<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.s7c28bed4-f042-48ef-aa69-0611529083b1P0 { 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.s7c28bed4-f042-48ef-aa69-0611529083b1C0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s7c28bed4-f042-48ef-aa69-0611529083b1C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s7c28bed4-f042-48ef-aa69-0611529083b1C0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s7c28bed4-f042-48ef-aa69-0611529083b1C0-000002 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s7c28bed4-f042-48ef-aa69-0611529083b1000003 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s7c28bed4-f042-48ef-aa69-0611529083b1P0-000004 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-indent: 0.00in; text-align: justify; background: white; font-family: Times; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s7c28bed4-f042-48ef-aa69-0611529083b1P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7c28bed4-f042-48ef-aa69-0611529083b1C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=20:51:19:03"><span class="s7c28bed4-f042-48ef-aa69-0611529083b1C0-000000">20:51:19:03</span></a><span class="s7c28bed4-f042-48ef-aa69-0611529083b1C0-000001">.  Hours required.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7c28bed4-f042-48ef-aa69-0611529083b1C0"> To qualify for </span><span class="s7c28bed4-f042-48ef-aa69-0611529083b1C0">a renewal of a pharmacist license or reinstatement, a</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7c28bed4-f042-48ef-aa69-0611529083b1C0"> pharmacist must complete </span><span class="s7c28bed4-f042-48ef-aa69-0611529083b1C0">twelve</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7c28bed4-f042-48ef-aa69-0611529083b1C0"> hours of </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7c28bed4-f042-48ef-aa69-0611529083b1C0">approved </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7c28bed4-f042-48ef-aa69-0611529083b1C0">continuing education. The </span><span class="s7c28bed4-f042-48ef-aa69-0611529083b1C0">twelve</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7c28bed4-f042-48ef-aa69-0611529083b1C0"> hours of </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7c28bed4-f042-48ef-aa69-0611529083b1C0">approved </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7c28bed4-f042-48ef-aa69-0611529083b1C0">continuing education required each year for </span><span class="s7c28bed4-f042-48ef-aa69-0611529083b1C0">renewal</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7c28bed4-f042-48ef-aa69-0611529083b1C0"> must be completed within the </span><span class="s7c28bed4-f042-48ef-aa69-0611529083b1C0">twenty-four</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7c28bed4-f042-48ef-aa69-0611529083b1C0"> months before the pharmacist's </span><span class="s7c28bed4-f042-48ef-aa69-0611529083b1C0">license</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7c28bed4-f042-48ef-aa69-0611529083b1C0"> expires. </span><span class="s7c28bed4-f042-48ef-aa69-0611529083b1C0">If</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7c28bed4-f042-48ef-aa69-0611529083b1C0"> a pharmacist applies for yearly renewal of the pharmacist's </span><span class="s7c28bed4-f042-48ef-aa69-0611529083b1C0">license</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7c28bed4-f042-48ef-aa69-0611529083b1C0"> pursuant to SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-11-23"><span class="s7c28bed4-f042-48ef-aa69-0611529083b1C0-000002">36-11-23</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7c28bed4-f042-48ef-aa69-0611529083b1C0">, </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7c28bed4-f042-48ef-aa69-0611529083b1C0">in order to receive renewal, </span><span class="s7c28bed4-f042-48ef-aa69-0611529083b1C0">the pharmacist must have completed the required hours. If the pharmacist has a certification to administer immunizations, the pharmacist must complete one hour of continuing education related to immunizations, which may be one of the required twelve hours</span><span class="s7c28bed4-f042-48ef-aa69-0611529083b1C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7c28bed4-f042-48ef-aa69-0611529083b1P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7c28bed4-f042-48ef-aa69-0611529083b1000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7c28bed4-f042-48ef-aa69-0611529083b1P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7c28bed4-f042-48ef-aa69-0611529083b1C0">    For the purposes