Verification record

How current is Colorado’s pharmacy staffing rule, and how does RxShift know?

Last verified 2026-10-19. Read from the issuing body's own text and recorded word for word; the weekly re-check on 2026-10-19 confirmed that every recorded passage is still there today.

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Passages captured from the issuing body

3,346 characters, word for word

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Official sources

olls.info, content.leg.colorado.gov, coloradosos.gov

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Dated reads on file

captures taken 2026-10-05, 2026-10-16

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Automatic re-checks

newest 2026-10-19

The rule on file

C.R.S. 12-280-122. Up to 6 technicians and interns combined per pharmacist (no more than 2 interns); central-fill pharmacies may go to 8.

That is the sentence the Colorado page states. The passages below are what the issuing body served when RxShift read it, kept as a dated record so a pharmacy and its counsel can check the sentence against the source. How a rule is read is decided by people and recorded with its date; no automated check can change a reading. RxShift reports deficiencies against this reading; it does not certify compliance, and nothing here is legal advice.

The recorded passages

Recorded word for word on the read of 2026-10-16. Each week an automated re-check opens every official source named here and confirms each passage is still on the page as served; the mark on each passage is what the newest re-check (2026-10-19) found.

3 of 3 passages found 2026-10-19

  • edition masthead (running header)

    Confirmed by re-check 2026-10-19
    Colorado Revised Statutes 2026 Title 12 - Professions and Occupations

    69 characters, recorded as written.

  • 12-280-122(1) to (4)

    Confirmed by re-check 2026-10-19
    12-280-122. Limited authority to delegate activities constituting practice of pharmacy to pharmacy interns or pharmacy technicians - supervision ratio - final product verification - rules - definition. (1) A pharmacist may supervise up to six persons who are either pharmacy interns or pharmacy technicians, of whom no more than two may be pharmacy interns. If three or more pharmacy technicians are on duty, the majority must be fully certified by the board in accordance with section 12-280-115.5 (2), and any pharmacy technician on duty who is not certified pursuant to section 12-280-115.5 (2) must have a provisional certification issued pursuant to section 12-280-115.5 (3). (2) The pharmacy shall retain documentation verifying the training for review by the pharmacist responsible for the final check on prescriptions filled by the pharmacy technician and shall make the documentation available for inspection by the board. (3) The supervision ratio specified in subsection (1) of this section does not include other ancillary personnel who may be in the prescription drug outlet but who are not performing duties described in section 12-280-103 (39)(b) that are delegated to the interns or duties described in section 12-280-103 (38.5)(a) that are delegated to the pharmacy technicians. (4) (a) The provisions of subsection (1) of this section apply to a central fill pharmacy; except that a pharmacist may supervise up to eight persons who are either pharmacy interns or pharmacy technicians, of whom no more than two may be pharmacy interns. (b) As used in this subsection (4), "central fill pharmacy" means a pharmacy, other than a pharmacy located in a hospital licensed pursuant to section 25-1.5-103, that is not a public-facing pharmacy and that only acts as an agent of an originating pharmacy to fill or refill a prescription.

    1,844 characters, recorded as written.

  • 12-280-122(5)(f) and the Source line

    Confirmed by re-check 2026-10-19
    (f) No later than December 31, 2026, the board shall adopt rules concerning final product verification by a pharmacy technician or intern pursuant to this subsection (5). The board's rules must include: (I) Training requirements; (II) Excluded medications; (III) Liability issues; and (IV) Any other rules the board deems appropriate. Source: L. 2019: Entire title R&RE with relocations, (HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 1467, §1, effective October 1; (1) and (3) amended, (HB 19-1242), ch. 434, p. 3753, §10, effective October 1. L. 2023: (1) amended and (4) added, (SB 23-162), ch. 148, p. 630, §3, effective August 7. L. 2026: (5) added, (HB 26-1336), ch. 236, p. 1361, §3, effective August 12.

    690 characters, recorded as written.

1 of 1 passages found 2026-10-19

  • the edition's currency statement

    Confirmed by re-check 2026-10-19
    Current with the changes made by amendments, additions, and repeals to Colorado Revised Statutes by the Seventy-fifth General Assembly at its Second Regular Session in 2026.

    173 characters, recorded as written.

3 of 3 passages found 2026-10-19

  • eDocket 2026-00396, the filing's fields as the page prints them

    Confirmed by re-check 2026-10-19
    Tracking Number 2026-00396 Type of Filing Permanent Rule Department 700 Department of Regulatory Agencies Agency 719 Division of Professions and Occupations - State Board of Pharmacy CCR Number 3 CCR 719-1 CCR Title STATE BOARD OF PHARMACY RULES AND REGULATIONS

    261 characters, recorded as written.

  • eDocket 2026-00396, the filing's fields as the page prints them

    Confirmed by re-check 2026-10-19
    Proposed rule Notice Filed with SOS 08/28/2026 Rule ProposedRuleAttach2026-00396.docx Statutory Authority 12-20-204(1), 12-280-107(1), 12-280-114(9) and 24-4-103, C.R.S.

    169 characters, recorded as written.

  • eDocket 2026-00396, the filing's fields as the page prints them

    Confirmed by re-check 2026-10-19
    Adopted rule Adopted Rules AdoptedRules02026-00396.docx Redline Redline2026-00396.docx Adopted Date 10/01/2026 AGO requested date 10/01/2026

    140 characters, recorded as written.

