S*0477 (Rat #0142) General Bill, By Davis and Ott
Summary: Pharmacy access
    AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 40-43-210, RELATING TO THE DEFINITION OF A "SELF-ADMINISTERED HORMONAL CONTRACEPTIVE" IN THE PHARMACY PRACTICE ACT, SO AS TO REVISE THE DEFINITION; BY AMENDING SECTION 40-43-230, RELATING TO PHARMACISTS PERMITTED TO DISPENSE SELF-ADMINISTERED HORMONAL CONTRACEPTIVES IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, SO AS TO PROVIDE SUCH DISPENSATIONS MAY BE MADE PURSUANT TO CERTAIN WRITTEN JOINT PROTOCOLS; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 40-43-240, RELATING TO WRITTEN JOINT PROTOCOLS BY THE BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS AND THE BOARD OF PHARMACY TO AUTHORIZE PHARMACISTS TO DISPENSE SELF-ADMINISTERED HORMONAL CONTRACEPTIVES WITHOUT PATIENT-SPECIFIC WRITTEN ORDERS, SO AS TO INSTEAD PROVIDE THE DISPENSATIONS MAY BE MADE UNDER STANDING ORDERS OR WITHOUT STANDING ORDERS WHEN DISPENSED OR ADMINISTERED PURSUANT TO CERTAIN WRITTEN JOINT PROTOCOLS. - RATIFIED TITLE
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03/20/25	Senate	Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 3)
03/20/25	Senate	Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs (Senate Journal-page 3)
04/30/25	Senate	Committee report: Favorable Medical Affairs (Senate Journal-page 10)
05/06/25	Senate	Read second time (Senate Journal-page 60)
05/06/25	Senate	Roll call Ayes-44 Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 60)
05/07/25	Senate	Read third time and sent to House (Senate Journal-page 38)
05/08/25	House	Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 48)
05/08/25	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary (House Journal-page 48)
01/29/26	House	Committee report: Favorable Judiciary (House Journal-page 7)
02/03/26	House	Requests for debate-Rep(s). McCravy, Frank, Beach, Edgerton, Magnuson, Guffy, Terribile, Long (House Journal-page 17)
02/11/26	House	Debate adjourned (House Journal-page 19)
02/17/26	House	Amended (House Journal-page 16)
02/17/26	House	Read second time (House Journal-page 16)
02/17/26	House	Roll call Yeas-109 Nays-5 (House Journal-page 17)
02/18/26	House	Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments (House Journal-page 15)
02/24/26	Senate	Non-concurrence in House amendment (Senate Journal-page 25)
02/24/26	Senate	Roll call Ayes-6 Nays-38 (Senate Journal-page 25)
04/02/26	House	House insists upon amendment and conference committee appointed Reps. Guest, Calhoon, and Bernstein (House Journal-page 2)
04/14/26	Senate	Conference committee appointed Davis, Matthews, and Garrett (Senate Journal-page 12)
04/29/26	Senate	Conference report adopted (Senate Journal-page 118)
04/29/26	Senate	Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 118)
05/13/26	House	Conference report received and adopted (House Journal-page 142)
05/13/26	House	Roll call Yeas-98 Nays-15 (House Journal-page 143)
05/14/26		Ratified R 142