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Current Board Certified Psychiatric Pharmacists (BCPPs) are required to recertify every 7 years. Recertification assures the public and the profession that BPS-certified pharmacist specialists undergo periodic evaluation to verify that their knowledge and skills are maintained. Recertifiers must:
  • Original requirements: Sit for and successfully complete the BCPP examination through BPS; Updated requirements for board-certified pharmacists starting a new recertification cycle in 2024 and onward: Sit for and successfully complete the BCPP examination through BPS and 20 units of continuing professional development activities; OR
  • Original requirements: Earn 100 hours of continuing education credit provided by a professional development program approved by BPS; Updated requirements for BCPPs starting a new cycle in 2024 and onward: Complete 80 units of approved BCPP Recertification programming and 20 units of continuing professional development activities

The only BPS certified provider of BCPP recertification education is the American Association of Psychiatric Pharmacists (AAPP) offering the following 5 products annually in the ACPE and BCPP Recertification credit increments noted. Consider making these products part of your BPS Continuing Professional Development plan! Please refer to the BPS Psychiatric Pharmacy Content Outline to see how these activities may align.

Please note, candidates who become board certified and recertified must wait until the following calendar year to begin accumulating CE hours for recertification.

The American Association of Psychiatric Pharmacists is approved as a Professional Development Provider for the Board Certified Psychiatric Pharmacist (BCPP) specialty by the Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS).