34-12B-2. Exclusive agreements between pharmacies and nursing facilities as misdemeanors--Exceptions.
It is a Class 1 misdemeanor for any pharmacy, pharmacist, nursing facility, or nursing facility administrator, to contract, agree to or arrange for the exclusive right of a pharmacy or pharmacist to furnish drugs and medicines to residents or patients of a nursing facility, except in nursing facilities which are owned or operated by a licensed hospital, nursing facilities which maintain a licensed pharmacy department and nursing facilities which provide patient medication under a "unit dose" system in accordance with rules and regulations established by the State Board of Pharmacy.
Source: SL 1975, ch 225, §2; SL 1977, ch 190, §16.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 34 - Public Health and Safety
Chapter 12B - Nursing Facility Pharmacies
Section 34-12B-1 - Right to choose pharmacy for filling prescriptions.
Section 34-12B-5 - Nursing facility prohibited from providing exclusive services to pharmacy.
Section 34-12B-6 - Violation as ground for suspension or revocation of license.