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H. 3697

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General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. G.M. Smith, Simrill, Rutherford, Taylor, Cobb-Hunter and Gilliam
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Companion/Similar bill(s): 454

Introduced in the House on January 14, 2021
Currently residing in the House Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs

Summary: Medications, authorized provisions by unlicensed persons in community residential facilities

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   1/14/2021  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 573)
   1/14/2021  House   Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and 
                        Municipal Affairs (House Journal-page 573)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

1/14/2021

TO AMEND SECTION 40-33-43, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE AUTHORIZED PROVISION OF MEDICATIONS BY UNLICENSED PERSONS IN COMMUNITY RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES, SO AS TO EXTEND THESE PROVISIONS TO CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES.

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

SECTION    1.    Section 40-33-43 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

    "Section 40-33-43.    In community residential care facilities and correctional facilities, the provision of medications may be performed by selected unlicensed persons with documented medication training and skill competency evaluation. The provision of medications by selected unlicensed persons is limited to oral and topical medications, and regularly scheduled insulin, and prescribed anaphylactic treatments under established medical protocol and does not include sliding scale insulin or other injectable medications. Licensed nurses may train and supervise selected unlicensed persons to provide medications and, after reviewing their competency evaluations, may approve selected unlicensed persons for the provision of medications."

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

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