KENTUCKY Board of Pharmacy

A pharmacy technician is a person who works under the supervision of a pharmacist for the purpose of assisting a pharmacist with the practice of pharmacy.

Individuals seeking to be registered as a pharmacy technician should start by creating a profile via Licensure Gateway and proceed to the application for pharmacy technician. Any changes or updates to an individual, such as address or employment, should be made on the Licensure Gateway. 

All pharmacy technicians must be registered with the Kentucky Board of Pharmacy pursuant to KRS 315.135. Their registration certificate should be on display at their primary place of employment and their pocket card should be in their possession while working. If you have been previously registered as a pharmacy technician and your registration has expired, do not register as a new pharmacy technician. If you are unsure of your status or registration number, please use our license verification tool to obtain this information. If you are currently registered with the Kentucky Board of Pharmacy as a Pharmacist Intern, there is no need for you to be registered as a pharmacy technician. All registrations expire annually on March 31st.

The Licensure Gateway will allow you to:

• Register as an initial pharmacy technician - $25 fee
• Renew or request reinstatement of an existing pharmacy technician registration - $25 fee (if registration has expired, there will be an additional $25 delinquent fee)
• Print a pharmacy technician registration certificate - There is no fee to reprint your certificate.

At the completion of both a new registration and renewal, you will immediately need to print your pharmacy technician certificate and display in place of employment.

If paying by check or money order, enclose check or money order made payable to ‘Kentucky State Treasurer’ for the amount of $25.00. Return the completed application to the Kentucky Board of Pharmacy. Upon receipt in the Board office, your application will be processed. Allow 3 to 5 business days for processing. After processing, your registration certificate will be available to print from our website.

Charitable Pharmacy Technician 

Pursuant to KRS 315:136 Section 1 [2], pharmacy technicians who serve only on a voluntary basis as a pharmacy technician with a pharmacy operated by a charitable provider as defined in KRS 142.301(2) shall not be required to pay the application fee. This applies only to those individuals who volunteer at a charitable pharmacy.

​Please use the appropriate registration or renewal application for a Charitable Pharmacy Technician. You must provide the pharmacy information for verification of charitable status. 

The Board requires notification of name changes within thirty days. All name changes must be supported with at least one of the following: a marriage certificate, a divorce decree, or an official court document authorizing the name change. Please allow 3 business days for processing prior to reprinting your certificate.​