TECHNICIAN REGISTRATION RENEWAL PROCEDURE CHANGE
NEW Technician applications may now be completed ONLINE.
No paper applications will be accepted.
Please review the Board of Pharmacy Instructions and the Instructions and User Manual for instructions for online application process.
IMPORTANT: READ AND PRINT instructions and user manual PRIOR TO STARTING ONLINE PROCESS
To qualify to fill out a NEW Technician registration:
- Be a high school graduate or have attained a GED.
- Be hired/employed in South Dakota as a pharmacy technician before you can apply for a technician registration.
DO NOT FILL OUT A NEW Technician Registration:
- If you have ever been employed as a technician in South Dakota, do not complete a new technician registration application. You have an assigned technician number and must complete a technician renewal application even if your registration has expired.
- If you forgot your technician number, go to http://doh.sd.gov/boards/pharmacy/verification.aspx. Click on Individual verification. Select Technician as your License/Registration type, enter your last name, check on ‘I’m not a robot’, then click search. Your registration number should come up.
Renewal Application Information
New Application Information
- New Technician Instructions and User Manual
- Certification of Eligibility for Technicians Enrolled in a Pharmacy Technician Institution Based Education Program Form
- Online link for new technician application
Requirements for Pharmacy Technicians
A pharmacy technician is an individual registered by the board who is in a technician training program or who is employed by a licensed pharmacy located in South Dakota. The pharmacy technician assists in the technical functions of the practice of pharmacy, enabling the pharmacist to provide pharmaceutical care to the patient. The supervising pharmacist is responsible for the actions of a pharmacy technician.
The registration program for pharmacy technicians was established for the purposes of identification, tracking, and disciplinary action. The registration does not include any determination by the board of the competency of the registered individual.
A pharmacy technician is required to register with the board by completing and submitting an application for registration within 30 days of accepting employment as a pharmacy technician in a South Dakota pharmacy. An individual who fails to register as a pharmacy technician may be subject to disciplinary sanctions. A person who is in a college-based technician training program is required to obtain a pharmacy technician registration prior to beginning on-site practical experience.
Registered pharmacist-interns are exempt from pharmacy technician registration.
Registrations expire on October 31 each year. Renewal applications are sent to each pharmacy approximately one month prior to expiration. If you do not receive a renewal application at your place of employment, please contact the Board of Pharmacy office at 605-362-2737.
Pharmacy technicians are required to report to the board, within 10 days, a change of name, address, or pharmacy employment.