California State Board of Pharmacy
2720 Gateway Oaks Drive, Suite 100
Sacramento, CA 95833
Phone: (916) 518-3100 Fax: (916) 574-8618
Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency
Department of Consumer Affairs
Gavin Newsom, Governor
Renewal Application of a California Pharmacy Technician License
Complete the renewal application form and submit a check or money order made payable to the California State
Board
of Pharmacy. Failure to complete the renewal application in its entirety may result in the license not being
considered for renewal. The information will be used to determine qualifications for licensure under the California
Pharmacy Law. Failure to renew the license within 60 days after its expiration date, the license will be cancelled.
(Business and Professions Code section 4402(e)). Once the license is cancelled, you must file a new application
and meet all the requirements in effect at the time of reapplication.
Renewal Fees: $195, if submitting before the expiration date, or
Renewal plus Delinquency Fees: $292.50 ($195 renewal fee plus $97.50 delinquency fee) if the license has
expired.
Mail
the renewal form and payment to:
California State Board of Pharmacy, 2720 Gateway Oaks Drive, Sacramento, CA 95833
RENEWAL APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS
1. Check the box “YES” if, since your last renewal, you have had any disciplinary action against any license
issued by a government agency or if you have been convicted as defined in Section 490 of the Business and
Professions Code, or any violation of the law in this or any other state, the United States, or other country.
Traffic infractions not involving alcohol, dangerous drugs, or controlled substances do not need to be
disclosed. For the purposes of this section, “disciplinary action” means an adverse licensure or certification
action that resulted in a restriction or penalty being placed on the license, such as revocation, suspension,
probation or public reprimand or reproval.
Check the box “NO” if, since your last renewal, you have not had a license disciplined by another
government agency and you have not been convicted as defined in Section 490 of the Business and
Professions Code, or any violation of the law in this or any other state, the United States, or other country.
Address of Record: A licensee’s address of record with the board is considered public information and will be
posted on the board’s website (Information Practices Act (Civil Code section 1798 et seq.) and the Public
Records Act (Government Code section 6250 et seq.)). You are also required to provide your residence address.
Email Requirement: Any individual licensed by the board is required to join the board’s email notification list
within 60 days of the issuance of a license or at the time of license renewal. The licensee must also update the
email address with the board’s list 30 days of a change (Business and Professions Code section 4013). You must
join the board’s email notification list from the board’s website at www.pharmacy.ca.gov.
Reporting Name and/or Address Changes
California law requires that you notify the Board of Pharmacy within 30 days of any change in name or address.
The board has specific requirements for documenting and reporting such changes. Please download this
information from the website at www.pharmacy.ca.gov (“Licensees” tab).
Rev (1/2020)