Oregon Pharmacy Technician CE

Standard Renewal Requirements

Every Oregon Certified Pharmacy Technician or Pharmacy Technician must complete 20 hours of continuing pharmacy education (CPE) during each 2-year renewal cycle (July 1 through June 30), to satisfy Oregon pharmacy technician license renewal. Oregon sets no live-instruction minimum, so all 20 hours may be completed through home study or online courses through an accredited package like AchieveCE's Oregon Pharmacy Technician CE Package . Within the 20 hours, Oregon pharmacy technicians must complete 2 hours of pharmacy law CE , 2 hours of patient safety or medication error prevention CE , 2 hours of cultural competency CE , every renewal cycle. CPE earned in excess of the 20-hour requirement may not be carried forward to the next cycle. Oregon pharmacy technician licenses expire on the same statewide date, June 30 of every even-numbered year, for every technician regardless of when they were originally licensed.

Source: Or. Admin. R. 855-135-0070, Continuing Pharmacy Education Requirements for Technicians , Oregon Board of Pharmacy — License Renewal .

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First-Time Requirements

A technician unlicensed for less than one year prior to the July 1 start of the renewal cycle need only complete the 2-hour cultural competency requirement for their first renewal, rather than the full 20 hours. Or. Admin. R. 855-135-0070

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Verification and Reporting

Oregon pharmacy technicians must retain documentation of completed CPE for 6 years and produce it if the Board requests it as part of a renewal audit; failing to provide requested documentation or to complete the biennial requirement may result in discipline for unprofessional conduct. Technicians completing ACPE-accredited CE must register with NABP’s CPE Monitor for tracking; Board-approved non-ACPE CE may instead be uploaded directly to the licensee’s own electronic licensing record. Oregon does not use CE Broker. Or. Admin. R. 855-135-0070 , Or. Admin. R. 855-135-0090, Audits

AchieveCE is an ACPE-accredited provider and a PTCB Recognized Provider , and reports your completed hours directly to CPE Monitor and stores your certificates of completion, so your record is both filed with NABP and backed up if you are ever audited.