Certification Renewal

Nebraska Pharmacy Technician Certification is designated by the credentialing of NE-CPhT. Certification period is valid for two years at which time certification must be renewed to remain valid.

Continuing Pharmacy Education Requirements

CPE is defined by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a structured educational activity designed or intended to support the continuing development of pharmacists and/or pharmacy technicians to maintain and enhance their competence. Continuing pharmacy education should promote problem solving and critical thinking and be applicable to the practice of pharmacy.

20 hours of accredited CPE are required within each renewal period. CPE must be completed within the two year certification period to be valid for certification renewal requirements. CPE carryover from one renewal period to the next is not accepted.

CPE must be specific to the pharmacy technician scope. Pharmacy technician-specific continuing pharmacy education is designated by a ‘T’ on the end of the CPE identification Universal Activity Number. An example of pharmacy technician-specific UAN is 197-000-06-001-L05-T. Pharmacist CPE may also be accepted when the content is at a level that ties directly to the pharmacy technician practice scope. The required 20 CPE hours must include the following topics:

• One hour of pharmacy law
  Pharmacy Law is designated by a UAN of ‘03’. For example, 197-000-06-001-03-T
• One hour of patient safety
  Patient Safety is designated by a UAN of ‘05’. For example, 197-000-06-001-05-T
• One hour of healthcare fraud, waste, and abuse
  Healthcare FWA has no specific UAN designator.
• The two elective modules completed are listed as NE-CPhT endorsements. Maintaining these endorsements requires two hours of CPE specific to each endorsement topic.

Pharmacy technicians must maintain proof of CPE hours earned. Proof typically occurs via CPE Monitor which is a CPE tracker through National Association of Boards of Pharmacy. In addition to a profile with NABP, retain record of each CPE certificate of completion that lists the activity name, number of CPE hours earned, accrediting entity and CPE identification number.

Instructions to Renew

The $50 renewal fee is for a two-year certification period. Submit certification request to renew and $50 renewal fee at least 30 days prior to the renewal date indicated on your certification. An additional $15 late renewal fee applies ($65 total) for a renewal request less than 30-days prior to your certification expiration date. Late renewal requests are not guaranteed to process by your certification renewal date. A Request to renew prior to 90 days before certification expiration will not be honored.