Verification record

How current is West Virginia’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

4,640 characters, word for word

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Official sources

apps.sos.wv.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

W. Va. C.S.R. 15-7-5.3. A pharmacist may supervise up to 6 pharmacy technicians and technician trainees, pooled into the same 6 rather than counted separately.

That is the sentence the West Virginia 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

  • notice of final filing

    Confirmed by re-check 2026-10-19
    5/4/2026 4:11:49 PM Office of West Virginia Secretary Of State NOTICE OF FINAL FILING AND ADOPTION OF A LEGISLATIVE RULE AUTHORIZED BY THE WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE AGENCY: Pharmacy TITLE-SERIES: 15-07 RULE TYPE: Legislative Amendment to Existing Rule: Yes Repeal of existing rule: No RULE NAME: BOARD OF PHARMACY RULES FOR REGISTRATION OF PHARMACY TECHNICIANS CITE STATUTORY AUTHORITY: §30-5-7 The above rule has been authorized by the West Virginia Legislature. Authorization is cited in (house or senate bill number) HB 4265 Section §64-9-17(c) Passed On 3/14/2026 12:00:00 AM This rule is filed with the Secretary of State. This rule becomes effective on the following date: July 1, 2026 This rule shall terminate and have no further force or effect from the following date: August 01, 2031

    794 characters, recorded as written.

  • 15-7-1.3 to 1.5, filing, effective and sunset dates

    Confirmed by re-check 2026-10-19
    1.3. Filing Date. - May 4, 2026. 1.4. Effective Date. - July 1, 2026. 1.5. Sunset Provision -- This rule shall terminate and have no further force or effect on August 1, 2031.

    175 characters, recorded as written.

  • 15-7-5.3, the ratio, verbatim (a page footer "15CSR7 10" sits inside it as extracted and is marked as a cut)

    Confirmed by re-check 2026-10-19
    5.3. The pharmacist-in-charge shall not allow anyone within the pharmacy area to perform pharmaceutical care other than, pharmacists, registered pharmacy technicians, pharmacy technician trainees and pharmacy interns. A ratio of no more than six pharmacy technicians and/or pharmacy technician trainees per on-duty pharmacist operating in any pharmacy shall be ... maintained, to be determined by the discretion of the pharmacist-in-charge (PIC). This ratio shall not include pharmacy interns. The PIC shall have final approval of the ratio of pharmacy technicians operating in the pharmacy. Any decisions overriding such control of the PIC may be grounds for disciplinary action against the pharmacy permit.

    708 characters, recorded as written.

3 of 3 passages found 2026-10-19

  • notice of final filing

    Confirmed by re-check 2026-10-19
    5/4/2026 3:55:31 PM Office of West Virginia Secretary Of State NOTICE OF FINAL FILING AND ADOPTION OF A LEGISLATIVE RULE AUTHORIZED BY THE WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE AGENCY: Pharmacy TITLE-SERIES: 15-15 RULE TYPE: Legislative Amendment to Existing Rule: Yes Repeal of existing rule: No RULE NAME: REGULATIONS GOVERNING PHARMACY PERMITS CITE STATUTORY AUTHORITY: §30-5-7 The above rule has been authorized by the West Virginia Legislature. Authorization is cited in (house or senate bill number) HB 4265 Section §64-9-17(f) Passed On 3/14/2026 12:00:00 AM This rule is filed with the Secretary of State. This rule becomes effective on the following date: July 1, 2026 This rule shall terminate and have no further force or effect from the following date: August 01, 2031

    768 characters, recorded as written.

  • 15-15-1.3 to 1.5, filing, effective and sunset dates

    Confirmed by re-check 2026-10-19
    1.3. Filing date -- May 4, 2026. 1.4. Effective date -- July 1, 2026. 1.5. Sunset Date -- This rule shall terminate and have no further force or effect on August 1, 2031.

    170 characters, recorded as written.

