GA MPJE 2021
How many members serve in the state board of pharmacy? - answer8 members (7
pharmacist and 1 consumer)
How long does each member of the board of pharmacy serve? - answer5 years
Who issues pharmacist licenses? - answerThe GA BOP
Is the GA BOP a separate entity or under another department? - answerSeparate Entity
How are board members selected? - answerAppointed by the governor
How often does the board convene? - answerAt least annually to organize and elect a
president and vice president
What is the minimum age to become a licensed pharmacist? - answer18
What exams are required to become a licensed pharmacist? - answerNAPLEX, MPJE,
and the Georgia Practical Exam
How long does a pharmacist have to notify the board of a change in home address or
employer? - answer10 days
What are the CE requirements for pharmacists? - answer30 hours every 2 years
How often must a pharmacy license be renewed? - answerEvery two EVEN
NUMBERED year by December 31st
What are the nuclear pharmacist requirements? - answerBoard certified
OR
Minimum of 200 contact hours of didactic instruction in a nuclear pharmacy AND a
minimum of 500 hours of clinical nuclear pharmacy training
,Are preceptors required to register with the GA BOP? - answerNO
Do individuals need to submit their fingerprints as an intern? - answerYES
Are interns required to have a background check? - answerYes
When does an intern license expire? - answerAfter 5 years, can may be renewed at the
board's discretion
How many intern hours are required? - answer1500
What type of intern hours are required? - answerCommunity and hospital
What is the ratio of interns to pharmacists in a community/hospital setting? - answer1:1
What is the minimum age to become a pharmacy technician? - answer17 years old
Do technicians have to be licensed or registered? - answerRegistered
Can technicians be certified in GA? - answeryes, this is different from a regular
technician
What training and exams are required for CERTIFIED pharmacy technicians? -
answerMust be registered with the board
Pass a certification program
Pass an employer's training and assessment program
Certified by the PTCB or other nationally recognized board
What is the pharmacist:technician ratio? - answer1:3 if at least 1 tech is certified
Anytime a pharmacist is supervising 3 technicians, at least 1 must be certified
No certification is required if the ratio is 1:2
The board may approve an increase in the ratio in a licensed hospital pharmacy. APP
MUST BE IN WRITING AND SUBMITTED BY THE PIC.
Who must submit the application for an increased pharm:tech ratio in a hospital? -
answerPIC
Can the pharm:tech ratio be increased? - answeronly in hospitals (after board approval)
What are the requirements for pharmacy staff ID badges? - answerDisplay prominently
Name
Job title
Worn at all times in the Rx department
,What organization operates the impaired pharmacist recovery program? -
answerPharmAssist Recovery Network
What healthcare professionals can enroll in the state's impaired pharmacist recovery
program? - answerInterns/students, techs, and pharmacists
Are mail-order pharmacies required to list their hours and toll-free number on
PRESCRIPTION CONTAINER LABELLING? - answerYes
How long per week must mail order pharmacies be open? - answer6 days a week for a
minimum of 60 hours
Does the GA BOP require a specific inspection/assessment form to be used by
pharmacists? - answerNo
Are licenses required to be in public view? - answerYes
Do licenses in public view need to be the originals? - answerNo, copies are acceptable
What is the square footage requirement for community pharmacies? - answer150 sq
feet
What is the square footage requirement for hospital pharmacies? - answer10 square
feet per hospital bed
What items are required in the compounding/dispensing area? - answerRefrigerator
with thermometer
Sink with hot and cold running water
Class A balance
Graduates of assorted sizes
Mortar and pestle
2 spatulas
1 counting tray
Label printer
Pill Tile
Anything else deemed necessary by the GA BOP
What sign must be placed when a pharmacist is absent? - answerAt the entrance to the
prescription department... "PRESCRIPTION DEPARTMENT CLOSED"
Clear, legible, and no less than 3 inches
T/F: The poison control center phone number must be conspicuously posted within the
prescription department - answerTRUE
, What limits are there for pharmacy advertising? - answerFraudulent, deceptive, or
promotional procedures
Cannot use "drug store", "apothecary", "pharmacy" or any combination unless it is a
pharmacy
Within how many days must a change in pharmacy address, phone number, or name
be reported to the board? - answerPrior to the change
Within how many days must pharmacy closures be reported to the board? -
answerWritten notification 24 hours
Within how many days must a pharmacy notify the board of a change in PIC? -
answerPrior to the change
What are the requirements for emergency kits in long term care facilities? -
answerLimited access area
Sealed
Record of drugs in the kit must be kept
Drugs only removed in an emergency w/ an order
Drug order must be submitted to vendor Rx in 72 hours
Once open: reseal, serial number seal, date accessed, serial number and name of who
accessed, name of person who accessed (all in log)
Kit must be inventoried by a pharmacist every month (must sign a card attached to the
kit with the date it was inspected)
Board must approve contents (drug an amounts)
Change in drugs must be reported to GDNA Director
Each med must have name, strength, lot, exp, etc.
