Kansas pharmacies
How many technicians can a pharmacist supervise in Kansas?
One Kansas pharmacist may supervise up to 4 pharmacy technicians, and no more than 2 of them may be technicians who have not passed a Board-approved certification exam, under K.A.R. 68-5-16.
Kansas allows 4, and no more than 2 without a passed exam.
Up to four pharmacy technicians per pharmacist in any pharmacy, and no more than two of them may be technicians who have not passed a Board-approved certification exam. Passing the exam decides who can fill the last two places; it never raises the four.
The rules
How Kansas’s pharmacist-to-tech ratio works.
4 pharmacy technicians per pharmacist in any pharmacy (K.A.R. 68-5-16)
No more than 2 who have not passed a Board-approved certification exam, per pharmacist (K.A.R. 68-5-16)
Passing the PTCB or NHA ExCPT exam is what counts, not a current credential (K.A.R. 68-5-17)
Pharmacy interns: a separate limit on pharmacy interns, inside the overall cap, and a preceptor must be on duty before any pharmacy intern may work (K.A.R. 68-1-3a(a))
Kansas has two limits that work together. A pharmacist may have four technicians, and at most two of the four may be technicians who have not passed a Board-approved exam. A pharmacy with two pharmacists on duty may have eight technicians, of whom at most four have not passed. Four technicians who have all passed is fine; one who has passed and three who have not is not.
What counts as certified is narrower than people expect. Kansas looks at whether a technician has passed the PTCB or NHA ExCPT exam (K.A.R. 68-5-17), not whether a credential is current, so a long-registered technician who never sat the exam counts as not passed.
For pharmacy interns, RxShift applies a separate limit on pharmacy interns, inside the overall cap, and a preceptor must be on duty before any pharmacy intern may work (K.A.R. 68-1-3a(a)).
Read the official regulation
Last verified 2026-10-12
K.A.R. 68-5-16
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Questions
Common questions
What is the pharmacist-to-technician ratio in Kansas?
One Kansas pharmacist may supervise up to 4 pharmacy technicians, and no more than 2 of them may be technicians who have not passed a Board-approved certification exam, under K.A.R. 68-5-16.
Does certification change Kansas's ratio?
It changes who can fill the places, not how many there are. All 4 may be technicians who have passed a Board-approved exam, which K.A.R. 68-5-17 names as the PTCB or NHA ExCPT exam. No more than 2 per pharmacist may be technicians who have not. What counts is passing the exam, not holding a current credential.
Do pharmacy interns count toward Kansas's ratio?
RxShift applies a separate limit on pharmacy interns, inside the overall cap, and a preceptor must be on duty before any pharmacy intern may work (K.A.R. 68-1-3a(a)). A pharmacist must be on duty to supervise them.
Does Kansas limit pharmacy shift length or require breaks?
Not in its pharmacy law. Kansas's pharmacy statutes and Board rules set no maximum shift length, no minimum rest between shifts and no required break for pharmacy staff.
Managing a Kansas pharmacy?
See how RxShift applies Kansas’s 4-per-pharmacist limit, and its limit of 2 who have not passed the exam, on every shift. About 20 minutes.