<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.s3ed8227d-ed4b-46ac-8ec0-f24c024980e9P0 { 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.s3ed8227d-ed4b-46ac-8ec0-f24c024980e9C0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s3ed8227d-ed4b-46ac-8ec0-f24c024980e9C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s3ed8227d-ed4b-46ac-8ec0-f24c024980e9C0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s3ed8227d-ed4b-46ac-8ec0-f24c024980e9000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s3ed8227d-ed4b-46ac-8ec0-f24c024980e9C0-000003 { 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="s3ed8227d-ed4b-46ac-8ec0-f24c024980e9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3ed8227d-ed4b-46ac-8ec0-f24c024980e9C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=20:51:15:15"><span class="s3ed8227d-ed4b-46ac-8ec0-f24c024980e9C0-000000">20:51:15:15</span></a><span class="s3ed8227d-ed4b-46ac-8ec0-f24c024980e9C0-000001">.  Pharmacist controls emergency drugs in health care facilities.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3ed8227d-ed4b-46ac-8ec0-f24c024980e9C0"> A pharmacist of a </span><span class="s3ed8227d-ed4b-46ac-8ec0-f24c024980e9C0">licensed</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3ed8227d-ed4b-46ac-8ec0-f24c024980e9C0"> pharmacy in a </span><span class="s3ed8227d-ed4b-46ac-8ec0-f24c024980e9C0">hospital, nursing facility, hospice program, or related facility</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3ed8227d-ed4b-46ac-8ec0-f24c024980e9C0"> may provide, upon written request of the health care facility's </span><span class="s3ed8227d-ed4b-46ac-8ec0-f24c024980e9C0">prescribers</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3ed8227d-ed4b-46ac-8ec0-f24c024980e9C0">, a defined supply of drugs in an emergency drug kit or crash cart. The emergency drugs </span><span class="s3ed8227d-ed4b-46ac-8ec0-f24c024980e9C0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3ed8227d-ed4b-46ac-8ec0-f24c024980e9C0"> meet the immediate therapeutic needs of a patient to prevent harm to the patient due to a delay in obtaining </span><span class="s3ed8227d-ed4b-46ac-8ec0-f24c024980e9C0">the</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3ed8227d-ed4b-46ac-8ec0-f24c024980e9C0"> drugs from the pharmacy. The emergency drugs </span><span class="s3ed8227d-ed4b-46ac-8ec0-f24c024980e9C0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3ed8227d-ed4b-46ac-8ec0-f24c024980e9C0"> remain the property of the </span><span class="s3ed8227d-ed4b-46ac-8ec0-f24c024980e9C0">licensed</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3ed8227d-ed4b-46ac-8ec0-f24c024980e9C0"> pharmacy and </span><span class="s3ed8227d-ed4b-46ac-8ec0-f24c024980e9C0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3ed8227d-ed4b-46ac-8ec0-f24c024980e9C0"> be stored on-site in a suitable</span><span class="s3ed8227d-ed4b-46ac-8ec0-f24c024980e9C0">,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3ed8227d-ed4b-46ac-8ec0-f24c024980e9C0"> controlled location in the health care facility.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3ed8227d-ed4b-46ac-8ec0-f24c024980e9C0"> The pharmacy staff shall inspect all emergency drugs at least monthly.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3ed8227d-ed4b-46ac-8ec0-f24c024980e9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3ed8227d-ed4b-46ac-8ec0-f24c024980e9000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3ed8227d-ed4b-46ac-8ec0-f24c024980e9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3ed8227d-ed4b-46ac-8ec0-f24c024980e9C0">    </span><span class="s3ed8227d-ed4b-46ac-8ec0-f24c024980e9C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3ed8227d-ed4b-46ac-8ec0-f24c024980e9C0"> SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986; 26 SDR 92, effective January 6, 2000</span><span class="s3ed8227d-ed4b-46ac-8ec0-f24c024980e9C0">; 50 SDR 138, effective June 2, 2024; 52 SDR 27, effective September 15, 2025; 53 SDR 13, effective August 16, 2026</span><span class="s3ed8227d-ed4b-46ac-8ec0-f24c024980e9C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3ed8227d-ed4b-46ac-8ec0-f24c024980e9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3ed8227d-ed4b-46ac-8ec0-f24c024980e9C0">    </span><span class="s3ed8227d-ed4b-46ac-8ec0-f24c024980e9C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3ed8227d-ed4b-46ac-8ec0-f24c024980e9C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-11-11"><span class="s3ed8227d-ed4b-46ac-8ec0-f24c024980e9C0-000003">36-11-11</span></a><span class="s3ed8227d-ed4b-46ac-8ec0-f24c024980e9C0">(1)(4)</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3ed8227d-ed4b-46ac-8ec0-f24c024980e9C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-11-33"><span class="s3ed8227d-ed4b-46ac-8ec0-f24c024980e9C0-000003">36-11-33</span></a><span class="s3ed8227d-ed4b-46ac-8ec0-f24c024980e9C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3ed8227d-ed4b-46ac-8ec0-f24c024980e9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3ed8227d-ed4b-46ac-8ec0-f24c024980e9C0">    </span><span class="s3ed8227d-ed4b-46ac-8ec0-f24c024980e9C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3ed8227d-ed4b-46ac-8ec0-f24c024980e9C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-11-2.2"><span class="s3ed8227d-ed4b-46ac-8ec0-f24c024980e9C0-000003">36-11-2.2</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3ed8227d-ed4b-46ac-8ec0-f24c024980e9C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-11-33"><span class="s3ed8227d-ed4b-46ac-8ec0-f24c024980e9C0-000003">36-11-33</span></a><span class="s3ed8227d-ed4b-46ac-8ec0-f24c024980e9C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3ed8227d-ed4b-46ac-8ec0-f24c024980e9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3ed8227d-ed4b-46ac-8ec0-f24c024980e9000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>