Current Status Bill Number:4363 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:19960109 Primary Sponsor:Keyserling All Sponsors:Keyserling, Richardson Drafted Document Number:GJK\22156AC.96 Residing Body:House Current Committee:Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs Committee 27 H3M Subject:Pharmacy records, selling of
Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved
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House 19960109 Introduced, read first time, 27 H3M
referred to Committee
House 19951213 Prefiled, referred to Committee 27 H3M
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TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 40-43-470 SO AS TO LIMIT TO WHOM A PHARMACIST OR DRUG OUTLET MAY SELL PHARMACY RECORDS AND TO REQUIRE CONSENT FROM EACH CUSTOMER WHOSE RECORDS ARE TO BE SOLD.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 40-43-470. A pharmacist or drug outlet only may sell pharmacy records to a pharmacist licensed by the State Board of Pharmacy or a drug outlet holding a permit issued by the State Board of Pharmacy and only upon written consent of each customer whose records are to be sold.
Ninety days before a pharmacist or drug outlet may sell pharmacy records, the pharmacist must notify each customer of the intended sale and that the customer may retrieve his records if the customer prefers that his records not be included in the sale. The notice shall include a consent form that the customer shall execute and return if the customer authorizes the sale of his records."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.