Verification record

How current is North Carolina’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

3,468 characters, word for word

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Official sources

ncleg.gov, reports.oah.state.nc.us, ncbop.org, oah.nc.gov, files.nc.gov

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Dated reads on file

captures taken 2026-10-05, 2026-10-12, 2026-10-16, 2026-10-20

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Automatic re-checks

newest 2026-10-19

The rule on file

N.C. Gen. Stat. 90-85.15A(c). An approval state: a pharmacist may supervise no more than 2 pharmacy technicians unless the pharmacist-manager holds written Board of Pharmacy approval for a higher ratio, requested per permit (Board staff approve 1:3 to 1:5; 1:6 and above goes to the full Board).

That is the sentence the North Carolina 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

  • section heading

    Confirmed by re-check 2026-10-19
    G.S. 90-85.15A §90-85.15A. Pharmacy technicians.

    48 characters, recorded as written.

  • subsection (c), supervision

    Confirmed by re-check 2026-10-19
    (c) Supervision. - A pharmacist may not supervise more than two pharmacy technicians unless the pharmacist-manager receives written approval from the Board. The Board may not allow a pharmacist to supervise more than two pharmacy technicians unless the additional pharmacy technicians are certified pharmacy technicians. The Board must respond to a request from a pharmacist-manager to allow a pharmacist to supervise more than two pharmacy technicians within 60 days of the date it received the request. The Board must respond to the request in one of three ways: (1) Approval of the request. (2) Approval of the request as amended by the Board. (3) Disapproval of the request. A disapproval of a request must include a reasonable explanation of why the request was not approved.

    780 characters, recorded as written.

  • subsections (e) and (f) and the history line

    Confirmed by re-check 2026-10-19
    (e) Exemption. - This section does not apply to pharmacy students who are enrolled in a school of pharmacy approved by the Board under G.S. 90-85.13. (f) Rulemaking Authority. - The Board may adopt rules necessary to implement this section. (2001-375, s. 2; 2013-379, s. 2; 2025-25, s. 29(6).)

    293 characters, recorded as written.

1 of 1 passages found 2026-10-19

  • 21 NCAC 46 .2512 in full

    Confirmed by re-check 2026-10-19
    21 NCAC 46 .2512 PHARMACIST WORK CONDITIONS A permit holder shall not require a pharmacist to work longer than 12 continuous hours per work day. A pharmacist working longer than six continuous hours per work day shall be allowed during that time period to take a 30 minute meal break and one additional 15 minute break. History Note: Authority G.S. 90-85.2; 90-85.6(a); 90-85.21(a); 85-32(a); Eff. April 1, 2007; Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. October 3, 2017.

    517 characters, recorded as written.

4 of 4 passages found 2026-10-19

  • the report's column header

    Confirmed by re-check 2026-10-19
    Subchapter Rule Section Rule Citation Rule Name Date and Last Agency Action on the Rule Agency Determination [150B- 21.3A(c)(1)a] Required to Implement or Conform to Federal Regulation [150B- 21.3A(d1)] Federal Regulation Citation Public Comment Received [150B- 21.3A(c)(1)] Agency Determination Following Public Comment [150B-21.3A(c)(1)] RRC Determination of Public Comments [150B-21.3A(c)(2) RRC Final Determination of Status of Rule for Report to APO [150B- 21.3A(c)(2)] OAH Next Steps

    489 characters, recorded as written.

  • the rows for .1411, .1503 and .2512, each verbatim (the form's unused dropdowns read "Select One")

    Confirmed by re-check 2026-10-19
    21 NCAC 46 .1411 RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE PHARMACIST-MANAGER Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. October 3, 2017 Necessary No Select One Necessary Select One Necessary and must be readopted Select One

    251 characters, recorded as written.

  • the rows for .1411, .1503 and .2512, each verbatim (the form's unused dropdowns read "Select One")

    Confirmed by re-check 2026-10-19
    21 NCAC 46 .1503 EXPERIENCE IN PHARMACY AND PHARMACY INTERNSHIP Amended Eff. May 1, 2022 Necessary No Select One Necessary Select One Necessary and must be readopted Select One

    176 characters, recorded as written.

