<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.s1f938d53-ce42-4f7f-9f20-cb22055b3f0aP0 { 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.s1f938d53-ce42-4f7f-9f20-cb22055b3f0aC0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s1f938d53-ce42-4f7f-9f20-cb22055b3f0aC0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s1f938d53-ce42-4f7f-9f20-cb22055b3f0aC0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s1f938d53-ce42-4f7f-9f20-cb22055b3f0a000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s1f938d53-ce42-4f7f-9f20-cb22055b3f0aC0-000003 { 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="s1f938d53-ce42-4f7f-9f20-cb22055b3f0aP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1f938d53-ce42-4f7f-9f20-cb22055b3f0aC0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=20:51:29:16"><span class="s1f938d53-ce42-4f7f-9f20-cb22055b3f0aC0-000000">20:51:29:16</span></a><span class="s1f938d53-ce42-4f7f-9f20-cb22055b3f0aC0-000001">.  Training and utilization of pharmacy technicians.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1f938d53-ce42-4f7f-9f20-cb22055b3f0aC0"> </span><span class="s1f938d53-ce42-4f7f-9f20-cb22055b3f0aC0">T</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1f938d53-ce42-4f7f-9f20-cb22055b3f0aC0">he pharmacist-in-charge of a pharmacy </span><span class="s1f938d53-ce42-4f7f-9f20-cb22055b3f0aC0">shall</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1f938d53-ce42-4f7f-9f20-cb22055b3f0aC0"> ensure that a </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1f938d53-ce42-4f7f-9f20-cb22055b3f0aC0">registered pharmacy </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1f938d53-ce42-4f7f-9f20-cb22055b3f0aC0">technician receives adequate training in the tasks performed by technicians working at that pharmacy. A pharmacy </span><span class="s1f938d53-ce42-4f7f-9f20-cb22055b3f0aC0">employing</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1f938d53-ce42-4f7f-9f20-cb22055b3f0aC0"> a </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1f938d53-ce42-4f7f-9f20-cb22055b3f0aC0">registered </span><span class="s1f938d53-ce42-4f7f-9f20-cb22055b3f0aC0">pharmacy technician shall develop, implement, and periodically review written policies and procedures for training and utilizing technicians appropriate to the practice of pharmacy at that pharmacy. Each pharmacy shall specify the frequency of review</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1f938d53-ce42-4f7f-9f20-cb22055b3f0aC0"> in its policies</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1f938d53-ce42-4f7f-9f20-cb22055b3f0aC0">. Each pharmacy shall document and maintain each </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1f938d53-ce42-4f7f-9f20-cb22055b3f0aC0">registered pharmacy </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1f938d53-ce42-4f7f-9f20-cb22055b3f0aC0">technician's training for the duration of employment. The pharmacy shall make its policies and procedures and documentation of </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1f938d53-ce42-4f7f-9f20-cb22055b3f0aC0">registerd pharmacy </span><span class="s1f938d53-ce42-4f7f-9f20-cb22055b3f0aC0">technician training available for inspection by the board.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1f938d53-ce42-4f7f-9f20-cb22055b3f0aP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1f938d53-ce42-4f7f-9f20-cb22055b3f0a000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1f938d53-ce42-4f7f-9f20-cb22055b3f0aP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1f938d53-ce42-4f7f-9f20-cb22055b3f0aC0">    </span><span class="s1f938d53-ce42-4f7f-9f20-cb22055b3f0aC0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1f938d53-ce42-4f7f-9f20-cb22055b3f0aC0"> 31 SDR 35, effective September 19, 2004; 38 SDR 121, effective January 17, 2012</span><span class="s1f938d53-ce42-4f7f-9f20-cb22055b3f0aC0">; 50 SDR 138, effective June 2, 2024; 52 SDR 27, effective September 15, 2025</span><span class="s1f938d53-ce42-4f7f-9f20-cb22055b3f0aC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1f938d53-ce42-4f7f-9f20-cb22055b3f0aP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1f938d53-ce42-4f7f-9f20-cb22055b3f0aC0">    </span><span class="s1f938d53-ce42-4f7f-9f20-cb22055b3f0aC0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1f938d53-ce42-4f7f-9f20-cb22055b3f0aC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-11-11"><span class="s1f938d53-ce42-4f7f-9f20-cb22055b3f0aC0-000003">36-11-11</span></a><span class="s1f938d53-ce42-4f7f-9f20-cb22055b3f0aC0">(1)</span><span class="s1f938d53-ce42-4f7f-9f20-cb22055b3f0aC0">(13)</span><span class="s1f938d53-ce42-4f7f-9f20-cb22055b3f0aC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1f938d53-ce42-4f7f-9f20-cb22055b3f0aP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1f938d53-ce42-4f7f-9f20-cb22055b3f0aC0">    </span><span class="s1f938d53-ce42-4f7f-9f20-cb22055b3f0aC0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1f938d53-ce42-4f7f-9f20-cb22055b3f0aC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-11-2"><span class="s1f938d53-ce42-4f7f-9f20-cb22055b3f0aC0-000003">36-11-</span><span class="s1f938d53-ce42-4f7f-9f20-cb22055b3f0aC0-000003">2</span></a><span class="s1f938d53-ce42-4f7f-9f20-cb22055b3f0aC0">(</span><span class="s1f938d53-ce42-4f7f-9f20-cb22055b3f0aC0">22</span><span class="s1f938d53-ce42-4f7f-9f20-cb22055b3f0aC0">).</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1f938d53-ce42-4f7f-9f20-cb22055b3f0aP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1f938d53-ce42-4f7f-9f20-cb22055b3f0a000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>