Tennessee pharmacies

Tennessee’s ratio rules depend on your tech certification mix.

Tennessee caps non-certified techs at 6 per pharmacist and lifts that cap for certified technicians. RxShift’s Tennessee configuration tracks your certification mix and enforces the right rule on every shift.

The rules

How Tennessee’s pharmacist-to-tech ratio works.

Non-certified technicians: your pharmacist may supervise up to 6 at a time

Certified technicians (CPhT / NHA ExCPT): can be added beyond the 6 non-certified cap with no fixed limit

Tracking your techs' certification status is how RxShift manages this calculation

Tennessee’s rule means your compliance posture depends on who is scheduled: one pharmacist can oversee up to six non-certified technicians, and certified technicians don’t count against that cap at all. Swap a certified tech for a non-certified one and your headroom changes.

RxShift tracks each technician’s certification status and applies the right cap to every shift, flagging any slot that exceeds six non-certified technicians per pharmacist before you publish. Certified technicians are counted separately and never against the cap.

Read the official regulation

Last verified 2026-07-03

Current · Enforced

Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1140-02-.02

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Always verify against the Tennessee Board of Pharmacy’s current language before relying on it.

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