  • 15-15-8.1 to 8.5, professional work environment

    Confirmed by re-check 2026-10-19
    15-15-8. Professional Work Environment. 8.1. A pharmacist, pharmacy intern, and pharmacy technician who works eight continuous hours or longer per day shall take, at a minimum, one 30-minute uninterrupted meal break during that work period. If such a pharmacist, pharmacy intern, or pharmacy technician is required to work 12 continuous hours per 24 hours, at a minimum, the individual qualifies for an additional 20-minute break. A pharmacist, pharmacy intern, or pharmacy technician, who is entitled to take such breaks shall not be required to work more than five continuous hours, excluding a 20-minute break, before being given the opportunity to take a 30-minute uninterrupted meal break. 8.2. A pharmacy shall not require a pharmacist, pharmacy intern, or pharmacy technician to work longer than 12 continuous hours per 24-hour period, inclusive of the required breaks under subsection 8.1. 8.3. A pharmacy shall keep and maintain a complete and accurate record showing its pharmacists' daily break periods. This record may be a pharmacist attestation of compliance with required breaks under subsection 8.1. 8.4. In the case of an emergency, as deemed by the professional judgement of the pharmacist, a pharmacist, pharmacy intern, or pharmacy technician may work longer than 12 continuous hours, work without taking meal breaks, or have a break interrupted in order to minimize immediate health risks for patients. The pharmacist must document and date the amount of time worked beyond the 12-hour limit or breaks missed along with the reason and make it available to the Board. 8.5. The pharmacist-in-charge or designee shall determine the work schedule for pharmacy technicians based upon prior dispensing records. The pharmacist shall ensure adequate staffing levels based on prior dispensing records and patient care tasks. The pharmacist-in-charge shall have final approval of the work schedule. Any decision overriding such control of the PIC may be grounds for disciplinary action against the pharmacy permit.

    2,025 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, 3,923 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, 3,923 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.

    West Virginia's pharmacy staffing rules are unchanged as of October 16, 2026. W. Va. C.S.R. 15-7-5.3, re-read from the Secretary of State's filing, allows no more than six pharmacy technicians and technician trainees combined for each pharmacist on duty, with pharmacy interns outside that six. W. Va. C.S.R. 15-15-8 limits a pharmacist, pharmacy intern or pharmacy technician to 12 continuous hours in a 24-hour period including breaks, with a 30-minute meal break for a shift of eight continuous hours or longer and an additional 20 minutes at twelve.

    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.

  • 2026-10-05

    Full read

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

    West Virginia's pharmacy staffing rules are unchanged as of October 5, 2026. W. Va. C.S.R. 15-7-5.3 allows no more than six pharmacy technicians and technician trainees combined for each pharmacist on duty, with pharmacy interns outside that six. W. Va. C.S.R. 15-15-8 limits a pharmacist, pharmacy intern or pharmacy technician to 12 continuous hours in a 24-hour period including breaks, with a 30-minute meal break for a shift of eight continuous hours or longer and an additional 20 minutes at twelve. A pending amendment to the permits rule concerns alternate delivery of completed prescriptions and does not change these limits.

    Confidence recorded: high. This entry on the updates log

  • 2026-09-28

    Report

    A dated report on file for this state.

    West Virginia's pharmacy staffing rules are unchanged. W. Va. C.S.R. 15-7-5.3 still allows no more than six pharmacy technicians and technician trainees combined for each pharmacist on duty, with pharmacy interns outside that six, and W. Va. C.S.R. 15-15-8 still limits a pharmacist, pharmacy intern or pharmacy technician to 12 continuous hours in any 24-hour period including breaks, with a 30-minute meal break for a shift of eight continuous hours or longer and a further 20 minutes at twelve. The amendment the Board filed in mid-2026 concerns alternate delivery of completed prescriptions and does not change any of those limits.

    Confidence recorded: high. This entry on the updates log

  • 2026-09-21

    Report

    A dated report on file for this state.

    West Virginia's pharmacy staffing rules are unchanged. W. Va. C.S.R. 15-7-5.3 still allows no more than six pharmacy technicians and technician trainees combined for each pharmacist on duty, with pharmacy interns outside that six, and W. Va. C.S.R. 15-15-8 still limits a pharmacist, pharmacy intern or pharmacy technician to 12 continuous hours in any 24-hour period including breaks, with a 30-minute meal break at eight hours and a further 20 minutes at twelve. The amendment the Board filed in mid-2026 concerns alternate delivery of completed prescriptions and does not change any of those limits.

    Confidence recorded: high. This entry on the updates log

  • 2026-09-17

    Report

    A dated report on file for this state.

    West Virginia limits a pharmacist, pharmacy intern or pharmacy technician to 12 continuous hours in any 24-hour period, and that 12 hours includes the required breaks. Anyone working eight continuous hours or longer must get at least one 30-minute uninterrupted meal break, with an additional 20-minute break at 12 hours, and nobody may be required to work more than five continuous hours before being offered the meal break. The pharmacy must keep a record of its pharmacists' daily break periods. The rule is W. Va. C.S.R. 15-15-8, effective July 1, 2026.

    Confidence recorded: high. This entry on the updates log

  • 2026-09-16

    Report

    A dated report on file for this state.

    West Virginia allows no more than six pharmacy technicians and pharmacy technician trainees combined for each pharmacist on duty, under W. Va. C.S.R. § 15-7-5.3. Pharmacy interns do not count toward that six, and a technician's national certification does not raise it. The rule also gives the pharmacist-in-charge final approval of the ratio actually worked, and says that decisions overriding the pharmacist-in-charge may be grounds for disciplinary action against the pharmacy permit. This version of the rule took effect July 1, 2026, and the six was carried forward unchanged from the previous version.

    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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