<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.s68584c54-59c1-4973-8dd7-5ec29b206995P0 { 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.s68584c54-59c1-4973-8dd7-5ec29b206995C0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s68584c54-59c1-4973-8dd7-5ec29b206995C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s68584c54-59c1-4973-8dd7-5ec29b206995C0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s68584c54-59c1-4973-8dd7-5ec29b206995000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s68584c54-59c1-4973-8dd7-5ec29b206995C0-000003 { 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="s68584c54-59c1-4973-8dd7-5ec29b206995P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s68584c54-59c1-4973-8dd7-5ec29b206995C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=20:51:29:03"><span class="s68584c54-59c1-4973-8dd7-5ec29b206995C0-000000">20:51:29:03</span></a><span class="s68584c54-59c1-4973-8dd7-5ec29b206995C0-000001">.  Initial application for registration.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s68584c54-59c1-4973-8dd7-5ec29b206995C0"> Any </span><span class="s68584c54-59c1-4973-8dd7-5ec29b206995C0">individual must submit an initial application for registration as a pharmacy technician to the board within thirty days of accepting employment in a pharmacy located in South Dakota as a pharmacy technician</span><span class="s68584c54-59c1-4973-8dd7-5ec29b206995C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s68584c54-59c1-4973-8dd7-5ec29b206995P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s68584c54-59c1-4973-8dd7-5ec29b206995000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s68584c54-59c1-4973-8dd7-5ec29b206995P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s68584c54-59c1-4973-8dd7-5ec29b206995C0">    </span><span class="s68584c54-59c1-4973-8dd7-5ec29b206995C0">T</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s68584c54-59c1-4973-8dd7-5ec29b206995C0">he board </span><span class="s68584c54-59c1-4973-8dd7-5ec29b206995C0">may</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s68584c54-59c1-4973-8dd7-5ec29b206995C0"> issue an initial pharmacy technician registration</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s68584c54-59c1-4973-8dd7-5ec29b206995C0"> to any individual who is:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s68584c54-59c1-4973-8dd7-5ec29b206995P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s68584c54-59c1-4973-8dd7-5ec29b206995000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s68584c54-59c1-4973-8dd7-5ec29b206995P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s68584c54-59c1-4973-8dd7-5ec29b206995C0">    (1)  Sixteen years of age or older; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s68584c54-59c1-4973-8dd7-5ec29b206995P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s68584c54-59c1-4973-8dd7-5ec29b206995000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s68584c54-59c1-4973-8dd7-5ec29b206995P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s68584c54-59c1-4973-8dd7-5ec29b206995C0">    (2)  Employed by a pharmacy or enrolled in a pharmacy technician job exploration program through the high school the individual is attending.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s68584c54-59c1-4973-8dd7-5ec29b206995P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s68584c54-59c1-4973-8dd7-5ec29b206995000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s68584c54-59c1-4973-8dd7-5ec29b206995P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s68584c54-59c1-4973-8dd7-5ec29b206995C0">    </span><span class="s68584c54-59c1-4973-8dd7-5ec29b206995C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s68584c54-59c1-4973-8dd7-5ec29b206995C0"> 31 SDR 35, effective September 19, 2004; 38 SDR 121, effective January 17, 2012</span><span class="s68584c54-59c1-4973-8dd7-5ec29b206995C0">; 50 SDR 138, effective June 2, 2024; 52 SDR 27, effective September 15, 2025</span><span class="s68584c54-59c1-4973-8dd7-5ec29b206995C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s68584c54-59c1-4973-8dd7-5ec29b206995P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s68584c54-59c1-4973-8dd7-5ec29b206995C0">    </span><span class="s68584c54-59c1-4973-8dd7-5ec29b206995C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s68584c54-59c1-4973-8dd7-5ec29b206995C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-11-11"><span class="s68584c54-59c1-4973-8dd7-5ec29b206995C0-000003">36-11-11</span></a><span class="s68584c54-59c1-4973-8dd7-5ec29b206995C0">(1)(1</span><span class="s68584c54-59c1-4973-8dd7-5ec29b206995C0">3</span><span class="s68584c54-59c1-4973-8dd7-5ec29b206995C0">).</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s68584c54-59c1-4973-8dd7-5ec29b206995P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s68584c54-59c1-4973-8dd7-5ec29b206995C0">    </span><span class="s68584c54-59c1-4973-8dd7-5ec29b206995C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s68584c54-59c1-4973-8dd7-5ec29b206995C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-11-2"><span class="s68584c54-59c1-4973-8dd7-5ec29b206995C0-000003">36-11-</span><span class="s68584c54-59c1-4973-8dd7-5ec29b206995C0-000003">2</span></a><span class="s68584c54-59c1-4973-8dd7-5ec29b206995C0">(</span><span class="s68584c54-59c1-4973-8dd7-5ec29b206995C0">22</span><span class="s68584c54-59c1-4973-8dd7-5ec29b206995C0">).</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s68584c54-59c1-4973-8dd7-5ec29b206995P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s68584c54-59c1-4973-8dd7-5ec29b206995000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>