South Dakota Administrative Code

Rule 20:51:10:05 Repealed. 20:51:10:05. Poisons can only be sold in original packages. Repealed Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; repealed, 12 SDR 86, effective November 27, 1985.

Rule 20:51:10:06 Repealed. 20:51:10:06. Licenses may be revoked.Repealed. Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; repealed, 12 SDR 86, effective November 27, 1985.

Rule 20:51:10:07 Repealed. 20:51:10:07. Poison license number must be entered on wholesale purchase order.Repealed. Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; repealed, 12 SDR 86, effective November 27, 1985.

Rule 20:51:10:08 Repealed. 20:51:10:08. Any vendor of poisons must show poison license number on invoices.Repealed. Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; repealed, 12 SDR 86, effective November 27, 1985.

Rule 20:51:10:09 Repealed. 20:51:10:09. Designated poisons. Repealed. Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986; repealed, SL 2012, ch 194, § 35, effective July 1, 2012.

Rule 20:51:13:01 Repealed. 20:51:13:01. Substitution of drugs prohibited.Repealed. Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; repealed, 12 SDR 86, effective November 27, 1985.

20:51:13:02. Return of unused drugs. Except as otherwise provided by chapters 20:51:21 and 20:51:35, pharmacists and pharmacies may not accept from patients or their agents, for reuse, reissue, or resale, any unused drugs, prescribed medications, sickroom supplies, or hygienic su…

20:51:13:02.01. Return of unused unit dose and unit of issue drugs by patients in hospice programs, nursing facilities, or assisted living facilities. Only unused unit dose or unit of issue drugs from patients in a hospice program, a nursing facility, or an assisted living facili…

Rule 20:51:13:02.02 Repealed. 20:51:13:02.02. Redispensing drugs to patient for whom prescribed.Repealed. Source: 11 SDR 151, effective May 15, 1985; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986; 18 SDR 95, effective November 25, 1991; repealed, 29 SDR 37, effective September 2…

20:51:13:02.03. Redispensing unit dose and unit of issue drugs returned from hospice programs, nursing facilities, or assisted living facilities. Unused unit dose or unit of issue drugs that are returned under § 20:51:13:02.01 may be redispensed in accordance with the following r…

20:51:13:02.04. Repackaging drugs from prescription container. Drugs that were repackaged and were not dispensed, or drugs transferred directly from one pharmacy to another pharmacy, may be repackaged into unit dose or unit of issue packaging if the following information is obtai…

20:51:13:03. Free choice of pharmacies. The following notice must be displayed conspicuously at all times in all licensed pharmacies: "NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC FREE CHOICE OF PHARMACIES Any person has the right and privilege of having a prescription filled at the pharmacy of the pers…

20:51:13:04. Splitting fees or rebates prohibited. Repealed. Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986; 50 SDR 138, effective June 2, 2024.

20:51:13:05. Reserved.

20:51:13:06. Off-site medication control in a hospital or medical clinic -- Approval -- Requirements. A licensed pharmacy may provide drugs as defined in SDCL 36-11-2.1 to a hospital or medical clinic for dispensing to patients when access to a pharmacy is limited. The pharmacy p…

20:51:14:01. Annual pharmacist license renewal. The fee for an annual pharmacist license renewal is one hundred twenty-five dollars. Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 6 SDR 103, effective May 5, 1980; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986; 15 SDR 20, effective August 9, 1988;…

Rule 20:51:14:02 Repealed. 20:51:14:02. Reinstatement of certificates. Repealed. Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; repealed, 12 SDR 86, effective November 27, 1985.

Rule 20:51:14:03 Repealed. 20:51:14:03. Reciprocity requirements.Repealed. Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; repealed, 12 SDR 86, effective November 27, 1985.

20:51:14:04. Equivalent drug products. Repealed. Source: 13 SDR 179, effective June 2, 1987; 17 SDR 37, effective September 9, 1990; 18 SDR 95, effective November 25, 1991; 19 SDR 93, effective December 31, 1992; 20 SDR 28, effective August 30, 1993; 22 SDR 32, effective Septembe…

20:51:15:01. Definition and general provisions. Terms used in this chapter mean: (1) “Chart order,” a lawful order entered on the chart or medical record of a patient or resident of a licensed healthcare facility by a practitioner, or a designated agent, for a drug or device; (2)…

20:51:15:02. Pharmaceutical services supervised by pharmacist. All pharmaceutical services in a part-time pharmacy must be performed either by, or under the personal supervision of a licensed pharmacist. Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986;…

20:51:15:03. Central area to be licensed as a pharmacy. The central area in a hospital, nursing facility, hospice program, or related facility, where drugs are procured, stored, and issued, and where pharmaceutical services are performed, must be licensed as a pharmacy. The pharm…

20:51:15:04. Dispensing limited to pharmacist. Repealed. Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986; 52 SDR 27, effective September 15, 2025.

20:51:15:05. Transferring drugs from original containers limited to pharmacists. The act of transferring a drug or preparation from an original container to a new container is an act of dispensing which is restricted to a licensed pharmacist. For purposes of this section, a conta…

Rule 20:51:15:06 Removing a single dose from prescription container. 20:51:15:06. Removing a single dose from prescription container. Removing a single dose of medication from a prescription container which has been dispensed by a pharmacist to a medicine cup and placing this med…

20:51:15:07. Preparing a solution. Repealed. Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986; 50 SDR 138, effective June 2, 2024; 52 SDR 27, effective September 15, 2025.

