TLDR MPJE – Nevada Exam/130 Questions
and Answers/Well Analyzed
Who are the NVBOP members? Who appoints the board members? - -6 RPh - 5 years
experience, 1 being president/chair
1 member of the general public
The Governor of NV appoints NVBOP members
-How long do board members serve? - -Appointed a 3 year term and cannot serve more
than 3 consecutive term
-How many intern hours must an intern have to apply for an RPh license? Transcripts
required for all new grads except for foreign grads who need a FPGEC certificate - -1740
hours
-How many # of CE Hours for renewal? Any special requirements of those hours?
(Boards?) - -30 hours in a 2 year period
1 hour must be in NV law fulfilled either through CE requirements, attending 1 whole
board meeting (which also provides 3 additional hours of approved CE) or taking a written
examination obtained from the board's office
-To turn your license into inactive status, what 2 items must be submitted? Inactive RPhs
do not have to complete CEs. - -1. Statement that you will not engage in pharmacy
practice during inactive period
2. Completed application
-To turn your license into ACTIVE status, what 2 items must be submitted? - -1.
Completed application
2. Hold active license in another state OR complete 30 units CE within 2 years
immediately preceding date application was filed and pass the written CE exam on law
-For reinstatement for revoked license, what 2 items must happen? - -1. Applicant must
wait 1 year before petitioning to the board for license reinstatement
2. Need affirmative vote of at least 3 board members
-When do RPhs have to renew their licenses? - -October 31st of odd-numbered years
-When do pharmacy intern licenses expire? - -October 31st of even-number years
-For pharmacy technician, in addition to being at least 18 years old, high school grad, no
felonies, no history of drug abuse, they must also complied with ONE of the following: - -
1. Pharmaceutical Technician Program (Certification/completion)
, 2. Registered tech in another state with equivalent requirements to NV and successfully
completed 240 + hours of employment as a pharmacy tech in that state (must be verified
by a managing pharmacist)
3. If no tech registration in that state, then 1500 hours of pharmacy experience no more
than 3 years preceding the date of application, 350 hours of employment in NV
pharmacy, or a written statement from the pharmacy manager in NV stating competency
4. Completion of 1500 hours as pharmacy tech-in-training (need separate tech in training
license)
-When do pharmacy technicians and pharmacy-techs-in-training have to renew their
licenses? - -October 31 of even-numbered years
-Pharmacy technicians and techs in training must have 2 items preceding registration
renewal that the managing pharmacist must maintain a written record of. What are they?
- -1. Initial training upon employment
2. At least 12 hours of in-service training during the 2-year period immediately preceding
registration renewal, which 1 has to be a jurisprudence program approved or presented
by the board.
-Physical Space of Pharmacy:
What is the minimum square footage floor space behind the prescription counter must a
pharmacy have?
The barrier separating the prescription area from the public must be at least _____.
The door entering the pharmacy must have _____ and can have a lockbox with additional
keys available only to pharmacists. - -8 ft x 4 ft; at least 5 ft tall; need to have a dead lock
-If a pharmacy closes permanently, a sign must be placed in the front window notifying
the name and address of where prescriptions were transferred to. This sign must remain
there for _____ days unless sooner removed by a new tenant. - -30 days
-If there is only 1 pharmacist on duty and they want to leave the premises for a lunch
break, they must _____ - -post a sign stating the time they will return and properly close
down the pharmacy
-If there is a change in ownership of a pharmacy, the board must be notified by the
person taking ownership no later than _____ days. Always try to notify the board prior to
any actual changes. - -15 days
-If you have a change of address, how many days must you notify the board within _____
days. - -10 days
and Answers/Well Analyzed
Who are the NVBOP members? Who appoints the board members? - -6 RPh - 5 years
experience, 1 being president/chair
1 member of the general public
The Governor of NV appoints NVBOP members
-How long do board members serve? - -Appointed a 3 year term and cannot serve more
than 3 consecutive term
-How many intern hours must an intern have to apply for an RPh license? Transcripts
required for all new grads except for foreign grads who need a FPGEC certificate - -1740
hours
-How many # of CE Hours for renewal? Any special requirements of those hours?
(Boards?) - -30 hours in a 2 year period
1 hour must be in NV law fulfilled either through CE requirements, attending 1 whole
board meeting (which also provides 3 additional hours of approved CE) or taking a written
examination obtained from the board's office
-To turn your license into inactive status, what 2 items must be submitted? Inactive RPhs
do not have to complete CEs. - -1. Statement that you will not engage in pharmacy
practice during inactive period
2. Completed application
-To turn your license into ACTIVE status, what 2 items must be submitted? - -1.
Completed application
2. Hold active license in another state OR complete 30 units CE within 2 years
immediately preceding date application was filed and pass the written CE exam on law
-For reinstatement for revoked license, what 2 items must happen? - -1. Applicant must
wait 1 year before petitioning to the board for license reinstatement
2. Need affirmative vote of at least 3 board members
-When do RPhs have to renew their licenses? - -October 31st of odd-numbered years
-When do pharmacy intern licenses expire? - -October 31st of even-number years
-For pharmacy technician, in addition to being at least 18 years old, high school grad, no
felonies, no history of drug abuse, they must also complied with ONE of the following: - -
1. Pharmaceutical Technician Program (Certification/completion)
, 2. Registered tech in another state with equivalent requirements to NV and successfully
completed 240 + hours of employment as a pharmacy tech in that state (must be verified
by a managing pharmacist)
3. If no tech registration in that state, then 1500 hours of pharmacy experience no more
than 3 years preceding the date of application, 350 hours of employment in NV
pharmacy, or a written statement from the pharmacy manager in NV stating competency
4. Completion of 1500 hours as pharmacy tech-in-training (need separate tech in training
license)
-When do pharmacy technicians and pharmacy-techs-in-training have to renew their
licenses? - -October 31 of even-numbered years
-Pharmacy technicians and techs in training must have 2 items preceding registration
renewal that the managing pharmacist must maintain a written record of. What are they?
- -1. Initial training upon employment
2. At least 12 hours of in-service training during the 2-year period immediately preceding
registration renewal, which 1 has to be a jurisprudence program approved or presented
by the board.
-Physical Space of Pharmacy:
What is the minimum square footage floor space behind the prescription counter must a
pharmacy have?
The barrier separating the prescription area from the public must be at least _____.
The door entering the pharmacy must have _____ and can have a lockbox with additional
keys available only to pharmacists. - -8 ft x 4 ft; at least 5 ft tall; need to have a dead lock
-If a pharmacy closes permanently, a sign must be placed in the front window notifying
the name and address of where prescriptions were transferred to. This sign must remain
there for _____ days unless sooner removed by a new tenant. - -30 days
-If there is only 1 pharmacist on duty and they want to leave the premises for a lunch
break, they must _____ - -post a sign stating the time they will return and properly close
down the pharmacy
-If there is a change in ownership of a pharmacy, the board must be notified by the
person taking ownership no later than _____ days. Always try to notify the board prior to
any actual changes. - -15 days
-If you have a change of address, how many days must you notify the board within _____
days. - -10 days
