<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.sf673ca9d-d04a-4979-be8c-078952008575P0 { 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.sf673ca9d-d04a-4979-be8c-078952008575C0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sf673ca9d-d04a-4979-be8c-078952008575C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sf673ca9d-d04a-4979-be8c-078952008575C0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sf673ca9d-d04a-4979-be8c-078952008575C0-000002 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sf673ca9d-d04a-4979-be8c-078952008575000003 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="sf673ca9d-d04a-4979-be8c-078952008575P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf673ca9d-d04a-4979-be8c-078952008575C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=20:51:06:10"><span class="sf673ca9d-d04a-4979-be8c-078952008575C0-000000">20:51:06:10</span></a><span class="sf673ca9d-d04a-4979-be8c-078952008575C0-000001">.  Provisions for pharmacist temporary absence from pharmacy.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf673ca9d-d04a-4979-be8c-078952008575C0"> </span><span class="sf673ca9d-d04a-4979-be8c-078952008575C0">Where the premises includes a licensed pharmacy and a general merchandise area, it is</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf673ca9d-d04a-4979-be8c-078952008575C0"> not </span><span class="sf673ca9d-d04a-4979-be8c-078952008575C0">a</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf673ca9d-d04a-4979-be8c-078952008575C0"> violation of </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf673ca9d-d04a-4979-be8c-078952008575C0">SDCL chapter </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-11"><span class="sf673ca9d-d04a-4979-be8c-078952008575C0-000002">36-11</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf673ca9d-d04a-4979-be8c-078952008575C0"> or § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=20:51:06:04"><span class="sf673ca9d-d04a-4979-be8c-078952008575C0-000002">20:51:06:04</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf673ca9d-d04a-4979-be8c-078952008575C0"> if public entrances to </span><span class="sf673ca9d-d04a-4979-be8c-078952008575C0">the</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf673ca9d-d04a-4979-be8c-078952008575C0"> general merchandise area are kept open for business without a pharmacist on duty in </span><span class="sf673ca9d-d04a-4979-be8c-078952008575C0">the</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf673ca9d-d04a-4979-be8c-078952008575C0"> pharmacy</span><span class="sf673ca9d-d04a-4979-be8c-078952008575C0">,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf673ca9d-d04a-4979-be8c-078952008575C0"> provided all entrances to the prescription department are closed for the transaction of business and a sign bearing the words "pharmacy services closed" has been posted by the pharmacist before leaving the premises.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf673ca9d-d04a-4979-be8c-078952008575C0"> </span><span class="sf673ca9d-d04a-4979-be8c-078952008575C0">The prescription department must include sufficient security measures to protect the department from theft or access by unauthorized personnel. The prescription department must be secured by a continuous partition or wall, extending from the floor to the permanent ceiling, with doors capable of being securely locked to isolate the prescription department</span><span class="sf673ca9d-d04a-4979-be8c-078952008575C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf673ca9d-d04a-4979-be8c-078952008575P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf673ca9d-d04a-4979-be8c-078952008575000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf673ca9d-d04a-4979-be8c-078952008575P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf673ca9d-d04a-4979-be8c-078952008575C0">    </span><span class="sf673ca9d-d04a-4979-be8c-078952008575C0">If the prescription department lacks the barrier and is closed, the entire business must be closed, locked, and secured to protect the area from theft or access by unauthorized personnel</span><span class="sf673ca9d-d04a-4979-be8c-078952008575C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf673ca9d-d04a-4979-be8c-078952008575P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf673ca9d-d04a-4979-be8c-078952008575000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf673ca9d-d04a-4979-be8c-078952008575P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf673ca9d-d04a-4979-be8c-078952008575C0">    </span><span class="sf673ca9d-d04a-4979-be8c-078952008575C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf673ca9d-d04a-4979-be8c-078952008575C0"> SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986</span><span class="sf673ca9d-d04a-4979-be8c-078952008575C0">; 50 SDR 138, effective June 2, 2024; 52 SDR 27, effective September 15, 2025</span><span class="sf673ca9d-d04a-4979-be8c-078952008575C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf673ca9d-d04a-4979-be8c-078952008575P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf673ca9d-d04a-4979-be8c-078952008575C0">    </span><span class="sf673ca9d-d04a-4979-be8c-078952008575C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf673ca9d-d04a-4979-be8c-078952008575C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-11-11"><span class="sf673ca9d-d04a-4979-be8c-078952008575C0-000002">36-11-11</span></a><span class="sf673ca9d-d04a-4979-be8c-078952008575C0">(3)</span><span class="sf673ca9d-d04a-4979-be8c-078952008575C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf673ca9d-d04a-4979-be8c-078952008575P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf673ca9d-d04a-4979-be8c-078952008575C0">    </span><span class="sf673ca9d-d04a-4979-be8c-078952008575C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf673ca9d-d04a-4979-be8c-078952008575C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-11-44"><span class="sf673ca9d-d04a-4979-be8c-078952008575C0-000002">36-11-</span><span class="sf673ca9d-d04a-4979-be8c-078952008575C0-000002">44</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf673ca9d-d04a-4979-be8c-078952008575C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-11-48"><span class="sf673ca9d-d04a-4979-be8c-078952008575C0-000002">36-11-48</span></a><span class="sf673ca9d-d04a-4979-be8c-078952008575C0">(2)(6)</span><span class="sf673ca9d-d04a-4979-be8c-078952008575C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf673ca9d-d04a-4979-be8c-078952008575P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf673ca9d-d04a-4979-be8c-078952008575000003"> </span></p></div></body></html>