Verification record

How current is Georgia’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

4,495 characters, word for word

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Official sources

gbp.georgia.gov, gov.georgia.gov

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Dated reads on file

captures taken 2026-10-05, 2026-10-12, 2026-10-16

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Automatic re-checks

newest 2026-10-19

The rule on file

O.C.G.A. 26-4-82 (as amended by HB 382, eff. July 1, 2026) and Board rule 480-15-.03(e). A flat ceiling of 4 technicians per pharmacist in the licensed area; remote technicians do not count toward the ratio. Pharmacy interns and externs sit outside the 1:4 technician cap.

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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.

2 of 2 passages found 2026-10-19

  • rule heading

    Confirmed by re-check 2026-10-19
    480-15-.03. Use of Registered Pharmacy Technicians and Other Pharmacy Personnel

    79 characters, recorded as written.

  • subsections (e) through (i) and the Authority line

    Confirmed by re-check 2026-10-19
    (e) The pharmacist to registered pharmacy technician ratio shall not exceed one pharmacist providing direct supervision of four registered pharmacy technicians in accordance with the certification requirements below. 1. Any time during which a pharmacist is directly supervising one or two technicians, no certification is required. 2. Any time during which a pharmacist is directly supervising three technicians, at least one must be certified as outlined below in subsections i-iii. 3. Any time during which a pharmacist is directly supervising four technicians, at least two must be certified as outlined below in subsections i-iii. (i) Have successfully passed a certification program approved by the Board of Pharmacy; (ii) Have successfully passed an employer's training and assessment program which has been approved by the Board of Pharmacy; or (iii) Have been certified by the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board. (f) In addition to the utilization of four (4) registered pharmacy technicians as outlined in subsection (e), a pharmacist may be assisted by and directly supervise at the same time one (1) pharmacy intern, one (1) pharmacy extern, and one (1) pharmacy observer. (g) The board may consider and approve an application to increase the ratio in a pharmacy located in a licensed hospital. Such application must be made in writing and may be submitted to the Board by the pharmacist in charge of a specific hospital pharmacy in this state. (h) No completed prescription drug order shall be given to the patient requesting the same unless the contents and label thereof have been verified by a pharmacist. (i) The Board of Pharmacy may revoke or suspend the registration of a pharmacy technician for any of the grounds set forth in O.C.G.A. Sections 43-1-19 or 26-4-60. The revocation or suspension of the registration of a pharmacy technician is not a contested case under the Georgia Administrative Procedures Act, O.C.G.A.T. 50, Ch.13, and the technician is not entitled to a hearing, but the technician may be entitled to an appearance before the Board. Authority: O.C.G.A. §§26-4-27, 26-4-28, 26-4-60, 26-4-80, 26-4-82, 26-4-83, 26-4-84, 26-4-85, 26-4-88, 26-4-110, 26-4-111, 43-1-19.

    2,210 characters, recorded as written.

4 of 4 passages found 2026-10-19

  • bill masthead

    Confirmed by re-check 2026-10-19
    26 LC 46 1487S/AP House Bill 382 (AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE)

    61 characters, recorded as written.

  • the clause amending Code Section 26-4-82

    Confirmed by re-check 2026-10-19
    Section 26-4-82, relating to duties requiring professional judgment and responsibilities of43 licensed pharmacist, as follows:44 "26-4-82.45

    140 characters, recorded as written.

  • 26-4-82(d) as amended (bill lines 72-90), verbatim as extracted

    Confirmed by re-check 2026-10-19
    (d)(1) As used in this subsection, the term 'closed-door pharmacy' means a pharmacy that72 provides specialized services and is not open to the general public.73 (2) The board of pharmacy shall promulgate rules and regulations regarding the activities74 and utilization of pharmacy technicians in by pharmacies, including the establishment of75 a registry as required in paragraph (7) of subsection (a) of Code Section 26-4-28;76 provided, however, that the pharmacist to pharmacy technician ratio shall not exceed one77 pharmacist providing direct supervision of four pharmacy technicians located in the78 licensed area of the pharmacy. Any pharmacy technician performing pharmacy79 technician functions from a remote location outside a pharmacy shall not be counted80 toward the pharmacist to pharmacy technician supervisory ratio. The board may consider81 and approve an application to increase the ratio in a pharmacy located in a licensed82 hospital or in a closed-door pharmacy. Such application must shall be made in writing83 and must shall be submitted to the board by the pharmacist in charge of a specific hospital84 pharmacy in this state or a specific closed-door pharmacy. At any time during which the85 pharmacist directly supervises four or more pharmacy technicians, two of such86 technicians must be certified. At any time during which the pharmacist directly87 supervises three pharmacy technicians, one of such technicians must be certified. No88 certification is required for pharmacy technicians in pharmacies at any time during which89 the pharmacist directly supervises one or two pharmacy technicians.90

    1,628 characters, recorded as written.

