ENTITLED, An Act to
provide for the regulation of telepharmacy and to establish a fee therefor.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA:
Section
1.
That chapter
36-11
be amended by adding thereto a NEW SECTION to read as
follows:
Terms as used in this Act mean:
(1) "Central pharmacy," a pharmacy with one or more remote pharmacies in which all sites
are connected via computer link, video link, and audio link. The central pharmacy may
be retail or hospital-based;
(2) "Remote pharmacy," a pharmacy staffed by a registered pharmacy technician with access
to a central pharmacy with a registered pharmacist by computer link, video link, and audio
link while open;
(3) "Telepharmacy practice," the practice whereby a licensed pharmacist uses
telecommunications technology to provide personalized, electronically documented, real-
time pharmaceutical care to patients at a remote pharmacy, including prescription
dispensing and counseling, and to oversee and supervise remote pharmacy operations.
Section
2.
That chapter
36-11
be amended by adding thereto a NEW SECTION to read as
follows:
The board shall promulgate rules pursuant to chapter 1-26 to provide for the regulation of
telepharmacy in the state. The rules shall include:
(1) License requirements, including establishment of an annual license fee not to exceed two
hundred fifty dollars;
(2) Minimum structural, security, and equipment requirements for the remote pharmacy;
(3) Minimum staffing requirements for the central pharmacy and remote pharmacy;
(4) Record keeping requirements for the central pharmacy and remote pharmacy;
(5) Establishment of policies and procedures for the daily operation of the remote pharmacy;
and
(6) Use of automated dispensing machines.
An Act to provide for the regulation of telepharmacy and to establish a fee therefor.
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I certify that the attached
Act
originated in the
HOUSE as
Bill
No.
1031
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Chief Clerk
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Speaker of the House
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Chief Clerk
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President of the Senate
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Secretary of the Senate
House
Bill
No.
1031
File No. ____
Chapter No. ______
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Received at this Executive Office
this _____ day of _____________ ,
20____ at ____________ M.
By _________________________
for the Governor
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The attached Act is hereby
approved this ________ day of
______________ , A.D., 20___
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Governor
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STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA,
ss.
Office of the Secretary of State
Filed ____________ , 20___
at _________ o'clock __ M.
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Secretary of State
By _________________________
Asst. Secretary of State
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