<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><title></title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.sa36bdca8-1cc7-4b67-a6b4-3e5833aeece0P0 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-indent: 0.00in; text-align: justify; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; } span.sa36bdca8-1cc7-4b67-a6b4-3e5833aeece0C0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sa36bdca8-1cc7-4b67-a6b4-3e5833aeece0C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sa36bdca8-1cc7-4b67-a6b4-3e5833aeece0C0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sa36bdca8-1cc7-4b67-a6b4-3e5833aeece0000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sa36bdca8-1cc7-4b67-a6b4-3e5833aeece0C0-000003 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="sa36bdca8-1cc7-4b67-a6b4-3e5833aeece0P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa36bdca8-1cc7-4b67-a6b4-3e5833aeece0C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=20:51:06:07"><span class="sa36bdca8-1cc7-4b67-a6b4-3e5833aeece0C0-000000">20:51:06:07</span></a><span class="sa36bdca8-1cc7-4b67-a6b4-3e5833aeece0C0-000001">.  Changes in ownership or location reported to the board--Patients notified of closure of pharmacy.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa36bdca8-1cc7-4b67-a6b4-3e5833aeece0C0"> A change in the location</span><span class="sa36bdca8-1cc7-4b67-a6b4-3e5833aeece0C0">, ownership,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa36bdca8-1cc7-4b67-a6b4-3e5833aeece0C0"> </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa36bdca8-1cc7-4b67-a6b4-3e5833aeece0C0">or name </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa36bdca8-1cc7-4b67-a6b4-3e5833aeece0C0">of a pharmacy, or the </span><span class="sa36bdca8-1cc7-4b67-a6b4-3e5833aeece0C0">closure</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa36bdca8-1cc7-4b67-a6b4-3e5833aeece0C0"> of business as a pharmacy, </span><span class="sa36bdca8-1cc7-4b67-a6b4-3e5833aeece0C0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa36bdca8-1cc7-4b67-a6b4-3e5833aeece0C0"> be reported to the </span><span class="sa36bdca8-1cc7-4b67-a6b4-3e5833aeece0C0">board</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa36bdca8-1cc7-4b67-a6b4-3e5833aeece0C0"> </span><span class="sa36bdca8-1cc7-4b67-a6b4-3e5833aeece0C0">at least</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa36bdca8-1cc7-4b67-a6b4-3e5833aeece0C0"> ten days </span><span class="sa36bdca8-1cc7-4b67-a6b4-3e5833aeece0C0">prior to the change or closure</span><span class="sa36bdca8-1cc7-4b67-a6b4-3e5833aeece0C0">. The pharmacist</span><span class="sa36bdca8-1cc7-4b67-a6b4-3e5833aeece0C0">-in-charge</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa36bdca8-1cc7-4b67-a6b4-3e5833aeece0C0"> </span><span class="sa36bdca8-1cc7-4b67-a6b4-3e5833aeece0C0">is</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa36bdca8-1cc7-4b67-a6b4-3e5833aeece0C0"> responsible for reporting changes to the </span><span class="sa36bdca8-1cc7-4b67-a6b4-3e5833aeece0C0">board. If a pharmacy permanently closes, patients must be notified by the pharmacy owner thirty days prior to closure</span><span class="sa36bdca8-1cc7-4b67-a6b4-3e5833aeece0C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa36bdca8-1cc7-4b67-a6b4-3e5833aeece0P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa36bdca8-1cc7-4b67-a6b4-3e5833aeece0000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa36bdca8-1cc7-4b67-a6b4-3e5833aeece0P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa36bdca8-1cc7-4b67-a6b4-3e5833aeece0C0">    </span><span class="sa36bdca8-1cc7-4b67-a6b4-3e5833aeece0C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa36bdca8-1cc7-4b67-a6b4-3e5833aeece0C0"> SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986</span><span class="sa36bdca8-1cc7-4b67-a6b4-3e5833aeece0C0">; 50 SDR 138, effective June 2, 2024; 52 SDR 27, effective September 15, 2025</span><span class="sa36bdca8-1cc7-4b67-a6b4-3e5833aeece0C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa36bdca8-1cc7-4b67-a6b4-3e5833aeece0P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa36bdca8-1cc7-4b67-a6b4-3e5833aeece0C0">    </span><span class="sa36bdca8-1cc7-4b67-a6b4-3e5833aeece0C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa36bdca8-1cc7-4b67-a6b4-3e5833aeece0C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-11-11"><span class="sa36bdca8-1cc7-4b67-a6b4-3e5833aeece0C0-000003">36-11-11</span></a><span class="sa36bdca8-1cc7-4b67-a6b4-3e5833aeece0C0">(3)</span><span class="sa36bdca8-1cc7-4b67-a6b4-3e5833aeece0C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa36bdca8-1cc7-4b67-a6b4-3e5833aeece0P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa36bdca8-1cc7-4b67-a6b4-3e5833aeece0C0">    </span><span class="sa36bdca8-1cc7-4b67-a6b4-3e5833aeece0C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa36bdca8-1cc7-4b67-a6b4-3e5833aeece0C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-11-35"><span class="sa36bdca8-1cc7-4b67-a6b4-3e5833aeece0C0-000003">36-11-35</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa36bdca8-1cc7-4b67-a6b4-3e5833aeece0C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-11-39"><span class="sa36bdca8-1cc7-4b67-a6b4-3e5833aeece0C0-000003">36-11-39</span></a><span class="sa36bdca8-1cc7-4b67-a6b4-3e5833aeece0C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa36bdca8-1cc7-4b67-a6b4-3e5833aeece0P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa36bdca8-1cc7-4b67-a6b4-3e5833aeece0000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>