<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><title></title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>p.sf9a00d0c-bccd-4d4f-8620-20bfbcdbc847P0 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-indent: 0.00in; text-align: justify; background: white; font-family: Times; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; } span.sf9a00d0c-bccd-4d4f-8620-20bfbcdbc847C0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: Times; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sf9a00d0c-bccd-4d4f-8620-20bfbcdbc847C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: Times; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sf9a00d0c-bccd-4d4f-8620-20bfbcdbc847C0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: Times; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sf9a00d0c-bccd-4d4f-8620-20bfbcdbc847C0-000002 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: Times; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sf9a00d0c-bccd-4d4f-8620-20bfbcdbc847000003 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.sf9a00d0c-bccd-4d4f-8620-20bfbcdbc847P0-000004 { 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.sf9a00d0c-bccd-4d4f-8620-20bfbcdbc847C0-000005 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sf9a00d0c-bccd-4d4f-8620-20bfbcdbc847C0-000006 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sf9a00d0c-bccd-4d4f-8620-20bfbcdbc847C0-000007 { 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="sf9a00d0c-bccd-4d4f-8620-20bfbcdbc847P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sf9a00d0c-bccd-4d4f-8620-20bfbcdbc847C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=20:51:30:13"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sf9a00d0c-bccd-4d4f-8620-20bfbcdbc847C0-000000">20:51:30:13</span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sf9a00d0c-bccd-4d4f-8620-20bfbcdbc847C0-000001">.  Pharmacist-to-technician ratio.</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sf9a00d0c-bccd-4d4f-8620-20bfbcdbc847C0"> The pharmacist on duty at a central pharmacy may supervise no more than the number of </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sf9a00d0c-bccd-4d4f-8620-20bfbcdbc847C0">registered pharmacy </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sf9a00d0c-bccd-4d4f-8620-20bfbcdbc847C0">technicians allowed in accordance with § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=20:51:29:19"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sf9a00d0c-bccd-4d4f-8620-20bfbcdbc847C0-000002">20:51:29:19</span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sf9a00d0c-bccd-4d4f-8620-20bfbcdbc847C0">. The total number of allowed </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sf9a00d0c-bccd-4d4f-8620-20bfbcdbc847C0">registered pharmacy </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sf9a00d0c-bccd-4d4f-8620-20bfbcdbc847C0">technicians may be divided between the central pharmacy and the remote pharmacy in any manner. However, each remote pharmacy must have at least one pharmacy technician or pharmacy intern</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sf9a00d0c-bccd-4d4f-8620-20bfbcdbc847C0">, who meets the requirements in </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sf9a00d0c-bccd-4d4f-8620-20bfbcdbc847C0">§ </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=20:51:30:12"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sf9a00d0c-bccd-4d4f-8620-20bfbcdbc847C0-000002">20:51:30:12</span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sf9a00d0c-bccd-4d4f-8620-20bfbcdbc847C0">,</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sf9a00d0c-bccd-4d4f-8620-20bfbcdbc847C0"> on duty when it is open</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sf9a00d0c-bccd-4d4f-8620-20bfbcdbc847C0"> if a pharmacist is not present</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sf9a00d0c-bccd-4d4f-8620-20bfbcdbc847C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf9a00d0c-bccd-4d4f-8620-20bfbcdbc847P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sf9a00d0c-bccd-4d4f-8620-20bfbcdbc847000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf9a00d0c-bccd-4d4f-8620-20bfbcdbc847P0-000004"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sf9a00d0c-bccd-4d4f-8620-20bfbcdbc847C0-000005">    </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sf9a00d0c-bccd-4d4f-8620-20bfbcdbc847C0-000006">Source:</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sf9a00d0c-bccd-4d4f-8620-20bfbcdbc847C0-000005"> 35 SDR 183, effective February 2, 2009</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sf9a00d0c-bccd-4d4f-8620-20bfbcdbc847C0-000005">; 52 SDR 27, effective September 15, 2025</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sf9a00d0c-bccd-4d4f-8620-20bfbcdbc847C0-000005">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf9a00d0c-bccd-4d4f-8620-20bfbcdbc847P0-000004"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sf9a00d0c-bccd-4d4f-8620-20bfbcdbc847C0-000005">    </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sf9a00d0c-bccd-4d4f-8620-20bfbcdbc847C0-000006">General Authority:</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sf9a00d0c-bccd-4d4f-8620-20bfbcdbc847C0-000005"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-11-11"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sf9a00d0c-bccd-4d4f-8620-20bfbcdbc847C0-000007">36-11-11</span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sf9a00d0c-bccd-4d4f-8620-20bfbcdbc847C0-000005">(1), </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-11-72"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sf9a00d0c-bccd-4d4f-8620-20bfbcdbc847C0-000007">36-11-72</span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sf9a00d0c-bccd-4d4f-8620-20bfbcdbc847C0-000005">(3).</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf9a00d0c-bccd-4d4f-8620-20bfbcdbc847P0-000004"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sf9a00d0c-bccd-4d4f-8620-20bfbcdbc847C0-000005">    </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sf9a00d0c-bccd-4d4f-8620-20bfbcdbc847C0-000006">Law Implemented:</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sf9a00d0c-bccd-4d4f-8620-20bfbcdbc847C0-000005"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-11-2"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sf9a00d0c-bccd-4d4f-8620-20bfbcdbc847C0-000007">36-11-2</span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sf9a00d0c-bccd-4d4f-8620-20bfbcdbc847C0-000005">(22), </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-11-71"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sf9a00d0c-bccd-4d4f-8620-20bfbcdbc847C0-000007">36-11-71</span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sf9a00d0c-bccd-4d4f-8620-20bfbcdbc847C0-000005">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf9a00d0c-bccd-4d4f-8620-20bfbcdbc847P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sf9a00d0c-bccd-4d4f-8620-20bfbcdbc847000003"> </span></p></div></body></html>