GA MPJE
How many members make up GA Board? - answer8
Who commissions members of Board? - answerGovernor
Who approves executive director of Board? - answerBoard of Community Health
Who serves as Assistant Executive Director if there's no Executive Director of the
Board? - answerDirector of GA Drugs & Narcotic Agency
How many intern hours does an applicant need? - answer1500
How long is an intern license valid? - answer5 years
What must a school/college submit for the Board's approval for intern hours and how
frequently? - answerSummary of courses & experiences & internship credit hours for
each course; list of preceptors
Annually
What does an intern have to do if he wants credit for research/industrial program? -
answer-Submit a request for approval of the program to the Board
-Submit an outline of the program from the individual who will supervise the intern
Where is the application for reciprocity found? - answerNational Association of Boards
of Pharmacy (NABP)
Filed with NABP then with board for review & an investigation by GDNA maybe
Reciprocity may still be granted if the following conditions are not met: -
answerApplicant didn't renew his license or obtain required CE in state where applicant
was licensed but not practicing pharmacy
, When must a pharmacist license be renewed? - answerDecember 31 of even numbered
years
Late - Jan 31; must pay additional 50% of renewal fee
Term given to what happens to your license when it's not renewed by Jan 31 of the year
following the renewal date deadline - answerAdministratively Revoked
If your license is inactive do you have to do CE? - answerNo
How many hours of CE does a pharmacist need for biennial renewal? - answer30 hours
(or 3.0 C.E.Us)
1 hour = 0.1 CEU
CE requirements for newly licensed pharmacists - answerLicensed before or during the
first 6 months of biennium (Jan-June) - 30 h
Licensed during the following 12 months (June-July) - 15 h
Licensed during last 6 months of biennium - 0 h
Can the GDNA assist, audit, or verify a pharmacist's CE certificates? - answerYah
How long must a pharmacist maintain certificates of attendance at a CE meeting? -
answer2 years from date of preceding renewal period
Who approves providers/sponsors of CE in GA? - answerthe Board
American Council on Pharmaceutical Education (ACPE) approved providers must
submit documentation to the board of such approval every _____ years and have _____
- answer2 years; blanket approval
Non-ACPE approved providers must request approval of CE programs as a provider on
the program approval from ______ - answereach time a program is presented
*however, Board and/or GDNA may grant special program approvals so they can utilize
them on more than one occasion or whenever the program(s) are presented by the
Board or GDNA during a biennium
Who is charged with the responsibility of maintaining the criteria for quality in CE
programming for each provider? - answerAdministrative authority
Each approved provider of CE must provide a means of registration of the participants
at each program and a record of attendance must be maintained for _____. Each
How many members make up GA Board? - answer8
Who commissions members of Board? - answerGovernor
Who approves executive director of Board? - answerBoard of Community Health
Who serves as Assistant Executive Director if there's no Executive Director of the
Board? - answerDirector of GA Drugs & Narcotic Agency
How many intern hours does an applicant need? - answer1500
How long is an intern license valid? - answer5 years
What must a school/college submit for the Board's approval for intern hours and how
frequently? - answerSummary of courses & experiences & internship credit hours for
each course; list of preceptors
Annually
What does an intern have to do if he wants credit for research/industrial program? -
answer-Submit a request for approval of the program to the Board
-Submit an outline of the program from the individual who will supervise the intern
Where is the application for reciprocity found? - answerNational Association of Boards
of Pharmacy (NABP)
Filed with NABP then with board for review & an investigation by GDNA maybe
Reciprocity may still be granted if the following conditions are not met: -
answerApplicant didn't renew his license or obtain required CE in state where applicant
was licensed but not practicing pharmacy
, When must a pharmacist license be renewed? - answerDecember 31 of even numbered
years
Late - Jan 31; must pay additional 50% of renewal fee
Term given to what happens to your license when it's not renewed by Jan 31 of the year
following the renewal date deadline - answerAdministratively Revoked
If your license is inactive do you have to do CE? - answerNo
How many hours of CE does a pharmacist need for biennial renewal? - answer30 hours
(or 3.0 C.E.Us)
1 hour = 0.1 CEU
CE requirements for newly licensed pharmacists - answerLicensed before or during the
first 6 months of biennium (Jan-June) - 30 h
Licensed during the following 12 months (June-July) - 15 h
Licensed during last 6 months of biennium - 0 h
Can the GDNA assist, audit, or verify a pharmacist's CE certificates? - answerYah
How long must a pharmacist maintain certificates of attendance at a CE meeting? -
answer2 years from date of preceding renewal period
Who approves providers/sponsors of CE in GA? - answerthe Board
American Council on Pharmaceutical Education (ACPE) approved providers must
submit documentation to the board of such approval every _____ years and have _____
- answer2 years; blanket approval
Non-ACPE approved providers must request approval of CE programs as a provider on
the program approval from ______ - answereach time a program is presented
*however, Board and/or GDNA may grant special program approvals so they can utilize
them on more than one occasion or whenever the program(s) are presented by the
Board or GDNA during a biennium
Who is charged with the responsibility of maintaining the criteria for quality in CE
programming for each provider? - answerAdministrative authority
Each approved provider of CE must provide a means of registration of the participants
at each program and a record of attendance must be maintained for _____. Each
