<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.sa861b53f-558b-4126-980e-64ac7c1ed75cP0 { 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.sa861b53f-558b-4126-980e-64ac7c1ed75cC0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sa861b53f-558b-4126-980e-64ac7c1ed75cC0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sa861b53f-558b-4126-980e-64ac7c1ed75cC0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sa861b53f-558b-4126-980e-64ac7c1ed75cC0-000002 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sa861b53f-558b-4126-980e-64ac7c1ed75c000003 { 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="sa861b53f-558b-4126-980e-64ac7c1ed75cP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa861b53f-558b-4126-980e-64ac7c1ed75cC0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=20:51:29:25"><span class="sa861b53f-558b-4126-980e-64ac7c1ed75cC0-000000">20:51:29:25</span></a><span class="sa861b53f-558b-4126-980e-64ac7c1ed75cC0-000001">.  Illegal</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa861b53f-558b-4126-980e-64ac7c1ed75cC0-000001"> or </span><span class="sa861b53f-558b-4126-980e-64ac7c1ed75cC0-000001">unethical behavior.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa861b53f-558b-4126-980e-64ac7c1ed75cC0"> A </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa861b53f-558b-4126-980e-64ac7c1ed75cC0">registered </span><span class="sa861b53f-558b-4126-980e-64ac7c1ed75cC0">pharmacy technician may not exhibit illegal</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa861b53f-558b-4126-980e-64ac7c1ed75cC0"> or </span><span class="sa861b53f-558b-4126-980e-64ac7c1ed75cC0">unethical behavior in connection with the technician's pharmacy employment. Illegal</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa861b53f-558b-4126-980e-64ac7c1ed75cC0"> or </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa861b53f-558b-4126-980e-64ac7c1ed75cC0">unethical behavior </span><span class="sa861b53f-558b-4126-980e-64ac7c1ed75cC0">are</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa861b53f-558b-4126-980e-64ac7c1ed75cC0"> verbal or physical abuse, coercion, intimidation, harassment, sexual advances, threats, degradation of character, profanity, indecent or obscene conduct, and theft. A violation of this section may be grounds for disciplinary action as provided </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa861b53f-558b-4126-980e-64ac7c1ed75cC0">for </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa861b53f-558b-4126-980e-64ac7c1ed75cC0">in § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=20:51:29:27"><span class="sa861b53f-558b-4126-980e-64ac7c1ed75cC0-000002">20:51:29:27</span></a><span class="sa861b53f-558b-4126-980e-64ac7c1ed75cC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa861b53f-558b-4126-980e-64ac7c1ed75cP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa861b53f-558b-4126-980e-64ac7c1ed75c000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa861b53f-558b-4126-980e-64ac7c1ed75cP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa861b53f-558b-4126-980e-64ac7c1ed75cC0">    </span><span class="sa861b53f-558b-4126-980e-64ac7c1ed75cC0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa861b53f-558b-4126-980e-64ac7c1ed75cC0"> 31 SDR 35, effective September 19, 2004</span><span class="sa861b53f-558b-4126-980e-64ac7c1ed75cC0">; 50 SDR 138, effective June 2, 2024; 52 SDR 27, effective September 15, 2025</span><span class="sa861b53f-558b-4126-980e-64ac7c1ed75cC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa861b53f-558b-4126-980e-64ac7c1ed75cP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa861b53f-558b-4126-980e-64ac7c1ed75cC0">    </span><span class="sa861b53f-558b-4126-980e-64ac7c1ed75cC0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa861b53f-558b-4126-980e-64ac7c1ed75cC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-11-11"><span class="sa861b53f-558b-4126-980e-64ac7c1ed75cC0-000002">36-11-11</span></a><span class="sa861b53f-558b-4126-980e-64ac7c1ed75cC0">(1)</span><span class="sa861b53f-558b-4126-980e-64ac7c1ed75cC0">(13)</span><span class="sa861b53f-558b-4126-980e-64ac7c1ed75cC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa861b53f-558b-4126-980e-64ac7c1ed75cP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa861b53f-558b-4126-980e-64ac7c1ed75cC0">    </span><span class="sa861b53f-558b-4126-980e-64ac7c1ed75cC0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa861b53f-558b-4126-980e-64ac7c1ed75cC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-11-2"><span class="sa861b53f-558b-4126-980e-64ac7c1ed75cC0-000002">36-11-</span><span class="sa861b53f-558b-4126-980e-64ac7c1ed75cC0-000002">2</span></a><span class="sa861b53f-558b-4126-980e-64ac7c1ed75cC0">(</span><span class="sa861b53f-558b-4126-980e-64ac7c1ed75cC0">22</span><span class="sa861b53f-558b-4126-980e-64ac7c1ed75cC0">).</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa861b53f-558b-4126-980e-64ac7c1ed75cP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa861b53f-558b-4126-980e-64ac7c1ed75c000003"> </span></p></div></body></html>