# South Dakota Board of Pharmacy Rule Changes Summary The Board of Pharmacy is establishing new rules for "remote drop sites"—secure locations where patients can pick up prescriptions outside the main pharmacy—and streamlining prescription requirements across the board. Pharmacies must now obtain board approval before operating a remote drop site and must maintain locked cabinets, staff training records, and weekly inventory checks at these locations. The rules also consolidate and modernize prescription handling requirements by combining separate rules for controlled and non-controlled drugs into clearer standards covering how prescriptions can be delivered (in writing, by fax, verbally, or electronically), when they can be refilled, and what information must appear on prescription labels. Additionally, the board cleaned up outdated rules, added a formal disciplinary process for pharmacy interns, and clarified that pharmacy intern licenses and pharmacy operating fees are non-refundable.
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To provide a new rule set for remote drop sites, add a variance process to pharmacy rules outlined in ARSD 20:51 for pharmacies, and clean up of Article 20:51.
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