Free Kentucky PTCB Practice Test Online

Correct answer: A. Register with the Kentucky Board of Pharmacy

Correct. KRS 315.135 requires individuals to register with the Kentucky Board of Pharmacy before practicing as a pharmacy technician in the state.

• B: Wrong. A pharmacy degree is required for pharmacists, not pharmacy technicians; Kentucky imposes no such degree requirement for technicians.
• C: Wrong. Pharmacy technician registration is a professional credential issued by the Board of Pharmacy, not a general business license from the Secretary of State.
• D: Wrong. Technicians work under pharmacist supervision, not unsupervised, and there is no statutory 1,000-hour unsupervised practice requirement.

Correct answer: B. 16 years old

Correct. KRS 315.136 sets the minimum age for pharmacy technician registration in Kentucky at 16 years old.

• A: Wrong. 18 is a common minimum age in other professions and other states, but Kentucky's statutory floor for technician registration is 16.
• C: Wrong. 21 is the minimum age tied to alcohol and controlled substance purchasing in many contexts, not the pharmacy technician registration age.
• D: Wrong. Kentucky law does set an explicit statutory minimum age; there is no age-free path to registration.

Correct answer: C. 14 calendar days

Correct. 201 KAR 2:045 requires a pharmacy technician to notify the Board of a change of employer within fourteen calendar days of the change.

• A: Wrong. 48 hours is far shorter than the window Kentucky regulation actually allows for this notification.
• B: Wrong. 7 days understates the regulatory window; the actual requirement gives technicians more time.
• D: Wrong. 30 days overstates the window set by 201 KAR 2:045, which specifies fourteen calendar days.

Correct answer: D. Registered Pharmacy Technician (RPhT) and Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT)

Correct. Kentucky distinguishes a Registered Pharmacy Technician (RPhT), who works under immediate pharmacist supervision with a limited delegable scope, from a Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) holding a national certification such as PTCB, who may work under general supervision with a broader scope.

• A: Wrong. Kentucky's Board of Pharmacy does not use a 'Junior/Senior' tier naming scheme for technician credentials.
• B: Wrong. Compounding versus retail describes a practice setting or task, not Kentucky's statutory technician credential tiers.
• C: Wrong. 'Intern' and 'Graduate' designations apply to pharmacist licensure candidates in pharmacy school, not the technician registration structure.

Correct answer: A. Annually, with the renewal window opening February 1 and the deadline falling March 31

Correct. Kentucky pharmacy technician registrations renew annually, with the renewal period opening February 1 and the deadline set at March 31.

• B: Wrong. Kentucky technician registration is renewed on an annual cycle, not biennially.
• C: Wrong. Renewal is time-based on the annual cycle, independent of whether or when a technician changes jobs (a separate 14-day change-of-employer notice applies).
• D: Wrong. A five-year cycle does not match Kentucky's actual annual technician renewal requirement.