20:51:29:06.  Certification of pharmacy technicians. A pharmacy technician shall obtain national certification within two years of registration with the board. The board may not renew the registration of a pharmacy technician who was initially registered after July 1, 2011, unless the pharmacy technician is nationally certified and has passed a pharmacy technician certification examination that is accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies or is in the two-year technician-in-training period.

    Pharmacy technician national certification does not supplant the need for a licensed pharmacist to exercise control over the performance of a delegated function nor does national certification exempt the pharmacy technician from registration pursuant to this chapter.

    Source: 31 SDR 35, effective September 19, 2004; 38 SDR 121, effective January 17, 2012; 50 SDR 138, effective June 2, 2024.

    General Authority: SDCL 36-11-11(1)(13).

    Law Implemented: SDCL 36-11-2(26).