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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
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- Filed (filed) — source
- 3/10/2021 (committee substitute) — source
- 3/11/2021 (committee substitute) — source
- 3/2/2021 (committee substitute) — source
- 3/31/2021 (committee substitute) — source
- 4/27/2022 (committee substitute) — source
- 4/8/2021 (committee substitute) — source
- 4/9/2021 (committee substitute) — source
- 5/11/2022 (committee substitute) — source
- 5/12/2022 (committee substitute) — source
- 5/4/2022 (committee substitute) — source
- 5/5/2022 (committee substitute) — source
Votes
- Adopt Conference Report — 91–12 (pass) · lower
- to adopt amendment #5 — 40–0 (pass) · upper
- to adopt — 40–0 (pass) · upper
- to adopt — 40–0 (pass) · upper
- Passage of Bill — 74–29 (pass) · lower
- Concur in Senate Amendments — 1–102 (fail) · lower
- 2nd Reading — 40–0 (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).