  • 26-4-82(f) as amended (bill lines 99-103), verbatim as extracted

    Confirmed by re-check 2026-10-19
    (e)(f) In addition to the utilization of pharmacy technicians, a pharmacist may be assisted99 by and directly supervise one pharmacy intern and one pharmacy extern pharmacy interns100 and pharmacy externs; provided, however, that the total number of such persons under the101 direct supervision of one pharmacist shall not exceed six persons, in any combination102 thereof."103

    377 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 (6 of 6, 3,824 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 (6 of 6, 3,824 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.

    Georgia's pharmacy staffing rules are unchanged as of October 16, 2026. Board of Pharmacy rule 480-15-.03(e), re-read from the Board's own copy, still caps a pharmacist at four registered pharmacy technicians under direct supervision, requiring at least one certified technician to staff three and at least two to staff four, and O.C.G.A. 26-4-82 as amended by HB 382 still counts only technicians located in the licensed area of the pharmacy toward that four. Pharmacy interns and externs sit outside the four-technician cap.

    Confidence recorded: high. This entry on the updates log

  • 2026-10-15

    Re-check: mismatch

    0 of 2 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.

  • 2026-10-12

    Full read

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

    Georgia re-checked October 12, 2026 with no change for pharmacies. O.C.G.A. 26-4-82 as amended by HB 382 caps on-site technicians at four per pharmacist and does not count technicians working remotely, Board of Pharmacy rule 480-15-.03(e) still requires at least one certified technician to staff three and at least two to staff four, and pharmacy interns and externs sit outside the four-technician cap. The Board's only new statement this week concerns emergency prescription refills during the hurricane state of emergency and does not affect staffing.

    Confidence recorded: high. This entry on the updates log

  • 2026-10-05

    Full read

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

    Georgia re-checked October 5, 2026 with no change for pharmacies. O.C.G.A. 26-4-82 as amended by HB 382 caps on-site technicians at four per pharmacist and does not count technicians working remotely, and Board of Pharmacy rule 480-15-.03(e) still requires at least one certified technician to staff three and at least two to staff four. The Board has not published any guidance on how the 2026 intern and extern limit relates to the technician ratio.

    Confidence recorded: high. This entry on the updates log

  • 2026-09-28

    Report

    A dated report on file for this state.

    Georgia re-checked September 28, 2026 with no change for pharmacies. Board of Pharmacy rule 480-15-.03(e) still requires at least one certified technician on duty to staff three technicians, and at least two to staff four, even though HB 382 (Act 476) removed those tiers from O.C.G.A. 26-4-82 effective July 1, 2026; the Board is still hearing requests to waive that rule, so it remains in force. The ceiling of four on-site technicians per pharmacist is unchanged, and remote technicians still do not count toward it. Some Board FAQ answers still describe the law as it stood before 2026, so rely on the statute and the rule.

    Confidence recorded: high. This entry on the updates log

  • 2026-09-21

    Report

    A dated report on file for this state.

    Georgia re-checked September 21, 2026 with no change for pharmacies. Board of Pharmacy rule 480-15-.03(e) still requires at least one certified technician on duty to staff three, and at least two to staff four, even though HB 382 (Act 476) removed those tiers from O.C.G.A. 26-4-82 effective July 1, 2026. The Board has not proposed conforming its rule and has no rules hearing on its calendar through December 2026, so keep scheduling to the certification tiers. The flat ceiling of four on-site technicians per pharmacist is unchanged, and technicians working from a remote location still do not count toward it.

    Confidence recorded: high. 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.

    Georgia re-checked September 7, 2026 with no change for pharmacies. Board of Pharmacy rule 480-15-.03(e) still requires at least one certified technician on duty to staff three, and at least two to staff four, even though HB 382 (Act 476) removed those tiers from O.C.G.A. 26-4-82 effective July 1, 2026. The Board has not proposed conforming its rule and has no rule hearing on its calendar, so keep scheduling to the certification tiers. The flat ceiling of four on-site technicians per pharmacist is unchanged, and technicians working from a remote location still do not count toward it.

    Confidence recorded: high. This entry on the updates log

  • 2026-09-03

    Report

    A dated report on file for this state.

    Georgia re-checked September 3, 2026 with no change for pharmacies. Board of Pharmacy rule 480-15-.03(e) still requires at least one certified technician on duty to staff three, and at least two to staff four, even though HB 382 (Act 476) removed those tiers from O.C.G.A. 26-4-82 effective July 1, 2026. The Board has not proposed conforming its rule, so keep scheduling to the certification tiers. If you are considering applying for a higher technician ratio as a closed-door pharmacy, note that at its June 24, 2026 meeting the Board held that allowing any patient to pick up a prescription disqualifies a pharmacy from closed-door status, however rare the pick-up, and that it intends to send future requests to GDNA for an inspection first.

    Confidence recorded: high. 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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