# New York — State pharmacy technician-to-pharmacist supervision ratios

For New York, maximum ratio (tech:pharmacist) is 2:1 (registered technicians) or 4:1 (unlicensed), max 4 total; practice setting is all settings; conditional increase is Pharmacy interns and unit-dose cart-fill staff in institutional settings are exempt from the ratio; citation is N.Y. Educ. Law § 6841, recorded from its source on 2026-08-16.

- **State:** New York _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Maximum ratio (tech:pharmacist):** 2:1 (registered technicians) or 4:1 (unlicensed), max 4 total _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Practice setting:** all settings
- **Conditional increase:** Pharmacy interns and unit-dose cart-fill staff in institutional settings are exempt from the ratio
- **Citation:** N.Y. Educ. Law § 6841 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> No licensed pharmacist shall obtain the assistance of more than two registered pharmacy technicians in the performance of licensed tasks within their scope of practice or four unlicensed persons, in the performance of the activities that do not require licensure, the total of such persons shall not exceed four individuals at any one time.

## Source

- https://www.op.nysed.gov/professions/registered-pharmacy-technicians/laws-rules-regulations/article-137a

Last verified: 2026-08-16. Review by: 2027-08-16.
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