AN ACT

        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

Attest:

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Chief Clerk

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President of the Senate

Attest:

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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,
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Office of the Secretary of State

Filed ____________ , 20___
at _________ o'clock __ M.

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Secretary of State

By _________________________
Asst. Secretary of State