Annual Certification Maintenance Fee

To pay your annual certification maintenance fee, please log into your MyBPS account.

All BPS-certified pharmacists are required to register annually with the Board and pay an annual certification maintenance fee, currently $100. A notice for the 2012 annual fee will be sent to each certificant in May. Pharmacists holding more than one BPS certification are assessed only one annual fee.

Failure to pay the annual certification maintenance fee results in removal of the individual's name from BPS' official list of certified pharmacists for that year. This list of BPS-certified specialists "in good standing" is published on the Board's web site and elsewhere. Upon applying for recertification, all outstanding annual fees and a 5% penalty must be paid.

A principal purpose of the annual certification maintenance fee is to fund the ongoing work of BPS on behalf of its certified specialists, whereas the Examination and Recertification Fees cover expenses directly related to maintenance of current, credible certification and recertification examinations and related processes. BPS works diligently to educate pharmacists, other health professionals, and the public about specialty certification and the value it brings. In the recent past, Annual Fee funds have helped support the development of the BPS Web Site; BPS Newsletters and Annual Reports; several News Releases per year; exhibits at national Pharmacy, other health professional, and pharmacy student meetings; and informational mailings and presentations to groups including academic, employers, industry and payer audiences. The BPS Board has embarked on a major project to make our website and publications more informative and user friendly. We are also developing profiles of successful board certified specialists to help convey our message of quality.