H. 5481

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Rep. Moore
Document Path: l:\council\bills\cc\15765vr20.docx

Introduced in the House on May 12, 2020
Currently residing in the House Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs

Summary: Dispensed drugs for inpatient use at hospital

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   5/12/2020  House   Introduced and read first time
   5/12/2020  House   Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and 
                        Municipal Affairs

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

5/12/2020

TO AMEND SECTION 40-43-86, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING IN PART TO DRUGS DISPENSED FOR USE BY INPATIENTS OF A HOSPITAL, SO AS TO REQUIRE HOSPITAL PHARMACIES TO RELABEL CERTAIN UNUSED PRESCRIBED DRUGS ADMINISTERED THROUGH AN INHALER OR SIMILAR DEVICE OR EQUIPMENT FOR USE BY THE PATIENT AFTER DISCHARGE.

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

SECTION    1.    Section 40-43-86(I) of the 1976 Code is amended by adding an appropriately numbered item at the end to read:

        "( )    Any drugs dispensed for use by an inpatient of a hospital or other health care facility that are administered through an inhaler, atomizer, pen, pump, or other device, equipment, or container pursuant to a prescription issued prior to admission to the facility that have not been used at the time of discharge shall be relabeled in accordance with item (4) for use by the patient after discharge. At the time of discharge from the facility and after proper relabeling, the patient may take any such unused drugs for outpatient use. For purposes of this item, 'drug' means the prescribed drug and the medical device, equipment, or container through which the drug is administered if the device, equipment, or container is disposable and may not be reused by the facility for other patients."

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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