2022/2023) Already Passed
What are the requirements for graduates from a US pharmacy program for internship hour
reporting? ✔✔After July 1, 2020 they do not need to document completion of internship hours
with the Commission
Can interns change sites for recording intern hours? If so, what must be done? ✔✔- Yes they can
without Commission approval, but must notify them of the new site prior to earning hours
- must be submitted within 30 days after intern has left the site with no intention of obtaining
future experience at that site
What must be done to allow students to be under supervision by non-pharmacist practitioners?
✔✔- can be done at health fairs or free clinics
- only do activities within scope of student's profession
- student or program provides malpractice insurance to agency sponsoring event
- students must be registered with Commission as pharmacy interns
How many hours were needed for internship in WA before July 1, 2020? ✔✔1500 hours
,How many times can a pharmacy intern registration be renewed? How many years does this
allow a pharmacy intern to be registered for? ✔✔Twice, 6 years
True or False? Training programs are required for pharmacy technicians. ✔✔True
How does a pharmacy technician become certified in WA? ✔✔Provide proof that they passed a
national certification exam approved by the commission within 1 year of completing a
commission-approved training program and applying for certification
What are the only national exams that are approved for pharmacy technician certification?
✔✔PTCE and ExCPT
What are the statutory limits on pharmacist-technician ratio? ✔✔- determined by the responsible
pharmacy manager
- ensure that the number of pharmacy technicians on duty can be satisfactorily supervised by the
pharmacist on duty
What are the rules surrounding the tech-check-tech program? ✔✔- within scope for a pharmacy
technician
,- pharmacist verifies appropriateness of prescription
- medication is in unit-dose form and is placed in medication cassettes by pharmacy tech or
intern
- no more than 48 hour supply
- reviewed by another health professional before administering to a patient
What are the delegable duties for pharmacy assistants? ✔✔- prepackage and label drugs for use
at a later time
- count, pour, and label individual prescriptions
What are the activities restricted to pharmacy techs, interns, and pharmacists that pharmacy
assistants can't do? ✔✔- enter medication order into computer system
- retrieve drug product to fill a prescription
- participate in stocking of drugs in an automated drug distribution device
How often must a pharmacy technician renew their CPhT credential? ✔✔Every 2 years
How many hours of HIV/AIDS education must technicians complete? ✔✔4 hours
, What must out of state technicians provide to the Board before becoming a technician in WA?
✔✔- Board must approve out of state training program
- provide proof of 8 hours of WA pharmacy law under direction of pharmacist
True or False? WA requires specialized function designation for certain technician duties.
✔✔False
True or False? Replenishing medications in ADDDs is considered a non-delegable task, which
means pharmacy techs can perform this task. ✔✔True
What are the requirements for telepharmacy programs? ✔✔= techs must always be at remote
dispensing site who are supervised by pharmacist using telecommunications technology
- must be able to track identity of each individual involved in each step at off-site pharmacy
services
What are the requirements for a pharmacy technician to become a medication reconciliation
technician? ✔✔Approval no longer needed. This duty is within the scope of delegable tasks from
a pharmacist to a pharmacy technician.
