South CarolinaPharmacy access
What it does
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 40-43-210, RELATING TO THE DEFINITION OF A "SELF-ADMINISTERED HORMONAL CONTRACEPTIVE" IN THE PHARMACY PRACTICE ACT, SO AS TO REVISE THE DEFINITION; BY AMENDING SECTION 40-43-230, RELATING TO PHARMACISTS PERMITTED TO DISPENSE SELF-ADMINISTERED HORMONAL CONTRACEPTIVES IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, SO AS TO PROVIDE SUCH DISPENSATIONS MAY BE MADE PURSUANT TO CERTAIN WRITTEN JOINT PROTOCOLS; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 40-43-240, RELATING TO WRITTEN JOINT PROTOCOLS BY THE BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS AND THE BOARD OF PHARMACY TO AUTHORIZE PHARMACISTS TO DISPENSE SELF-ADMINISTERED HORMONAL CONTRACEPTIVES WITHOUT PATIENT-SPECIFIC WRITTEN ORDERS, SO AS TO INSTEAD PROVIDE THE DISPENSATIONS MAY BE MADE UNDER STANDING ORDERS OR WITHOUT STANDING ORDERS WHEN DISPENSED OR ADMINISTERED PURSUANT TO CERTAIN WRITTEN JOINT PROTOCOLS. - RATIFIED TITLE
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed 1st Chamber
- Passed 2nd Chamber
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- May 27Act No. 167Latest
- May 27Effective date 05/18/26
- May 18Signed By Governor Henry McMasterBecame Law
- May 14Ratified R 142
- May 13Ordered enrolled for ratificationTo Governor
- Vote recorded Adopt Conference Report. Result: pass.Lower
- May 13Roll call Yeas-98 Nays-15
- May 13Conference report received and adopted
- Apr 29Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0
- Vote recorded to adopt the conference report. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 29Conference report adopted
- Apr 14Conference committee appointed Davis, Matthews, and Garrett
- Apr 2House insists upon amendment and conference committee appointed Reps. Guest, Calhoon, and Bernstein
- Feb 24Roll call Ayes-6 Nays-38
- Vote recorded to concur. Result: fail.Upper
- Feb 24Non-concurrence in House amendment
- Feb 18Read third time and returned to Senate with amendmentsPassed 2nd Chamber
- Feb 17Roll call Yeas-109 Nays-5
- Vote recorded Passage of Bill. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 17Read second timeMinor
- Feb 17AmendedMajor
- Feb 11Debate adjourned
- Feb 3Requests for debate-Rep(s). McCravy, Frank, Beach, Edgerton, Magnuson, Guffy, Terribile, Long
- Jan 29Committee report: Favorable JudiciaryMinor
- 2025
- May 8Referred to Committee on JudiciaryMinor
- May 8Introduced and read first timeMinor
- May 7Read third time and sent to HousePassed 1st Chamber
- May 6Roll call Ayes-44 Nays-0
- Vote recorded 2nd Reading. Result: pass.Upper
- May 6Read second timeMinor
- Apr 30Committee report: Favorable Medical AffairsMinor
- Mar 20Referred to Committee on Medical AffairsMinor
- Mar 20Introduced and read first timeIntroduced