of this section:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7c28bed4-f042-48ef-aa69-0611529083b1P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7c28bed4-f042-48ef-aa69-0611529083b1000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7c28bed4-f042-48ef-aa69-0611529083b1P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7c28bed4-f042-48ef-aa69-0611529083b1C0">    (1)  </span><span class="s7c28bed4-f042-48ef-aa69-0611529083b1C0"> Approved continuing education, means continuing pharmaceutical education programs made available by an approved provider</span><span class="s7c28bed4-f042-48ef-aa69-0611529083b1C0">; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7c28bed4-f042-48ef-aa69-0611529083b1P0-000004"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7c28bed4-f042-48ef-aa69-0611529083b1C0">    (2)  </span><span class="s7c28bed4-f042-48ef-aa69-0611529083b1C0"> Approved provider, means any association, corporation, educational institution, organization, or person who has been accredited by the Accreditation Council on Pharmaceutical Education as having met its criteria, indicating the ability to provide quality continuing pharmaceutical education programs</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7c28bed4-f042-48ef-aa69-0611529083b1C0">, or any sponsor approved by the board in § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=20:51:19:09"><span class="s7c28bed4-f042-48ef-aa69-0611529083b1C0-000002">20:51:19:09</span></a><span class="s7c28bed4-f042-48ef-aa69-0611529083b1C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7c28bed4-f042-48ef-aa69-0611529083b1P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7c28bed4-f042-48ef-aa69-0611529083b1000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7c28bed4-f042-48ef-aa69-0611529083b1P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7c28bed4-f042-48ef-aa69-0611529083b1C0">    </span><span class="s7c28bed4-f042-48ef-aa69-0611529083b1C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7c28bed4-f042-48ef-aa69-0611529083b1C0"> 4 SDR 54, effective February 26, 1978; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986; 16 SDR 98, effective December 3, 1989</span><span class="s7c28bed4-f042-48ef-aa69-0611529083b1C0">; 50 SDR 138, effective June 2, 2024; 52 SDR 27, effective September 15, 2025</span><span class="s7c28bed4-f042-48ef-aa69-0611529083b1C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7c28bed4-f042-48ef-aa69-0611529083b1P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7c28bed4-f042-48ef-aa69-0611529083b1C0">    </span><span class="s7c28bed4-f042-48ef-aa69-0611529083b1C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7c28bed4-f042-48ef-aa69-0611529083b1C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-11-11"><span class="s7c28bed4-f042-48ef-aa69-0611529083b1C0-000002">36-11-11</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7c28bed4-f042-48ef-aa69-0611529083b1C0">(1), </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-11-23.2"><span class="s7c28bed4-f042-48ef-aa69-0611529083b1C0-000002">36-11-23.2</span></a><span class="s7c28bed4-f042-48ef-aa69-0611529083b1C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7c28bed4-f042-48ef-aa69-0611529083b1P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7c28bed4-f042-48ef-aa69-0611529083b1C0">    </span><span class="s7c28bed4-f042-48ef-aa69-0611529083b1C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7c28bed4-f042-48ef-aa69-0611529083b1C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-11-23.1"><span class="s7c28bed4-f042-48ef-aa69-0611529083b1C0-000002">36-11-23.</span><span class="s7c28bed4-f042-48ef-aa69-0611529083b1C0-000002">1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7c28bed4-f042-48ef-aa69-0611529083b1C0"> to</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7c28bed4-f042-48ef-aa69-0611529083b1C0"> </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-11-23.4"><span class="s7c28bed4-f042-48ef-aa69-0611529083b1C0-000002">36-11-23.</span><span class="s7c28bed4-f042-48ef-aa69-0611529083b1C0-000002">4</span></a><span class="s7c28bed4-f042-48ef-aa69-0611529083b1C0">, inclusive</span><span class="s7c28bed4-f042-48ef-aa69-0611529083b1C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7c28bed4-f042-48ef-aa69-0611529083b1P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7c28bed4-f042-48ef-aa69-0611529083b1000003"> </span></p></div></body></html>