  • the rows for .1411, .1503 and .2512, each verbatim (the form's unused dropdowns read "Select One")

    Confirmed by re-check 2026-10-19
    21 NCAC 46 .2512 PHARMACIST WORK CONDITIONS Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. October 3, 2017 Necessary No Select One Necessary Select One Necessary and must be readopted Select One

    235 characters, recorded as written.

2 of 2 passages found 2026-10-19

  • the schedule's explanatory paragraph and the Board of Pharmacy row, each

    Confirmed by re-check 2026-10-19
    G.S. 150B-21.3A(d)(2) requires the Rules Review Commission to establish a date by which agencies, boards, and commissions must readopt the rules designated on the final determination report as "necessary" The following chart provides the readoption dates. Readoptions for the 2024-2027 Review Period Administrative Code Citation Agency Number of Rules Readoption Date

    367 characters, recorded as written.

  • the schedule's explanatory paragraph and the Board of Pharmacy row, each

    Confirmed by re-check 2026-10-19
    21 NCAC 46 Board of Pharmacy 132 05/01/2031

    43 characters, recorded as written.

2 of 2 passages found 2026-10-19

  • Rules Review Commission agenda for September 29, 2026

    Confirmed by re-check 2026-10-19
    AGENDA RULES REVIEW COMMISSION Tuesday, September 29, 2026, 10:00 A.M. 1711 New Hope Church Rd., Raleigh, NC 27609

    114 characters, recorded as written.

  • Rules Review Commission agenda for September 29, 2026

    Confirmed by re-check 2026-10-19
    • Readoptions 1. 21 NCAC 46 - Board of Pharmacy (Wiggs)

    55 characters, recorded as written.

1 of 1 passages found 2026-10-19

  • the Commission's approvals

    Confirmed by re-check 2026-10-19
    Board of Pharmacy 21 NCAC 46 .1420, .1616, .1806, .1821, .1822, and .2516 were unanimously approved.

    100 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.

  • 2026-10-20

    Report

    A dated report on file for this state.

    No change to North Carolina's pharmacist working-conditions rule as of October 20, 2026. Under 21 NCAC 46 .2512, a permit holder may not require a pharmacist to work longer than 12 continuous hours in a work day, and a pharmacist working longer than six continuous hours must be allowed a 30-minute meal break and a further 15-minute break during that time. Technicians are not named. Read from the Office of Administrative Hearings' official text.

    Confidence recorded: high. This entry on the updates log

  • 2026-10-19

    Re-check: confirmed

    The weekly re-check found every recorded passage (13 of 13, 2,948 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 (13 of 13, 2,948 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.

    North Carolina's pharmacy staffing rules are unchanged as of October 16, 2026. Under G.S. 90-85.15A(c), re-read from the General Assembly's official text, a pharmacist may not supervise more than two pharmacy technicians unless the pharmacist-manager has the Board's written approval, and any technicians beyond two must be certified. Under 21 NCAC 46 .2512 a pharmacist may not be required to work more than 12 continuous hours in a day and must be allowed a 30-minute meal break and a 15-minute break when working longer than six continuous hours. The Board's rules are scheduled for readoption by May 1, 2031; that process has not started.

    Confidence recorded: high. This entry on the updates log

  • 2026-10-15

    Re-check: mismatch

    6 of 9 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.

    North Carolina's pharmacy staffing rules are unchanged as of October 12, 2026. A pharmacist may supervise no more than two pharmacy technicians unless the pharmacist-manager holds written Board of Pharmacy approval for more, and any technician above two must be certified (N.C. Gen. Stat. 90-85.15A(c)); students enrolled in a Board-approved school of pharmacy are outside that limit. The Board's rules, including its pharmacist work-conditions rule (21 NCAC 46 .2512), are scheduled for routine readoption by May 1, 2031, and no change to them has been proposed.

    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.

