S 0853 General Bill, By Cleary, Fair, Campbell, Cromer, Johnson, Bryant, Nicholson, Hutto and Bright
Summary: Emergency Anaphylaxis Treatment Act
    A BILL TO AMEND CHAPTER 99, TITLE 44, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO EMERGENCY TREATMENT FOR MEDICAL HAZARDS CAUSED BY INSECT STINGS, SO AS TO RENAME THE CHAPTER THE "EMERGENCY ANAPHYLAXIS TREATMENT ACT", TO ADD A DEFINITION FOR "EPINEPHRINE AUTO-INJECTOR", TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL TO DEVELOP A TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION PROGRAM FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO ADMINISTER EPINEPHRINE AUTO-INJECTORS, TO ALLOW CERTAIN ENTITIES TO OBTAIN A PRESCRIPTION FOR AN EPINEPHRINE AUTO-INJECTOR FROM PHYSICIANS, PHARMACISTS, AND OTHER AUTHORIZED INDIVIDUALS, TO ALLOW PHYSICIANS, PHARMACISTS, AND OTHER AUTHORIZED INDIVIDUALS TO PRESCRIBE OR SELL A PRESCRIPTION FOR AN EPINEPHRINE AUTO-INJECTOR TO CERTAIN ENTITIES, TO ALLOW APPROPRIATELY CERTIFIED EMPLOYEES OF CERTAIN ENTITIES TO USE AN EPINEPHRINE AUTO-INJECTOR, TO PROVIDE LIABILITY LIMITATIONS FOR CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS AND ENTITIES WHEN ADMINISTERING AN EPINEPHRINE AUTO-INJECTOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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06/02/15	Senate	Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 14)
06/02/15	Senate	Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs (Senate Journal-page 14)
02/23/16	Senate	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical Affairs (Senate Journal-page 7)
02/24/16	Senate	Committee Amendment Adopted (Senate Journal-page 17)
02/24/16	Senate	Read second time (Senate Journal-page 17)
02/24/16	Senate	Roll call Ayes-38 Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 17)
02/25/16		Scrivener's error corrected
02/25/16	Senate	Read third time and sent to House (Senate Journal-page 22)
02/25/16	House	Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 73)
02/25/16	House	Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs (House Journal-page 73)