"Emergency Use Only" and signed/dated
List of drugs, name, address, and phone number of provider pharmacy on exterior and
interior of kit
How long does a licensed practitioner have to send a signed prescription to the vendor
pharmacy after opening an emergency kit at a LTCF? - answer72 HOURS
How many members serve in the state board of pharmacy? - answer8 members (7
pharmacist and 1 consumer)
How long does each member of the board of pharmacy serve? - answer5 years
Who issues pharmacist licenses? - answerThe GA BOP
Is the GA BOP a separate entity or under another department? - answerSeparate Entity
How are board members selected? - answerAppointed by the governor
How often does the board convene? - answerAt least annually to organize and elect a
president and vice president
What is the minimum age to become a licensed pharmacist? - answer18
What exams are required to become a licensed pharmacist? - answerNAPLEX, MPJE,
and the Georgia Practical Exam
How long does a pharmacist have to notify the board of a change in home address or
employer? - answer10 days
What are the CE requirements for pharmacists? - answer30 hours every 2 years
How often must a pharmacy license be renewed? - answerEvery two EVEN
NUMBERED year by December 31st
What are the nuclear pharmacist requirements? - answerBoard certified
OR
Minimum of 200 contact hours of didactic instruction in a nuclear pharmacy AND a
minimum of 500 hours of clinical nuclear pharmacy training
,Are preceptors required to register with the GA BOP? - answerNO
Do individuals need to submit their fingerprints as an intern? - answerYES
Are interns required to have a background check? - answerYes
When does an intern license expire? - answerAfter 5 years, can may be renewed at the
board's discretion
How many intern hours are required? - answer1500
What type of intern hours are required? - answerCommunity and hospital
What is the ratio of interns to pharmacists in a community/hospital setting? - answer1:1
What is the minimum age to become a pharmacy technician? - answer17 years old
Do technicians have to be licensed or registered? - answerRegistered
Can technicians be certified in GA? - answeryes, this is different from a regular
technician
What training and exams are required for CERTIFIED pharmacy technicians? -
answerMust be registered with the board
Pass a certification program
Pass an employer's training and assessment program
Certified by the PTCB or other nationally recognized board
What is the pharmacist:technician ratio? - answer1:3 if at least 1 tech is certified
Anytime a pharmacist is supervising 3 technicians, at least 1 must be certified
No certification is required if the ratio is 1:2
The board may approve an increase in the ratio in a licensed hospital pharmacy. APP
MUST BE IN WRITING AND SUBMITTED BY THE PIC.
Who must submit the application for an increased pharm:tech ratio in a hospital? -
answerPIC
Can the pharm:tech ratio be increased? - answeronly in hospitals (after board approval)
What are the requirements for pharmacy staff ID badges? - answerDisplay prominently
Name
Job title
Worn at all times in the Rx department
,What organization operates the impaired pharmacist recovery program? -
answerPharmAssist Recovery Network
What healthcare professionals can enroll in the state's impaired pharmacist recovery
program? - answerInterns/students, techs, and pharmacists
Are mail-order pharmacies required to list their hours and toll-free number on
PRESCRIPTION CONTAINER LABELLING? - answerYes
How long per week must mail order pharmacies be open? - answer6 days a week for a
minimum of 60 hours
Does the GA BOP require a specific inspection/assessment form to be used by
pharmacists? - answerNo
Are licenses required to be in public view? - answerYes
Do licenses in public view need to be the originals? - answerNo, copies are acceptable
What is the square footage requirement for community pharmacies? - answer150 sq
feet
What is the square footage requirement for hospital pharmacies? - answer10 square
feet per hospital bed
What items are required in the compounding/dispensing area? - answerRefrigerator
with thermometer
Sink with hot and cold running water
Class A balance
Graduates of assorted sizes
Mortar and pestle
2 spatulas
1 counting tray
Label printer
Pill Tile
Anything else deemed necessary by the GA BOP
What sign must be placed when a pharmacist is absent? - answerAt the entrance to the
prescription department... "PRESCRIPTION DEPARTMENT CLOSED"
Clear, legible, and no less than 3 inches
T/F: The poison control center phone number must be conspicuously posted within the
prescription department - answerTRUE
, What limits are there for pharmacy advertising? - answerFraudulent, deceptive, or
promotional procedures
Cannot use "drug store", "apothecary", "pharmacy" or any combination unless it is a
pharmacy
Within how many days must a change in pharmacy address, phone number, or name
be reported to the board? - answerPrior to the change
Within how many days must pharmacy closures be reported to the board? -
answerWritten notification 24 hours
Within how many days must a pharmacy notify the board of a change in PIC? -
answerPrior to the change
What are the requirements for emergency kits in long term care facilities? -
answerLimited access area
Sealed
Record of drugs in the kit must be kept
Drugs only removed in an emergency w/ an order
Drug order must be submitted to vendor Rx in 72 hours
Once open: reseal, serial number seal, date accessed, serial number and name of who
accessed, name of person who accessed (all in log)
Kit must be inventoried by a pharmacist every month (must sign a card attached to the
kit with the date it was inspected)
Board must approve contents (drug an amounts)
Change in drugs must be reported to GDNA Director
Each med must have name, strength, lot, exp, etc.
"Emergency Use Only" and signed/dated
List of drugs, name, address, and phone number of provider pharmacy on exterior and
interior of kit
How long does a licensed practitioner have to send a signed prescription to the vendor
pharmacy after opening an emergency kit at a LTCF? - answer72 HOURS
