<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.scc67327b-799a-497a-ba77-3a75fa3d6113P0 { 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.scc67327b-799a-497a-ba77-3a75fa3d6113C0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.scc67327b-799a-497a-ba77-3a75fa3d6113C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.scc67327b-799a-497a-ba77-3a75fa3d6113C0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.scc67327b-799a-497a-ba77-3a75fa3d6113000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.scc67327b-799a-497a-ba77-3a75fa3d6113C0-000003 { 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="scc67327b-799a-497a-ba77-3a75fa3d6113P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="scc67327b-799a-497a-ba77-3a75fa3d6113C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=20:51:29:06"><span class="scc67327b-799a-497a-ba77-3a75fa3d6113C0-000000">20:51:29:06</span></a><span class="scc67327b-799a-497a-ba77-3a75fa3d6113C0-000001">.  Certification of pharmacy technicians.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="scc67327b-799a-497a-ba77-3a75fa3d6113C0"> </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="scc67327b-799a-497a-ba77-3a75fa3d6113C0">A </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="scc67327b-799a-497a-ba77-3a75fa3d6113C0">pharmacy technician </span><span class="scc67327b-799a-497a-ba77-3a75fa3d6113C0">may obtain national certification</span><span class="scc67327b-799a-497a-ba77-3a75fa3d6113C0">.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="scc67327b-799a-497a-ba77-3a75fa3d6113C0"> To obtain registration as a certified technician, the person must be certified by a national organization and have passed a pharmacy technician certification examination that is accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="scc67327b-799a-497a-ba77-3a75fa3d6113P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="scc67327b-799a-497a-ba77-3a75fa3d6113000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="scc67327b-799a-497a-ba77-3a75fa3d6113P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="scc67327b-799a-497a-ba77-3a75fa3d6113C0">    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.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="scc67327b-799a-497a-ba77-3a75fa3d6113P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="scc67327b-799a-497a-ba77-3a75fa3d6113000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="scc67327b-799a-497a-ba77-3a75fa3d6113P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="scc67327b-799a-497a-ba77-3a75fa3d6113C0">    </span><span class="scc67327b-799a-497a-ba77-3a75fa3d6113C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="scc67327b-799a-497a-ba77-3a75fa3d6113C0"> 31 SDR 35, effective September 19, 2004; 38 SDR 121, effective January 17, 2012</span><span class="scc67327b-799a-497a-ba77-3a75fa3d6113C0">; 50 SDR 138, effective June 2, 2024; 52 SDR 27, effective September 15, 2025</span><span class="scc67327b-799a-497a-ba77-3a75fa3d6113C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="scc67327b-799a-497a-ba77-3a75fa3d6113P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="scc67327b-799a-497a-ba77-3a75fa3d6113C0">    </span><span class="scc67327b-799a-497a-ba77-3a75fa3d6113C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="scc67327b-799a-497a-ba77-3a75fa3d6113C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-11-11"><span class="scc67327b-799a-497a-ba77-3a75fa3d6113C0-000003">36-11-11</span></a><span class="scc67327b-799a-497a-ba77-3a75fa3d6113C0">(1)</span><span class="scc67327b-799a-497a-ba77-3a75fa3d6113C0">(13)</span><span class="scc67327b-799a-497a-ba77-3a75fa3d6113C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="scc67327b-799a-497a-ba77-3a75fa3d6113P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="scc67327b-799a-497a-ba77-3a75fa3d6113C0">    </span><span class="scc67327b-799a-497a-ba77-3a75fa3d6113C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="scc67327b-799a-497a-ba77-3a75fa3d6113C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-11-2"><span class="scc67327b-799a-497a-ba77-3a75fa3d6113C0-000003">36-11-</span><span class="scc67327b-799a-497a-ba77-3a75fa3d6113C0-000003">2</span></a><span class="scc67327b-799a-497a-ba77-3a75fa3d6113C0">(</span><span class="scc67327b-799a-497a-ba77-3a75fa3d6113C0">22</span><span class="scc67327b-799a-497a-ba77-3a75fa3d6113C0">).</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="scc67327b-799a-497a-ba77-3a75fa3d6113P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="scc67327b-799a-497a-ba77-3a75fa3d6113000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>