Kansas State Requirements

You must register with the Kansas State Board of Pharmacy before working as a pharmacy technician. Kansas has one registration type, and you may begin working once it is issued. National certification is not initially required, but it must be completed before your first renewal.

There is no minimum age requirement. However, pharmacy technicians must be at least 18 years old to administer vaccines.

You must hold a high school diploma, GED or equivalent, or be enrolled and in good standing in a high school education program.

You don't need to complete a training program before registering, but once employed, your employing pharmacy must provide and document training specific to your role and responsibilities.

You must pass either the PTCE or ExCPT before your first renewal. Note that national certification does not need to be maintained for later renewals.

A six-month extension may be considered for circumstances such as previous examination failures, delayed training, medical necessity, a change in employment, or an event outside the technician’s control. The extension does not waive continuing-education requirements.

Applicants must complete fingerprinting, a KBI/FBI criminal-history check, and enrollment in the KBI/FBI Rap Back program. Note that the Board of Pharmacy does not accept background checks completed from other states.

The KBI/FBI background-check fee is $57. Applicants may also have to pay a separate fingerprinting charge to the location that takes their fingerprints.

Initial pharmacy technician registration applications are not currently submitted online. Applicants must complete Form LA-14, the KBI/FBI background-check paperwork, and fingerprint requirements, and submit the application to the Kansas State Board of Pharmacy by mail or in person. It takes approximately 3 weeks for applications to be processed.

The current total application fee is $77. This consists of the $20 pharmacy technician registration fee and the $57 KBI/FBI background-check fee.

Registrations are renewed every two years and expire on October 31 of the applicable renewal year. Renewals are completed through the Kansas Board of Pharmacy’s eLicense Portal, also identified on the Board website as the License & Inspection Portal.

The biennial renewal fee is $20. There is no renewal grace period. If a technician misses the deadline, the registration expires, the technician must stop working, and a new application and fingerprint-based background check are required.

Under K.S.A. 65-1635a, a registered pharmacy technician who is at least 18 years old may administer vaccines under the direct supervision and control of a pharmacist and according to an authorized vaccination protocol. Technicians may administer influenza vaccines to patients aged 6 or older and other vaccines to patients aged 12 or older. Before administering vaccines, the technician must complete an ACPE- or Board-approved course covering vaccine storage, protocols, injection technique, emergency procedures, and recordkeeping, and must maintain current CPR certification.