{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-36-11-68","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 36-11-68","heading":"Counseling patients and caregivers--Maintenance of patient records.","body":"After receipt of a prescription drug order, the pharmacist shall offer to counsel each patient or caregiver who receives a prescribed drug or device from him on matters which in the exercise of the pharmacist's professional judgment the pharmacist deems significant. To this purpose, the pharmacist shall make a reasonable effort to obtain, record, and maintain pertinent patient information. Before January 1, 1993, the board shall establish minimum standards by rules adopted pursuant to chapter 1-26 for counseling patients and caregivers and for maintenance of patient information.\nNothing in this section shall be construed to require a pharmacist to provide patient counseling for prescribed drugs:\n(1) Administered to an inpatient or resident of a health care facility;\n(2) Administered by a certified or licensed health professional to registered outpatients of a hospital; or\n(3) Provided in less than a seventy-two-hour supply to inpatients or outpatients as a part of the discharge process.","path":["TITLE 36. PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS","CHAPTER 36-11. PHARMACIES AND PHARMACISTS"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/36-11-68","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"d627a965ded729eb89fee550a7b9f4d12e84af8ad3b546c4a20b9c17a3af7620","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-36-11-67","next":"us-sd/sdcl-36-11-69"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}