NV MPJE 121Test/ Questions and
Answers/Latest Update
Dispensing pharmacist can supervise how many techs in hospital - -3
-Pharmacist supervising distributive functions can supervise how many techs - -2 techs + 1
tech in training
-Any pharmacy how many techs - -3 techs or 1 tech and 2 techs in training
-Pharmacist can supervise more than 3 techs if - -They keep a record of who is performing
tech duties
No more than 3 techs or in-trainings are performing tech duties
-How many intern hours needed to become a licensed pharmacist? - -1500
-Can a pharmacist have a license on inactive status? - -Yes- must submit completed
application to board, and a statement certifying they're not actively practicing in NV
-Do you need to keep up with CE's when license is inactive? - -No
-Do you still need to renew registration every 2 years if RPh license is inactive? - -Yes
-How to move RPh license from inactive to active? - -Application to board
Active license in another state OR 30 CE within 2 years + passed written CE law exam
-How long does RPh have to renew license if it expires? - -Need to renew within 5 years
-Can failure to renew license, certificate, or permit, or failure to pay fees, result in license
revocation? - -Yes
-What is the penalty for failure to paying the renewal fee within the statutory period? - -
50% of renewal fee + renewal fee for each period of delinquency
-Does admission to psych hospital constitute grounds for license revocation? - -Yes
-How long must an RPh wait to petition the board for license reinstatement after
revocation? - -1 year
-Process for license reinstatement? - -Board meeting with majority vote (3 members)
-CE requirements? - -30 hours by Oct 31 of odd-numbered years
At least 1 unit must be law-related
, -If a pharmacist, intern, or technician changes their residence or place of practice, when do
they need to notify the Board/ Executive Secretary? - -Within 10 days
-When do pharmacist licenses expire? - -Oct 31 of odd-numbered years
-When do technician/intern licenses expire? - -Oct 31 of even-numbered years
-What are special requirements, if any, to be a nuclear pharmacist? - -NV pharmacist
license + certified as nuclear pharmacist by board of pharmaceutical specialities OR do a
bunch of training including 500 hours under the supervision of a qualified nuclear
pharmacist
-What are technician responsibilities? - -Under direct pharmacist supervision, they can:
Prepackage/ label unit dose and repackage drugs
Prepare, package, compound, label Rx drugs
Prepare bulk compounds
Distribute routine orders, stock meds
Maintain inventories of supplies of drugs
Maintain records
Request authorization to refill an Rx
Transfer an Rx through computer network ONLY IF: within chain pharmacy, within same
computer network
Enter new Rx's into computer
-Technicians may not: - -Do anything that requires a judgemental decision regarding a
drug, interpretation of Rx, or instructions for the preparation of an Rx
Take new Rx or chart order by phone
Distribute meds on a chart order or dispense an Rx unless chart order or Rx has been
verified by a pharmacist
-Requirements for tech license: - -Pharmaceutical tech training program OR
Registered tech in another state with equivalent requirements to NV and successful
completion of at least 240 hours of employment
OR 1500 hours as tech-in-training
OR certified by the pharmacy technician certification board + completed 240 hours of
employment as a pharmacy tech-in-training in a pharmacy in another state
-When can we add more techs-in-training to the supervising ratio? - -If the in-training has
done at least 9 months of the technician program
-Who can precept a pharmacy intern? - -Any RPh
-What extra stuff can an intern do in addition to tech stuff? - -Counseling patients
concerning prescription drugs, administer immunizations, transfer prescriptions to another
pharmacy
Need a signature from the pharmacist supervising too
-Can pharmacists sell contact lenses? - -Pharmacists/ interns can sell/furnish a contact lens
that does not require any adjustment, modification, or fitting if there is an expiration date
and # of refills
Answers/Latest Update
Dispensing pharmacist can supervise how many techs in hospital - -3
-Pharmacist supervising distributive functions can supervise how many techs - -2 techs + 1
tech in training
-Any pharmacy how many techs - -3 techs or 1 tech and 2 techs in training
-Pharmacist can supervise more than 3 techs if - -They keep a record of who is performing
tech duties
No more than 3 techs or in-trainings are performing tech duties
-How many intern hours needed to become a licensed pharmacist? - -1500
-Can a pharmacist have a license on inactive status? - -Yes- must submit completed
application to board, and a statement certifying they're not actively practicing in NV
-Do you need to keep up with CE's when license is inactive? - -No
-Do you still need to renew registration every 2 years if RPh license is inactive? - -Yes
-How to move RPh license from inactive to active? - -Application to board
Active license in another state OR 30 CE within 2 years + passed written CE law exam
-How long does RPh have to renew license if it expires? - -Need to renew within 5 years
-Can failure to renew license, certificate, or permit, or failure to pay fees, result in license
revocation? - -Yes
-What is the penalty for failure to paying the renewal fee within the statutory period? - -
50% of renewal fee + renewal fee for each period of delinquency
-Does admission to psych hospital constitute grounds for license revocation? - -Yes
-How long must an RPh wait to petition the board for license reinstatement after
revocation? - -1 year
-Process for license reinstatement? - -Board meeting with majority vote (3 members)
-CE requirements? - -30 hours by Oct 31 of odd-numbered years
At least 1 unit must be law-related
, -If a pharmacist, intern, or technician changes their residence or place of practice, when do
they need to notify the Board/ Executive Secretary? - -Within 10 days
-When do pharmacist licenses expire? - -Oct 31 of odd-numbered years
-When do technician/intern licenses expire? - -Oct 31 of even-numbered years
-What are special requirements, if any, to be a nuclear pharmacist? - -NV pharmacist
license + certified as nuclear pharmacist by board of pharmaceutical specialities OR do a
bunch of training including 500 hours under the supervision of a qualified nuclear
pharmacist
-What are technician responsibilities? - -Under direct pharmacist supervision, they can:
Prepackage/ label unit dose and repackage drugs
Prepare, package, compound, label Rx drugs
Prepare bulk compounds
Distribute routine orders, stock meds
Maintain inventories of supplies of drugs
Maintain records
Request authorization to refill an Rx
Transfer an Rx through computer network ONLY IF: within chain pharmacy, within same
computer network
Enter new Rx's into computer
-Technicians may not: - -Do anything that requires a judgemental decision regarding a
drug, interpretation of Rx, or instructions for the preparation of an Rx
Take new Rx or chart order by phone
Distribute meds on a chart order or dispense an Rx unless chart order or Rx has been
verified by a pharmacist
-Requirements for tech license: - -Pharmaceutical tech training program OR
Registered tech in another state with equivalent requirements to NV and successful
completion of at least 240 hours of employment
OR 1500 hours as tech-in-training
OR certified by the pharmacy technician certification board + completed 240 hours of
employment as a pharmacy tech-in-training in a pharmacy in another state
-When can we add more techs-in-training to the supervising ratio? - -If the in-training has
done at least 9 months of the technician program
-Who can precept a pharmacy intern? - -Any RPh
-What extra stuff can an intern do in addition to tech stuff? - -Counseling patients
concerning prescription drugs, administer immunizations, transfer prescriptions to another
pharmacy
Need a signature from the pharmacist supervising too
-Can pharmacists sell contact lenses? - -Pharmacists/ interns can sell/furnish a contact lens
that does not require any adjustment, modification, or fitting if there is an expiration date
and # of refills
