H 3064 Session 122 (2017-2018)
H 3064 General Bill, By Rutherford, Gilliard, Williams and Jefferson
A BILL 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.
12/15/16 House Prefiled
12/15/16 House Referred to Committee on Medical, Military,
Public and Municipal Affairs
01/10/17 House Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 60)
01/10/17 House Referred to Committee on Medical, Military,
Public and Municipal Affairs (House Journal-page 60)
03/22/17 House Committee report: Favorable with amendment
Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs
(House Journal-page 74)
03/28/17 House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Gilliard
03/28/17 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)
04/04/17 House Debate adjourned until Wed., 4-5-17
(House Journal-page 40)
04/05/17 House Debate adjourned until Thur., 4-6-17
(House Journal-page 118)
04/19/17 House Debate adjourned until Thur., 4-20-17
(House Journal-page 41)
04/26/17 House Debate adjourned until Thur., 4-27-17
(House Journal-page 74)
05/03/17 House Debate adjourned until Thur., 5-4-17
(House Journal-page 54)
05/04/17 House Debate adjourned until Tues., 5-9-17
(House Journal-page 63)
05/09/17 House Debate adjourned until Wed., 5-10-17
(House Journal-page 145)
05/10/17 House Debate adjourned until Thur., 5-11-17
(House Journal-page 77)
01/10/18 House Member(s) request name added as sponsor:
Williams, Jefferson
01/10/18 House Debate adjourned until Wed., 1-24-18
(House Journal-page 15)
01/25/18 House Debate adjourned until Tues., 1-30-18
(House Journal-page 54)
02/14/18 House Debate adjourned until Thur., 2-15-18
(House Journal-page 35)
02/15/18 House Debate adjourned until Tues., 2-20-18
(House Journal-page 40)
02/27/18 House Amended (House Journal-page 18)
02/27/18 House Rejected (House Journal-page 18)
02/27/18 House Roll call Yeas-33 Nays-69 (House Journal-page 20)
02/28/18 House Reconsidered (House Journal-page 16)
02/28/18 House Debate adjourned until Thur., 3-1-18
(House Journal-page 18)
03/01/18 House Debate adjourned until Tues., 3-6-18
(House Journal-page 34)
03/08/18 House Amended (House Journal-page 107)
03/08/18 House Read second time (House Journal-page 107)
03/08/18 House Roll call Yeas-50 Nays-47 (House Journal-page 108)
03/09/18 Scrivener's error corrected
03/22/18 House Read third time and sent to Senate
(House Journal-page 43)
03/22/18 House Reconsidered (House Journal-page 44)
03/22/18 House Continued (House Journal-page 45)
H. 3064
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.
A BILL
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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