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H*3083 (Rat #0085, Act #0054 of 2015) General Bill, By Huggins, Kennedy, Clary, Corley, Weeks, Whipper and Gilliard
Summary: S.C. Overdose Prevention Act
AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, SO AS TO ENACT THE "SOUTH CAROLINA OVERDOSE PREVENTION ACT" BY ADDING CHAPTER 130 TO TITLE 44 SO AS TO ALLOW CERTAIN MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS TO PRESCRIBE OPIOID ANTIDOTES FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO THE MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL BELIEVES IN GOOD FAITH ARE AT RISK OF EXPERIENCING AN OPIOID OVERDOSE, TO REQUIRE MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS TO PROVIDE INSTRUCTIONAL INFORMATION TO A PERSON TO WHOM THE MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL PRESCRIBES AN OPIOID ANTIDOTE, TO ALLOW PHARMACISTS TO DISPENSE OPIOID ANTIDOTES PURSUANT TO A PRESCRIPTION, TO ALLOW CAREGIVERS AND FIRST RESPONDERS TO ADMINISTER OPIOID ANTIDOTES TO INDIVIDUALS WHO THE CAREGIVER OR FIRST RESPONDER BELIEVES IN GOOD FAITH ARE AT RISK OF EXPERIENCING AN OPIOID OVERDOSE, TO ALLOW PRESCRIBERS TO PRESCRIBE STANDING ORDERS FOR OPIOID ANTIDOTES TO FIRST RESPONDERS AND FOR FIRST RESPONDERS TO POSSESS THESE OPIOID ANTIDOTES, AND TO PROVIDE PROTECTIONS FROM CIVIL AND CRIMINAL LIABILITY FOR PRESCRIBING, DISPENSING, OR ADMINISTERING OPIOID ANTIDOTES, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. - ratified title
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Summary: S.C. Overdose Prevention Act
AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, SO AS TO ENACT THE "SOUTH CAROLINA OVERDOSE PREVENTION ACT" BY ADDING CHAPTER 130 TO TITLE 44 SO AS TO ALLOW CERTAIN MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS TO PRESCRIBE OPIOID ANTIDOTES FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO THE MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL BELIEVES IN GOOD FAITH ARE AT RISK OF EXPERIENCING AN OPIOID OVERDOSE, TO REQUIRE MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS TO PROVIDE INSTRUCTIONAL INFORMATION TO A PERSON TO WHOM THE MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL PRESCRIBES AN OPIOID ANTIDOTE, TO ALLOW PHARMACISTS TO DISPENSE OPIOID ANTIDOTES PURSUANT TO A PRESCRIPTION, TO ALLOW CAREGIVERS AND FIRST RESPONDERS TO ADMINISTER OPIOID ANTIDOTES TO INDIVIDUALS WHO THE CAREGIVER OR FIRST RESPONDER BELIEVES IN GOOD FAITH ARE AT RISK OF EXPERIENCING AN OPIOID OVERDOSE, TO ALLOW PRESCRIBERS TO PRESCRIBE STANDING ORDERS FOR OPIOID ANTIDOTES TO FIRST RESPONDERS AND FOR FIRST RESPONDERS TO POSSESS THESE OPIOID ANTIDOTES, AND TO PROVIDE PROTECTIONS FROM CIVIL AND CRIMINAL LIABILITY FOR PRESCRIBING, DISPENSING, OR ADMINISTERING OPIOID ANTIDOTES, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. - ratified title
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| 12/11/14 | House | Prefiled |
| 12/11/14 | House | Referred to Committee on Judiciary |
| 01/13/15 | House | Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 89) |
| 01/13/15 | House | Referred to Committee on Judiciary (House Journal-page 89) |
| 02/10/15 | House | Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Kennedy, Clary |
| 03/03/15 | House | Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Corley |
| 04/22/15 | House | Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Weeks, Whipper |
| 04/22/15 | House | Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary (House Journal-page 7) |
| 04/28/15 | House | Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Gilliard |
| 04/28/15 | House | Amended (House Journal-page 44) |
| 04/28/15 | House | Read second time (House Journal-page 44) |
| 04/28/15 | House | Roll call Yeas-91 Nays-0 (House Journal-page 47) |
| 04/29/15 | House | Read third time and sent to Senate (House Journal-page 10) |
| 04/29/15 | Senate | Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 6) |
| 04/29/15 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs (Senate Journal-page 6) |
| 05/05/15 | Scrivener's error corrected | |
| 05/21/15 | Senate | Committee report: Favorable Medical Affairs |
| 05/26/15 | Senate | Read second time (Senate Journal-page 17) |
| 05/26/15 | Senate | Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 17) |
| 05/28/15 | Senate | Read third time and enrolled (Senate Journal-page 10) |
| 06/02/15 | Ratified R 85 | |
| 06/03/15 | Signed By Governor | |
| 06/08/15 | Effective date 06/03/15 | |
| 06/09/15 | Act No. 54 |