Kansas State Board of Pharmacy

All pharmaceutical experience required by law and regulations shall be supervised by a registered pharmacist who has a minimum of 2 years experience in the active practice of pharmacy as a registered pharmacist immediately preceding acceptance by the Board as a preceptor.

Interns shall register with the Board of Pharmacy. Once registered as an intern, all hours to be counted shall be completed within 6 years, not counting military service, unless special permission extending the time period is obtained in writing from the Board.

1500 clock hours as a registered intern working under a registered preceptor. All hours worked when the intern is in regular attendance at an accredited school of pharmacy and during vacation time and other times when the intern is enrolled but not in regular attendance at an accredited school of pharmacy may be counted as qualified hours. However, not more than 60 hours shall be acquired in any one week; or

No time may accrue to a student prior to acceptance in an accredited school of pharmacy.

Proof of pharmaceutical experience shall be by affidavits filed with the Executive Secretary of the Board from the applicant and registered pharmacist or pharmacists who supervised the intern.

On the reverse side of the preceptor-internship affidavit, the intern should itemize specific individual periods and specific individual hours of allowable internship time performed which have been certified by the preceptor, compute and total.

This certified record of internship time should be sent to the office of the Executive Secretary at least quarterly in order that a current file may be maintained. Interns should also keep a copy of every affidavit.

All affidavits which are to be submitted are the responsibility of the intern and not the preceptor.

Technician Registration

In 2003 the legislature enacted a law requiring the Board of Pharmacy to register all pharmacy technicians. If you are working as a pharmacy technician you need to be registered with the Board. To request Technician Application Packet. You will need to contact the Board at 785-296-4056. You may also email the Board at pharmacy@pharmacy.ks.gov You only need to register once regardless of how many pharmacies you work for or whether you change jobs. You will keep the same registration number forever. If you have your registration card and you begin working for another pharmacy let them see your registration number so that they do not have you fill out another application or take the test again. The cost of registration is $75.00.

Every two years you will renew your Board of Pharmacy registration. This form is not on the Board website. You do not need to take a test to renew. You will receive a renewal in the mail at your home address so it is important that you always let the Board of Pharmacy know if you move. If your registration number ends in an even number you will renew on even years. If your registration ends in an odd number you will renew on odd years. The Board will only send out renewals to those persons who are up for renewal. If you were to receive a renewal and you do not get it then you may contact the Board office but check to make sure that your license registration is odd or even before you call. You will not receive a renewal if it is not your year to renew. The renewal is $25.00. The form is not the same as the original application so please do not fill out an application if you are renewing. The renewal form is not on the internet.

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