Every read and every re-check, newest first

A dated read is RxShift reading the issuing body’s text and recording it in a dated report; its public note is repeated here word for word from the updates log. A re-check is the weekly automated comparison of the recorded passages against the live page. People decide every reading; a re-check never changes one.

  • 2026-10-19

    Re-check: confirmed

    The weekly re-check found every recorded passage (7 of 7, 2,843 characters) still on the issuing body's page as served that day.

  • 2026-10-16

    Re-check: confirmed

    The weekly re-check found every recorded passage (7 of 7, 2,843 characters) still on the issuing body's page as served that day.

  • 2026-10-16

    Full read

    Read in full from the issuing body's own text and recorded word for word.

    Colorado's pharmacist-to-technician ratio is unchanged as of October 16, 2026: up to 6 pharmacy technicians and interns combined per pharmacist, no more than 2 of them interns, with a certified majority required once 3 or more technicians are on duty, under C.R.S. 12-280-122(1), re-read from the Legislature's 2026 Colorado Revised Statutes. The State Board of Pharmacy's final product verification rules adopted October 1, 2026 do not change the ratio and are still awaiting the Attorney General's opinion and publication.

    Confidence recorded: high. This entry on the updates log

  • 2026-10-15

    Re-check: mismatch

    0 of 4 recorded passages matched the page as served that day. A mismatch is reported as it stands and never passed; no reading changes without a person deciding it.

  • 2026-10-05

    Full read

    Read in full from the issuing body's own text and recorded word for word.

    Colorado's pharmacist-to-technician ratio is unchanged as of October 5, 2026: up to 6 pharmacy technicians and interns combined per pharmacist, no more than 2 of them interns, with a certified majority required once 3 or more technicians are on duty, under C.R.S. 12-280-122(1). On October 1, 2026 the State Board of Pharmacy adopted rules letting trained technicians and interns perform final product verification on most non-controlled prescriptions under HB 26-1336; those rules do not change the ratio and take effect after state review and publication.

    Confidence recorded: high. This entry on the updates log

  • 2026-09-28

    Report

    A dated report on file for this state.

    Colorado's pharmacist-to-technician ratio is unchanged as of September 28, 2026: up to 6 pharmacy technicians and interns combined per pharmacist, no more than 2 of them interns, with a certified majority required once 3 or more technicians are on duty, under C.R.S. 12-280-122(1) as published in the 2026 Colorado Revised Statutes. A 2026 law (HB 26-1336) added new rules on final product verification to the same section but did not change the ratio, and the State Board of Pharmacy's public hearing on its implementing rules is still set for October 1, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. Mountain time.

    Confidence recorded: high. This entry on the updates log

  • 2026-09-21

    Report

    A dated report on file for this state.

    Colorado's pharmacist-to-technician ratio is unchanged as of September 21, 2026: up to 6 technicians and pharmacy interns combined per pharmacist, no more than 2 of them interns, under C.R.S. 12-280-122, with a majority-certified requirement once 3 or more technicians are on duty. The State Board of Pharmacy has now formally proposed a broad set of rule changes, published in the September 10, 2026 Colorado Register, with a public hearing on October 1, 2026. Nothing in the Board's published description of that rulemaking proposes a change to supervision limits or staffing numbers, and a pharmacy owner wanting to comment should note the October 1 hearing date.

    Confidence recorded: medium. This entry on the updates log

  • 2026-09-17

    Report

    A dated report on file for this state.

    Not for publication: nothing found.

    Confidence recorded: medium. This entry on the updates log

  • 2026-09-07

    Report

    A dated report on file for this state.

    Colorado's pharmacist-to-technician ratio is unchanged as of September 7, 2026: up to 6 technicians and pharmacy interns combined per pharmacist, no more than 2 of them interns, under C.R.S. 12-280-122, with a majority-certified requirement once 3 or more technicians are on duty. The State Board of Pharmacy still has not published a formal proposed rule implementing HB26-1336's final product verification provisions; the next Colorado Register issue is due September 10, 2026 and the Board's statutory deadline is December 31, 2026.

    Confidence recorded: medium. This entry on the updates log

  • 2026-09-03

    Report

    A dated report on file for this state.

    Colorado's pharmacist-to-technician ratio is unchanged as of September 3, 2026: up to 6 technicians and pharmacy interns combined per pharmacist (no more than 2 interns) under C.R.S. 12-280-122, with a majority-certified requirement once 3 or more technicians are on duty. The State Board of Pharmacy has started early stakeholder work on rules implementing HB26-1336's final product verification provisions but has not yet published a formal proposed rule; its statutory deadline is December 31, 2026.

    Confidence recorded: medium. This entry on the updates log

What the re-check results mean

  • Confirmed: every recorded passage was still on the issuing body’s page as served that day.
  • Mismatch: at least one passage was not found. It is reported as it stands, a person looks, and the rows after it show what followed.
  • Not allowed: the issuing body’s site does not permit automated reading, so the rule rests on its dated read, by a person where the page can only be opened in a browser.
  • Nothing to match, no baseline: the record on file held no passage the re-check can match, or no report yet qualified as its baseline.
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