Idaho State Requirements

You must obtain registration from the Idaho State Board of Pharmacy before working as a pharmacy technician. Note that submitting an application does not allow you to perform pharmacy technician duties while you wait for approval.

Idaho recognizes Pharmacy Technician and Certified Pharmacy Technician registration. Certified technicians qualify for additional duties that cannot be assigned to standard pharmacy technicians.

You must be at least 16 years old. Note that applicants under 18 must provide the required consent from a parent or legal guardian.

There are no minimum education requirements, though employers and training programs may set their own requirements.

Idaho does not require standard applicants to complete a specific state-approved training program or a set number of training hours. Pharmacy technicians may perform only the pharmacy-support tasks for which they have received appropriate training.

National certification is not required for standard Pharmacy Technician registration. Certified Pharmacy Technician registration requires the applicant to obtain and maintain certification through PTCB or NHA.

Applicants aged 18 or older must complete a fingerprint-based criminal-history background check. Applicants under 18 are exempt from the fingerprint and background-check requirement.

Fingerprints must be taken on an accepted fingerprint card and mailed or delivered to the Idaho Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses. Scanned, copied, or faxed fingerprint cards are not accepted.

Applications are submitted through the Idaho Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses’ eDOPL Online Services portal. Applicants must provide a current government-issued photo ID and complete the applicable fingerprint requirements.

The current application fee is $70. Applicants aged 18 or older must also pay the $32 background-check fee.

Idaho is moving professional registrations onto biennial, birthday-based renewal cycles. Once transitioned, a pharmacy technician registration expires on the technician’s birthday every two years. You cannot continue working with an expired registration.

The annual renewal fee is $30. The fee becomes $60 when the registration moves onto a two-year renewal cycle.

A pharmacist may delegate vaccine administration to a properly trained Certified Pharmacy Technician. Pharmacy technicians must maintain accepted national certification, complete an ACPE-accredited immunization-administration course, and hold current basic life-support certification. A pharmacist must be present on site when the vaccine is administered.

A properly trained Certified Pharmacy Technician may perform certain expanded technical duties, including qualifying final-product verification. These duties must follow written pharmacy procedures and may be performed only after the pharmacist completes the required prospective drug review. Clinical judgment, patient counseling, and other pharmacist-only duties cannot be delegated.