H 3900 {Rat #22, Act #100 of 2021} Joint Resolution, By G.M.Smith, Herbkersman, 
Howard and Weeks

Similar(S 558)
 A JOINT RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE CERTAIN PODIATRISTS TO ADMINISTER PREMEASURED
 DOSES OF THE COVID-19 VACCINE. - ratified title

   02/16/21  House  Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar
                     without reference (House Journal-page 22)
   02/17/21         Scrivener's error corrected
   02/17/21  House  Read second time (House Journal-page 24)
   02/17/21  House  Roll call Yeas-98  Nays-0 (House Journal-page 24)
   02/18/21  House  Read third time and sent to Senate
                     (House Journal-page 69)
   02/18/21  Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 7)
   02/18/21  Senate Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs
                     (Senate Journal-page 7)
   03/04/21  Senate Polled out of committee Medical Affairs
                     (Senate Journal-page 10)
   03/04/21  Senate Committee report: Favorable Medical Affairs
                     (Senate Journal-page 10)
   03/10/21         Amended (Senate Journal-page 24)
   03/10/21  Senate Read second time (Senate Journal-page 24)
   03/10/21  Senate Roll call Ayes-40  Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 24)
   03/11/21  Senate Read third time and returned to House with
                     amendments (Senate Journal-page 11)
   03/17/21  House  Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
                     (House Journal-page 29)
   03/17/21  House  Roll call Yeas-108  Nays-0 (House Journal-page 29)
   04/08/21         Ratified R  22
   04/12/21         Signed By Governor
   04/15/21         Effective date  04/12/21
   07/02/21         Act No.  100

(A100, R22, H3900)

A JOINT RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE CERTAIN PODIATRISTS TO ADMINISTER PREMEASURED DOSES OF THE COVID-19 VACCINE.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

COVID-19 vaccine, podiatrists

SECTION    1.    Notwithstanding any professional scope of practice or unauthorized practice of law provision in this State, the following individuals have the authority to administer premeasured doses of the COVID-19 vaccine:

(1)    Podiatrists (DPM's) licensed in good standing with the SC LLR Board of Podiatry Examiners who have successfully completed the following COVID-19 training programs available through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention:

(a)    "COVID-19 Vaccine Training; General Overview of Immunization Best Practices for Healthcare Providers";

(b)    "What Every Clinician Should Know about COVID-19 Vaccines Safety";

(c)    "What Clinicians Need to Know About the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 Vaccines"; and

(d)    "Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine: What Healthcare Professionals Need to Know"; and who administer the vaccine at a site dedicated to the administration of the COVID-19 vaccine, which does not include the office in which the Podiatrist typically practices podiatry, in which a Physician, Physician Assistant, Advanced Practice Registered Nurse, and/or a Registered Nurse licensed in good standing in South Carolina and capable of appropriate evaluation and response to medical emergencies, including resuscitation and treatment of anaphylaxis, is present.

Time effective

SECTION    2.    This joint resolution takes effect upon approval by the Governor and terminates on September 1, 2021.

Ratified the 8th day of April, 2021.

Approved the 12th day of April, 2021.