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H. 3064
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Rutherford, Gilliard, Williams and Jefferson
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Introduced in the House on January 10, 2017
Last Amended on March 8, 2018
Continued by the House on March 22, 2018
Summary: Hormonal contraceptives
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number
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12/15/2016 House Prefiled
12/15/2016 House Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and
Municipal Affairs
1/10/2017 House Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 60)
1/10/2017 House Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and
Municipal Affairs (House Journal-page 60)
3/22/2017 House Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical,
Military, Public and Municipal Affairs
(House Journal-page 74)
3/28/2017 House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Gilliard
3/28/2017 House Requests for debate-Rep(s). Simrill, Hiott, GM Smith,
Dillard, S Rivers, Kirby, Bennett, Daning, Crosby,
Whipper, Brown, Cole, Tallon, Magnuson, Forester,
Robinson-Simpson, Bannister, Taylor, GR Smith,
Stringer, Loftis, Burns, McEachern, Erickson, Hart,
Crawford, Hewitt, Ryhal (House Journal-page 46)
4/4/2017 House Debate adjourned until Wed., 4-5-17
(House Journal-page 40)
4/5/2017 House Debate adjourned until Thur., 4-6-17
(House Journal-page 118)
4/19/2017 House Debate adjourned until Thur., 4-20-17
(House Journal-page 41)
4/26/2017 House Debate adjourned until Thur., 4-27-17
(House Journal-page 74)
5/3/2017 House Debate adjourned until Thur., 5-4-17
(House Journal-page 54)
5/4/2017 House Debate adjourned until Tues., 5-9-17
(House Journal-page 63)
5/9/2017 House Debate adjourned until Wed., 5-10-17
(House Journal-page 145)
5/10/2017 House Debate adjourned until Thur., 5-11-17
(House Journal-page 77)
1/10/2018 House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Williams,
Jefferson
1/10/2018 House Debate adjourned until Wed., 1-24-18
(House Journal-page 15)
1/25/2018 House Debate adjourned until Tues., 1-30-18
(House Journal-page 54)
2/14/2018 House Debate adjourned until Thur., 2-15-18
(House Journal-page 35)
2/15/2018 House Debate adjourned until Tues., 2-20-18
(House Journal-page 40)
2/27/2018 House Amended (House Journal-page 18)
2/27/2018 House Rejected (House Journal-page 18)
2/27/2018 House Roll call Yeas-33 Nays-69 (House Journal-page 20)
2/28/2018 House Reconsidered (House Journal-page 16)
2/28/2018 House Debate adjourned until Thur., 3-1-18
(House Journal-page 18)
3/1/2018 House Debate adjourned until Tues., 3-6-18
(House Journal-page 34)
3/8/2018 House Amended (House Journal-page 107)
3/8/2018 House Read second time (House Journal-page 107)
3/8/2018 House Roll call Yeas-50 Nays-47 (House Journal-page 108)
3/9/2018 Scrivener's error corrected
3/22/2018 House Read third time and sent to Senate
(House Journal-page 43)
3/22/2018 House Reconsidered (House Journal-page 44)
3/22/2018 House Continued (House Journal-page 45)
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
12/15/2016
3/22/2017
2/27/2018
3/8/2018
3/9/2018
AMENDED
March 8, 2018
H. 3064
Introduced by Reps. Rutherford, Gilliard, Williams, Jefferson, and Mack
S. Printed 3/8/18--H.
Read the first time January 10, 2017.
TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 40-43-185 SO AS TO PROVIDE THE BOARD OF PHARMACY SHALL ISSUE A WRITTEN PROTOCOL IN COMPLIANCE WITH WHICH PHARMACISTS, WITHOUT AN ORDER OF A PRACTITIONER, MAY PRESCRIBE AND DISPENSE HORMONAL CONTRACEPTIVE PATCHES AND SELF-ADMINISTERED ORAL HORMONAL CONTRACEPTIVES; TO PROVIDE THE BOARD ALSO SHALL ADOPT CERTAIN RULES TO ESTABLISH STANDARD PROCEDURES FOR THESE PRESCRIPTIONS AND DISPENSATIONS; AND TO PROVIDE THAT LAWS GOVERNING INSURANCE COVERAGE OF CONTRACEPTIVE DRUGS, DEVICES, PRODUCTS, AND SERVICES MUST BE CONSTRUED TO APPLY TO HORMONAL CONTRACEPTIVE PATCHES AND SELF-ADMINISTERED ORAL HORMONAL CONTRACEPTIVES PRESCRIBED AND DISPENSED PURSUANT TO THIS ACT.
Amend Title To Conform
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Chapter 43, Title 40 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 40-43-185. (A) A physician licensed by the Board of Medical Examiners may prescribe contraceptive drugs that may be dispensed over a period of up to three years after the order is issued. The Board of Pharmacy may, in its discretion, issue a written protocol in compliance with which a pharmacist may dispense contraceptive drugs pursuant to such prescription orders.
(B) For purposes of this section, the term 'contraceptive drugs' means all drugs approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration that are used to prevent pregnancy, including, but not limited to, hormonal drugs administered orally, transdermally, or transvaginally.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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