Rule 20:51:15:08 Medication floor stocks. 20:51:15:08. Medication floor stocks. Licensed hospitals and intensive care units having an organized medical staff, may maintain necessary floor stocks of medications at the nurses' station. Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 12 SDR 151, 12 SD…

20:51:15:09. Filling or refilling of nursing station containers limited to pharmacists. Repealed. Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986; 50 SDR 138, effective June 2, 2024.

20:51:15:10. Part-time pharmacy license -- Fee -- Renewal. The fee to apply for a part-time pharmacy license is one hundred sixty dollars. The fee for renewal of a part-time pharmacy license is one hundred sixty dollars. Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 2 SDR 56, effective February 1…

20:51:15:11. Schedule of attendance by pharmacist. A licensed pharmacist employed or otherwise engaged to supply pharmaceutical services at a part-time pharmacy may have a flexible schedule of attendance, but the pharmacist must be present for a sufficient number of hours weekly …

20:51:15:12. Supervision of drugs located in areas other than pharmacy. Drugs and medications located in areas of a facility, other than in the pharmacy, must be under the general supervision of the pharmacist-in-charge. Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effect…

20:51:15:13. Access to pharmacy -- Records. Except as provided below, only a licensed pharmacist may have access to the pharmacy. If the pharmacist is absent from the hospital, nursing facility, hospice program, or other related facility, a registered nurse designated by the hosp…

20:51:15:14. Pharmacy must be in a separate room. The pharmacy, within the hospital, nursing facility, hospice program, or related facility must be in a separate room and locked at all times when a licensed pharmacist is not on duty. Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 12 SDR 151, 12 SD…

20:51:15:15. Pharmacist controls emergency drugs in health care facilities. A pharmacist of a licensed pharmacy in a hospital, nursing facility, hospice program, or related facility may provide, upon written request of the health care facility's prescribers, a defined supply of d…

20:51:15:15.01. Pharmacist controls emergency kit in nursing facility. A licensed pharmacy may provide to a nursing facility a limited quantity of controlled legend drugs, a limited amount of noncontrolled legend drugs, and nonprescription drugs, for emergency and supportive trea…

20:51:15:16. Minimum standards for pharmacy service. Repealed. Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 12 SDR 86, effective November 27, 1985; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986; 50 SDR 138, effective June 2, 2024.

Rule 20:51:15:17 Repealed. 20:51:15:17. Federal and state statutes control.Repealed. Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; repealed, 12 SDR 86, effective November 27, 1985.

Rule 20:51:16:01 Repealed. 20:51:16:01. Primary obligation is service.Repealed. Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; repealed, 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986.

Rule 20:51:16:02 Repealed. 20:51:16:02. Practice requires knowledge.Repealed. Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; repealed, 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986.

20:51:16:03. The pharmacist's relation to the public. In the pharmacist's relation to the public, the pharmacist shall: (1) Uphold the approved legal standards of the United States Pharmacopeia and the National Formulary, and encourage the use of official drugs and preparations. …

20:51:16:04. The pharmacist's relations to other health professions. In the pharmacist's relations to other health professions, the pharmacist shall: (1) Willingly make available the pharmacist's expert knowledge of drugs to the other health professions; (2) Refuse to prescribe o…

Rule 20:51:16:05 The pharmacist's relations to fellow pharmacists. 20:51:16:05. The pharmacist's relations to fellow pharmacists. In relations to fellow pharmacists, the pharmacist: (1) Strives to perfect and enlarge the pharmacist's professional knowledge. The pharmacist contrib…

20:51:17:01. Definitions. Terms used in this chapter mean: (1) "Automated mechanical distribution device," a mechanical device that is located in a health care facility, delivers a drug or drug device other than by administration or dispensing, and uses automated data processing …

20:51:17:01.01. Approval for use of automated mechanical distribution device. Repealed. Source: 26 SDR 92, effective January 6, 2000; 50 SDR 138, effective June 2, 2024.

20:51:17:01.02. Pharmacist shall review first-dose prescription drug order -- Exception. The first dose of a prescription drug may not be removed from an automated mechanical distribution device until a pharmacist has reviewed the prescriber's orders. In a health care facility, m…

20:51:17:02. Procedures for distributing or dispensing drugs in automated mechanical distribution and automated prescription dispensing device. Drugs may be distributed or dispensed by an automated mechanical distribution device or by an automated prescription dispensing device u…

20:51:17:03. Stand-alone automated mechanical distribution device and automated prescription dispensing device--License required. When a stand-alone automated mechanical distribution device or an automated prescription dispensing device is used to store, distribute, dispense, or …

Rule 20:51:19:01 Continuing professional education defined. 20:51:19:01. Continuing professional education defined. As used in this chapter continuing professional education is accredited, post-registration professional educational experience derived from participation in postgra…

Rule 20:51:19:02 Active pharmacist defined. 20:51:19:02. Active pharmacist defined. An active pharmacist is a licensed pharmacist practicing pharmacy according to SDCL 36-11-2(1). Source: 4 SDR 54, effective February 26, 1978; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986. Gener…

20:51:19:03. Hours required. To qualify for a renewal of a pharmacist license or reinstatement, a pharmacist must complete twelve hours of approved continuing education. The twelve hours of approved continuing education required each year for renewal must be completed within the …