Free Arkansas PTCB Practice Test Online

Correct answer: A. Register with the Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy on a board-provided form and undergo a criminal background check

Correct. 17 CAR § 160-901(a) requires a pharmacy technician to register with the Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy on a form provided by the board and to undergo a criminal background check pursuant to Subpart 31.

• B: A pharmacist co-signature does not substitute for board registration; the rule requires the technician to register directly with the board.
• C: A notice filed only with the pharmacist-in-charge does not satisfy the rule; registration must be made with the board itself.
• D: Arkansas does not require national PTCB certification as the state registration mechanism; the state rule requires board registration and a background check.

Correct answer: B. No, no person shall work as a pharmacy technician prior to the board issuing a certificate of registration and a permit

Correct. 17 CAR § 160-901(d)(1) states no person shall work as a pharmacy technician prior to the board issuing a certificate of registration and a permit.

• A: The rule provides no 14-day provisional work period while an application is pending.
• C: Direct pharmacist supervision does not waive the requirement that registration and the permit be issued first.
• D: A submitted application is not sufficient; the rule requires actual issuance of both the certificate and permit before work may begin.

Correct answer: C. Biennial renewal, expiring December 31 of the first even-numbered year following issuance

Correct. 17 CAR § 160-901(b) states the registration shall expire on December 31 biennially, and 17 CAR § 160-105(e) confirms pharmacy technician permits expire on December 31 of the first even-numbered year following the date of issuance.

• A: The registration does expire and must be renewed on the biennial cycle; it is not perpetual.
• B: Registration is not annual; it follows a two-year cycle under current board rule.
• D: Renewal is not on a 3-year cycle and is not tied to a birthday; it follows the board's biennial, even-year December 31 schedule.

Correct answer: D. $35 original; not to exceed $35 per year renewal

Correct. 17 CAR § 160-107(a)(16)(A)-(B) sets the fee for original issuance of a pharmacy technician's permit at not to exceed thirty-five dollars ($35.00), and the renewal fee at not to exceed thirty-five dollars ($35.00) per year.

• A: $70 overstates both fees; the current rule caps each at $35, not $70.
• B: $15 understates both fees set in the current board fee rule.
• C: $25 understates both fees set in the current board fee rule.

Correct answer: A. Not to exceed $40

Correct. 17 CAR § 160-107(a)(17) sets the reinstatement fee for a pharmacy technician's permit at not to exceed forty dollars ($40.00).

• B: $75 overstates the reinstatement fee cap for a pharmacy technician's permit specifically; that figure is closer to the pharmacist license reinstatement fee structure.
• C: $150 substantially overstates the pharmacy technician reinstatement fee cap set in the current rule.
• D: $20 understates the reinstatement fee cap set in the current rule.