Massachusetts
For Massachusetts, maximum ratio (tech:pharmacist) is 4:1; practice setting is all settings; conditional increase is 4:1 requires at least two certified pharmacy technicians, or one certified tech and one intern, or two interns; otherwise maximum is 3:1 with at least one intern or certified tech; citation is 247 CMR 8.06(3), recorded from its source on 2026-08-16.
- State
- Massachusetts our reading
- Maximum ratio (tech:pharmacist)
- 4:1
- Practice setting
- all settings
- Conditional increase
- 4:1 requires at least two certified pharmacy technicians, or one certified tech and one intern, or two interns; otherwise maximum is 3:1 with at least one intern or certified tech
- Citation
- 247 CMR 8.06(3) our reading
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What the source says
One pharmacist for a maximum of four support personnel, provided: a. at least one of the four support personnel is a certified pharmacy technician and one is a pharmacy intern; or b. at least two of the support personnel are certified pharmacy technicians; or c. two of the support personnel are pharmacy interns.
— law.cornell.edu, retrieved 2026-08-16
Source
- law.cornell.eduhttps://www.law.cornell.edu/regulations/massachusetts/247-CMR-8-06