A registered pharmacy technician may not:
- (1) Provide the final verification for the accuracy, validity, completeness, or appropriateness of a filled prescription or medication order;
- (2) Conduct prospective drug use review or evaluate a patient's medication record for purposes identified in § 20:51:25:02;
- (3) Provide final verification of automated dispensing medication fill records for accuracy and completeness;
- (4) Make decisions that require a pharmacist's professional judgment;
- (5) Accept new verbal prescription medication orders communicated to the pharmacy by a prescriber or the prescriber's agent; or
(6) Provide pharmaceutical services in a pharmacy without a pharmacist being present, except as authorized in chapter 20:51:30.
A violation of this section may be grounds for disciplinary action as provided in § 20:51:29:27.
Source: 31 SDR 35, effective September 19, 2004 ; 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, 2004-09-19.