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Bill Pharmacy Access Act AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, TO ENACT THE "PHARMACY ACCESS ACT", BY ADDING SECTIONS 40-43-210, 40-43-230, 40-43-240, 40-43-250, 40-43-260, AND 40-43-270 SO AS TO ALLOW PHARMACIES TO ADMINISTER AND DISPENSE CERTAIN HORMONAL CONTRACEPTION TO PATIENTS PURSUANT TO A STANDING ORDER AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH A WRITTEN JOINT PROTOCOL ISSUED BY THE BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS AND BOARD OF PHARMACY, TO BE ISSUED WITHIN SIX MONTHS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE ACT; TO SET FORTH CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS FOR THE WRITTEN JOINT PROTOCOL; TO REQUIRE PHARMACISTS TO OBTAIN A SCREENING SELF-ASSESSMENT FROM A PATIENT BEFORE ADMINISTERING OR DISPENSING HORMONAL CONTRACEPTION; TO PROVIDE CERTAIN LIMITATIONS FROM LIABILITY AND PROFESSIONAL DISCIPLINE FOR PRESCRIBERS AND PHARMACISTS; TO DEFINE TERMS; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES; BY ADDING SECTION 44-6-115 SO AS TO REQUIRE THE MEDICAID PROGRAM TO COVER PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES THAT INCLUDE ACCESS TO HORMONAL CONTRACEPTION; AND BY ADDING SECTION 40-43-195 SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE PERMITTING OF CENTRAL FILL PHARMACIES TO FILL PRESCRIPTION DRUG ORDERS AT THE REQUEST OF AN ORIGINATING PHARMACY; TO DEFINE TERMS; TO ESTABLISH CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS REGARDING THE USE AND OPERATION OF CENTRAL FILL PHARMACIES; TO REQUIRE CERTAIN RECORD KEEPING; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. - ratified title us/states/sc South Carolina General Assembly 2021-2022 S 628 South Carolina S 628 (2021-2022)
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South Carolina S 628 (2021-2022) — Pharmacy Access Act

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, TO ENACT THE "PHARMACY ACCESS ACT", BY ADDING SECTIONS 40-43-210, 40-43-230, 40-43-240, 40-43-250, 40-43-260, AND 40-43-270 SO AS TO ALLOW PHARMACIES TO ADMINISTER AND DISPENSE CERTAIN HORMONAL CONTRACEPTION TO PATIENTS PURSUANT TO A STANDING ORDER AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH A WRITTEN JOINT PROTOCOL ISSUED BY THE BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS AND BOARD OF PHARMACY, TO BE ISSUED WITHIN SIX MONTHS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE ACT; TO SET FORTH CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS FOR THE WRITTEN JOINT PROTOCOL; TO REQUIRE PHARMACISTS TO OBTAIN A SCREENING SELF-ASSESSMENT FROM A PATIENT BEFORE ADMINISTERING OR DISPENSING HORMONAL CONTRACEPTION; TO PROVIDE CERTAIN LIMITATIONS FROM LIABILITY AND PROFESSIONAL DISCIPLINE FOR PRESCRIBERS AND PHARMACISTS; TO DEFINE TERMS; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES; BY ADDING SECTION 44-6-115 SO AS TO REQUIRE THE MEDICAID PROGRAM TO COVER PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES THAT INCLUDE ACCESS TO HORMONAL CONTRACEPTION; AND BY ADDING SECTION 40-43-195 SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE PERMITTING OF CENTRAL FILL PHARMACIES TO FILL PRESCRIPTION DRUG ORDERS AT THE REQUEST OF AN ORIGINATING PHARMACY; TO DEFINE TERMS; TO ESTABLISH CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS REGARDING THE USE AND OPERATION OF CENTRAL FILL PHARMACIES; TO REQUIRE CERTAIN RECORD KEEPING; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. - ratified title

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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

  1. Filed (filed) — source
  2. 3/10/2021 (committee substitute) — source
  3. 3/11/2021 (committee substitute) — source
  4. 3/2/2021 (committee substitute) — source
  5. 3/31/2021 (committee substitute) — source
  6. 4/27/2022 (committee substitute) — source
  7. 4/8/2021 (committee substitute) — source
  8. 4/9/2021 (committee substitute) — source
  9. 5/11/2022 (committee substitute) — source
  10. 5/12/2022 (committee substitute) — source
  11. 5/4/2022 (committee substitute) — source
  12. 5/5/2022 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • Adopt Conference Report — 9112 (pass) · lower
  • to adopt amendment #5 — 400 (pass) · upper
  • to adopt — 400 (pass) · upper
  • to adopt — 400 (pass) · upper
  • Passage of Bill — 7429 (pass) · lower
  • Concur in Senate Amendments — 1102 (fail) · lower
  • 2nd Reading — 400 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • Davis — primary (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

  • 2021-03-02 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
  • 2021-03-02 Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs referral-committee
  • 2021-03-10 Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical Affairs committee-passage-favorable
  • 2021-03-11 Scrivener's error corrected
  • 2021-03-31 Committee Amendment Adopted amendment-passage
  • 2021-03-31 Amended amendment-passage
  • 2021-04-08 Amended amendment-passage
  • 2021-04-08 Read second time reading-2
  • 2021-04-08 Roll call Ayes-40 Nays-0
  • 2021-04-09 Scrivener's error corrected
  • 2021-04-22 Read third time and sent to House passage, reading-3
  • 2021-04-27 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
  • 2021-04-27 Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry referral-committee
  • 2022-03-10 Recalled from Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
  • 2022-03-10 Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs referral-committee
  • 2022-04-27 Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs committee-passage-favorable
  • 2022-05-03 Requests for debate-Rep(s). Tedder, Rutherford, JA Moore, Long, Ott, Hart, Bernstein, S Williams, Rivers, Henegan, McDaniel, Gilliard, Clyburn, Hosey, JL Johnson, Kirby, KO Johnson, Wheeler, Jefferson, Hill
  • 2022-05-04 Requests for debate removed-Rep(s). Tedder, Bernstein, Gilliard, Rivers, K.O. Johnson, Hart, Jefferson, Henegan, Hosey, Wheeler, Rutherford and J.L. Johnson
  • 2022-05-04 Amended amendment-passage
  • 2022-05-04 Read second time reading-2
  • 2022-05-04 Roll call Yeas-74 Nays-29
  • 2022-05-05 Scrivener's error corrected
  • 2022-05-05 Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments passage, reading-3
  • 2022-05-11 House amendment amended amendment-amendment
  • 2022-05-11 Roll call Ayes-40 Nays-0
  • 2022-05-11 Roll call Ayes-40 Nays-0
  • 2022-05-11 Roll call Ayes-40 Nays-0
  • 2022-05-11 Returned to House with amendments
  • 2022-05-12 Non-concurrence in Senate amendment
  • 2022-05-12 Roll call Yeas-1 Nays-102
  • 2022-05-12 Senate insists upon amendment and conference committee appointed Davis, Cromer, Hutto
  • 2022-05-12 Conference committee appointed Jordan, Ott, Lowe
  • 2022-05-12 Conference report received and adopted
  • 2022-05-12 Roll call Yeas-91 Nays-12
  • 2022-05-12 Conference report received and adopted
  • 2022-05-12 Ordered enrolled for ratification
  • 2022-05-18 Ratified R 238
  • 2022-05-23 Signed By Governor executive-signature
  • 2022-06-01 Effective date See Act for Effective Date
  • 2022-06-01 Act No. 210

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/5f6e151f-4bab-4543-8a35-8bb2b067413b. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).