T he pharmacist-in-charge of a pharmacy shall ensure that a registered pharmacy technician receives adequate training in the tasks performed by technicians working at that pharmacy. A pharmacy employing a registered 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 in its policies . Each pharmacy shall document and maintain each registered pharmacy technician's training for the duration of employment. The pharmacy shall make its policies and procedures and documentation of registerd pharmacy technician training available for inspection by the board.

Source: 31 SDR 35, effective September 19, 2004; 38 SDR 121, effective January 17, 2012 ; 50 SDR 138, effective June 2, 2024; 52 SDR 27, effective September 15, 2025 .

General Authority: SDCL 36-11-11 (1) (13) .

Law Implemented: SDCL 36-11- 2 ( 22 ).

Prior versions effective: 2024-06-02, 2012-01-17.