Except as provided in § 20:51:29:19.02, up to three registered pharmacy technicians may be on duty in a pharmacy for every pharmacist on duty. A pharmacy intern does not count in this ratio.

Source: 31 SDR 35, effective September 19, 2004; 42 SDR 19, effective August 19, 2015 ; 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, 2015-08-19, 2004-09-19.