    North Carolina's pharmacy staffing rules are unchanged as of October 5, 2026. A pharmacist may supervise no more than two pharmacy technicians unless the pharmacist-manager holds written Board of Pharmacy approval for more, and any technician above two must be certified (N.C. Gen. Stat. 90-85.15A(c)); students enrolled in a Board-approved school of pharmacy are outside that limit. A pharmacy may not require a pharmacist to work longer than 12 continuous hours in a work day, and a pharmacist working longer than six continuous hours must be allowed a 30-minute meal break and one additional 15-minute break (21 NCAC 46 .2512).

    Confidence recorded: high. This entry on the updates log

  • 2026-09-28

    Report

    A dated report on file for this state.

    North Carolina's staffing rules are unchanged as of September 28, 2026. A pharmacist may supervise no more than two pharmacy technicians unless the pharmacist-manager holds written approval from the Board of Pharmacy for a higher ratio (N.C. Gen. Stat. 90-85.15A(c)); the Board continues to grant such approvals case by case, including 1:6 for one pharmacy in July 2026. Students enrolled in a Board-approved school of pharmacy remain outside that limit; other registered pharmacy interns are not exempted by the statute. A pharmacy may not require a pharmacist to work longer than 12 continuous hours in a work day, and a pharmacist working longer than six continuous hours must be allowed a 30-minute meal break and one additional 15-minute break (21 NCAC 46 .2512).

    Confidence recorded: high. This entry on the updates log

  • 2026-09-21

    Report

    A dated report on file for this state.

    North Carolina's staffing rules are unchanged. A pharmacist may supervise no more than two pharmacy technicians unless the pharmacist-manager holds written approval from the Board of Pharmacy for a higher ratio, and the Board cannot approve a higher ratio unless every technician above the second is a certified pharmacy technician (N.C. Gen. Stat. 90-85.15A(c)). Students enrolled in a Board-approved school of pharmacy remain outside the ratio; other registered pharmacy interns, including graduates awaiting the NAPLEX, are not exempted by the statute. Separately, a pharmacy may not require a pharmacist to work longer than 12 continuous hours in a work day, and a pharmacist working longer than six continuous hours must be allowed a 30-minute meal break plus one 15-minute break (21 NCAC 46 .2512).

    Confidence recorded: high. This entry on the updates log

  • 2026-09-17

    Report

    A dated report on file for this state.

    North Carolina limits pharmacist shifts. Under Board rule 21 NCAC 46 .2512 a pharmacy permit holder may not require a pharmacist to work longer than 12 continuous hours in a work day, and a pharmacist working longer than six continuous hours must be allowed a 30-minute meal break plus one additional 15-minute break during that time. The rule applies to pharmacists only, not to pharmacy technicians, and North Carolina sets no minimum rest between shifts and no limit on consecutive days worked.

    Confidence recorded: high. This entry on the updates log

  • 2026-09-07

    Report

    A dated report on file for this state.

    North Carolina's staffing rule is unchanged. A pharmacist may supervise no more than two pharmacy technicians unless the pharmacist-manager has written approval from the Board of Pharmacy, and by statute the Board cannot approve a higher ratio unless every technician above the second is a certified pharmacy technician (N.C. Gen. Stat. 90-85.15A(c)). Board staff can approve 1:3, 1:4 and 1:5; 1:6 and above goes to the full Board, which must answer within 60 days. Pharmacy students in a Board-approved school are outside the ratio, and health care facility pharmacies keep their separate allowance for qualified Validating Technicians under 21 NCAC 46 .1418.

    Confidence recorded: high. This entry on the updates log

  • 2026-09-03

    Report

    A dated report on file for this state.

    In North Carolina a pharmacist may supervise no more than two pharmacy technicians unless the pharmacist-manager has written approval from the Board of Pharmacy, and by statute the Board cannot approve a higher ratio unless every technician above the second is a certified pharmacy technician (N.C. Gen. Stat. 90-85.15A(c)). Board staff can approve 1:3, 1:4 and 1:5; anything at 1:6 or above goes to the full Board, and the Board has 60 days to approve, approve as amended, or explain a denial. Hospital and other health care facility pharmacies have a separate standing allowance for qualified "Validating Technicians" under 21 NCAC 46 .1418, which was broadened effective May 1, 2026.

    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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