South Carolina General Assembly
122nd Session, 2017-2018

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H. 3064

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Rutherford, Gilliard, Williams and Jefferson
Document Path: l:\council\bills\agm\18983wab17.docx

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

(Text matches printed bills. Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.)

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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