Only a pharmacist may take a verbal prescription order. A registered pharmacy technician at the remote pharmacy may not accept verbal orders for new prescriptions but may accept written orders. A written order for a new prescription may be entered at the central pharmacy or the remote pharmacy. The pharmacist must approve or override all drug utilization review alerts.

Source: 35 SDR 183, effective February 2, 2009 ; 52 SDR 27, effective September 15, 2025 .

General Authority: SDCL 36-11-11 (1), 36-11-72 (5).

Law Implemented: SDCL 36-11-2 (22), 36-11- 2 .2, 36-11-71 .

Prior versions effective: 2009-02-02.