S 0477 General Bill, By Davis and Ott
Summary: Pharmacy access
    A BILL 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.
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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)