MPJE EXAM 2024/2025: KENTUCKY PHARMACY LAW -
100% ACCURATE SOLUTIONS
Who makes the rules and regulations? - Precise Answer ✔✔Kentucky
Board of Pharmacy
How many compliance officers and inspectors are there in the state of
Kentucky? - Precise Answer ✔✔1 Pharmacy Inspections and
Investigations Coordinator and 5 Pharmacy and Drug Inspectors
What is the make up of the board? - Precise Answer ✔✔6 members
appointed by the governor: 5 pharmacists and 1 public member
Board members: Do they have to be actively practicing? How many
years are required? - Precise Answer ✔✔No, do not have to be actively
practicing. 5 years minimum.
What is term length for Board members? - Precise Answer ✔✔Public
members: 4 years, 2 terms max
Pharmacists: 4 years, 2 terms max
Is the MPJE required for Kentucky? - Precise Answer ✔✔Yes
Is a NAPLEX score transferable? What time period? - Precise Answer
✔✔Yes, transferable for 90 days
,How many hours of practical experience intern hours are required? -
Precise Answer ✔✔1500
Does Kentucky require the interns be licensed or registered? - Precise
Answer ✔✔Registered
How long does intern REGISTRATION last? - Precise Answer ✔✔6
years. Interns must submit an annual "Internship Report" to the board
What are the requirements for Pharmacist to be a Preceptor? - Precise
Answer ✔✔License in good standing
Licensed for at least 1 year
Actively practicing at internship site
Send request in writing
May supervise 1 intern at a time maximimum
Exception to 1:1 ratio if faculty member at a school or college of
pharmacy approved by the board during an academic experience
program
Foreign Educated Pharmacist: Is a FPGEC certification required? How
many hours of practical experience are required? - Precise Answer
✔✔Yes
1500 hours after FPGEC certification
, Does a foreign graduate have to appear before the board before a license
can be issued? - Precise Answer ✔✔No
What is the minimum age required to become a licensed pharmacist? -
Precise Answer ✔✔18 years old
Can you be issued a temporary license in Kentucky? - Precise Answer
✔✔The board may issue a temporary permit to operate in any instance
where it considers additional time necessary for investigation and
consideration before taking final action upon the application. In such
event, the temporary permit shall be valid for a period of 30 days, unless
extended
What are the requirements for transferring license from another state to
Kentucky? - Precise Answer ✔✔Required information: Name, address,
phone number, date and place of birth, current age, SSN#, citizenship,
gender, state of original license by exam, including license number,
original date of issue, current status of original licensure, state for which
license transfer is requested, pharmacy education [Name, location of
pharmacy school, name of pharmacy degree], date degree what received,
other professional degrees, FPGEC details if applicable, total hour of
experience before licensure, pharmacist licenses obtained by score
transfer and or licensure transfer, practice and employment, including
non-pharmacist licensure from the initial licensure date onward, record
of charges convictions, and fines imposed, or certification that the
applicant has not been convicted, fined, or desciplined, or had a license
revoked.
100% ACCURATE SOLUTIONS
Who makes the rules and regulations? - Precise Answer ✔✔Kentucky
Board of Pharmacy
How many compliance officers and inspectors are there in the state of
Kentucky? - Precise Answer ✔✔1 Pharmacy Inspections and
Investigations Coordinator and 5 Pharmacy and Drug Inspectors
What is the make up of the board? - Precise Answer ✔✔6 members
appointed by the governor: 5 pharmacists and 1 public member
Board members: Do they have to be actively practicing? How many
years are required? - Precise Answer ✔✔No, do not have to be actively
practicing. 5 years minimum.
What is term length for Board members? - Precise Answer ✔✔Public
members: 4 years, 2 terms max
Pharmacists: 4 years, 2 terms max
Is the MPJE required for Kentucky? - Precise Answer ✔✔Yes
Is a NAPLEX score transferable? What time period? - Precise Answer
✔✔Yes, transferable for 90 days
,How many hours of practical experience intern hours are required? -
Precise Answer ✔✔1500
Does Kentucky require the interns be licensed or registered? - Precise
Answer ✔✔Registered
How long does intern REGISTRATION last? - Precise Answer ✔✔6
years. Interns must submit an annual "Internship Report" to the board
What are the requirements for Pharmacist to be a Preceptor? - Precise
Answer ✔✔License in good standing
Licensed for at least 1 year
Actively practicing at internship site
Send request in writing
May supervise 1 intern at a time maximimum
Exception to 1:1 ratio if faculty member at a school or college of
pharmacy approved by the board during an academic experience
program
Foreign Educated Pharmacist: Is a FPGEC certification required? How
many hours of practical experience are required? - Precise Answer
✔✔Yes
1500 hours after FPGEC certification
, Does a foreign graduate have to appear before the board before a license
can be issued? - Precise Answer ✔✔No
What is the minimum age required to become a licensed pharmacist? -
Precise Answer ✔✔18 years old
Can you be issued a temporary license in Kentucky? - Precise Answer
✔✔The board may issue a temporary permit to operate in any instance
where it considers additional time necessary for investigation and
consideration before taking final action upon the application. In such
event, the temporary permit shall be valid for a period of 30 days, unless
extended
What are the requirements for transferring license from another state to
Kentucky? - Precise Answer ✔✔Required information: Name, address,
phone number, date and place of birth, current age, SSN#, citizenship,
gender, state of original license by exam, including license number,
original date of issue, current status of original licensure, state for which
license transfer is requested, pharmacy education [Name, location of
pharmacy school, name of pharmacy degree], date degree what received,
other professional degrees, FPGEC details if applicable, total hour of
experience before licensure, pharmacist licenses obtained by score
transfer and or licensure transfer, practice and employment, including
non-pharmacist licensure from the initial licensure date onward, record
of charges convictions, and fines imposed, or certification that the
applicant has not been convicted, fined, or desciplined, or had a license
revoked.
