<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.scfb59289-1aef-4387-8e84-1957a0369898P0 { 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.scfb59289-1aef-4387-8e84-1957a0369898C0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.scfb59289-1aef-4387-8e84-1957a0369898C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.scfb59289-1aef-4387-8e84-1957a0369898C0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.scfb59289-1aef-4387-8e84-1957a0369898C0-000002 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.scfb59289-1aef-4387-8e84-1957a0369898000003 { 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="scfb59289-1aef-4387-8e84-1957a0369898P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="scfb59289-1aef-4387-8e84-1957a0369898C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=20:51:29:19"><span class="scfb59289-1aef-4387-8e84-1957a0369898C0-000000">20:51:29:19</span></a><span class="scfb59289-1aef-4387-8e84-1957a0369898C0-000001">. Ratio.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="scfb59289-1aef-4387-8e84-1957a0369898C0"> </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="scfb59289-1aef-4387-8e84-1957a0369898C0">Except as provided in § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=20:51:29:19.02"><span class="scfb59289-1aef-4387-8e84-1957a0369898C0-000002">20:51:29:19.02</span></a><span class="scfb59289-1aef-4387-8e84-1957a0369898C0">, up to three registered pharmacy technicians may be on duty in a pharmacy for every pharmacist on duty.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="scfb59289-1aef-4387-8e84-1957a0369898C0"> A pharmacy intern does not count in this ratio.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="scfb59289-1aef-4387-8e84-1957a0369898P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="scfb59289-1aef-4387-8e84-1957a0369898000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="scfb59289-1aef-4387-8e84-1957a0369898P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="scfb59289-1aef-4387-8e84-1957a0369898C0">    </span><span class="scfb59289-1aef-4387-8e84-1957a0369898C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="scfb59289-1aef-4387-8e84-1957a0369898C0"> 31 SDR 35, effective September 19, 2004; 42 SDR 19, effective August 19, 2015</span><span class="scfb59289-1aef-4387-8e84-1957a0369898C0">; 50 SDR 138, effective June 2, 2024; 52 SDR 27, effective September 15, 2025</span><span class="scfb59289-1aef-4387-8e84-1957a0369898C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="scfb59289-1aef-4387-8e84-1957a0369898P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="scfb59289-1aef-4387-8e84-1957a0369898C0">    </span><span class="scfb59289-1aef-4387-8e84-1957a0369898C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="scfb59289-1aef-4387-8e84-1957a0369898C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-11-11"><span class="scfb59289-1aef-4387-8e84-1957a0369898C0-000002">36-11-11</span></a><span class="scfb59289-1aef-4387-8e84-1957a0369898C0">(1)</span><span class="scfb59289-1aef-4387-8e84-1957a0369898C0">(13)</span><span class="scfb59289-1aef-4387-8e84-1957a0369898C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="scfb59289-1aef-4387-8e84-1957a0369898P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="scfb59289-1aef-4387-8e84-1957a0369898C0">    </span><span class="scfb59289-1aef-4387-8e84-1957a0369898C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="scfb59289-1aef-4387-8e84-1957a0369898C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-11-2"><span class="scfb59289-1aef-4387-8e84-1957a0369898C0-000002">36-11-</span><span class="scfb59289-1aef-4387-8e84-1957a0369898C0-000002">2</span></a><span class="scfb59289-1aef-4387-8e84-1957a0369898C0">(</span><span class="scfb59289-1aef-4387-8e84-1957a0369898C0">22</span><span class="scfb59289-1aef-4387-8e84-1957a0369898C0">).</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="scfb59289-1aef-4387-8e84-1957a0369898P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="scfb59289-1aef-4387-8e84-1957a0369898000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="scfb59289-1aef-4387-8e84-1957a0369898P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="scfb59289-1aef-4387-8e84-1957a0369898C0">    </span><span class="scfb59289-1aef-4387-8e84-1957a0369898C0-000001">Cross-Reference:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="scfb59289-1aef-4387-8e84-1957a0369898C0"> Number of interns, § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=20:51:02:11.01"><span class="scfb59289-1aef-4387-8e84-1957a0369898C0-000002">20:51:02:11.01</span></a><span class="scfb59289-1aef-4387-8e84-1957a0369898C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="scfb59289-1aef-4387-8e84-1957a0369898P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="scfb59289-1aef-4387-8e84-1957a0369898000003"> </span></p></div></body></html>