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type: "Bill"
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title: "Pharmacists and prescriptions"
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description: "AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 40-43-86, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO FACILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR PHARMACIES, THE PRESENCE OF PHARMACISTS-IN-CHARGE, CONSULTANT PHARMACISTS, PRESCRIPTION DRUG ORDERS, THE TRANSFERRING OF PRESCRIPTIONS, THE SUBSTITUTION OF AN EQUIVALENT DRUG OR INTERCHANGEABLE BIOLOGICAL PRODUCT, LABEL REQUIREMENTS, PATIENT RECORDS AND COUNSELING, POLICIES AND REQUIREMENTS FOR AUTOMATED SYSTEMS, UNLAWFUL PRACTICES, SALES TO OPTOMETRISTS AND HOME MEDICAL EQUIPMENT PROVIDERS, THE CODE OF ETHICS, THE SALE OF POISONS AND RETURNED MEDICATIONS, PERMIT FEES, AND COMPOUNDING REGULATIONS AND RESTRICTIONS, SO AS TO PROVIDE PHARMACISTS MAY EXERCISE THEIR PROFESSIONAL JUDGMENT TO DISPENSE UP TO A NINETY-DAY SUPPLY OF MEDICATION FOR EACH REFILL UP TO THE TOTAL NUMBER OF DOSAGE UNITS AS AUTHORIZED BY THE PRESCRIBER ON THE ORIGINAL PRESCRIPTION, TO PROVIDE CERTAIN RELATED REQUIREMENTS, AND TO PROVIDE EXCEPTIONS. - ratified title"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
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legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
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session: "2019-2020"
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identifier: "S 463"
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citation: "South Carolina S 463 (2019-2020)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Martin"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 16
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2019-01-30"
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last_action: "2019-05-21"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9582caa8-9787-4c12-98a3-cb441accfea3"
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source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=463&session=123&summary=B"
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source_hash: "90387a71493faf1606f64e77fcf3d5936097a57f66f27a5d90f2442670700684"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
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---
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# South Carolina S 463 (2019-2020) — Pharmacists and prescriptions
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AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 40-43-86, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO FACILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR PHARMACIES, THE PRESENCE OF PHARMACISTS-IN-CHARGE, CONSULTANT PHARMACISTS, PRESCRIPTION DRUG ORDERS, THE TRANSFERRING OF PRESCRIPTIONS, THE SUBSTITUTION OF AN EQUIVALENT DRUG OR INTERCHANGEABLE BIOLOGICAL PRODUCT, LABEL REQUIREMENTS, PATIENT RECORDS AND COUNSELING, POLICIES AND REQUIREMENTS FOR AUTOMATED SYSTEMS, UNLAWFUL PRACTICES, SALES TO OPTOMETRISTS AND HOME MEDICAL EQUIPMENT PROVIDERS, THE CODE OF ETHICS, THE SALE OF POISONS AND RETURNED MEDICATIONS, PERMIT FEES, AND COMPOUNDING REGULATIONS AND RESTRICTIONS, SO AS TO PROVIDE PHARMACISTS MAY EXERCISE THEIR PROFESSIONAL JUDGMENT TO DISPENSE UP TO A NINETY-DAY SUPPLY OF MEDICATION FOR EACH REFILL UP TO THE TOTAL NUMBER OF DOSAGE UNITS AS AUTHORIZED BY THE PRESCRIBER ON THE ORIGINAL PRESCRIPTION, TO PROVIDE CERTAIN RELATED REQUIREMENTS, AND TO PROVIDE EXCEPTIONS. - ratified title
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/bills/463.htm)
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2. **1/30/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/463_20190130.htm)
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3. **3/7/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/463_20190307.htm)
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4. **5/1/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/463_20190501.htm)
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## Votes
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- Passage of Bill — **106–0** (pass) · lower
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- 2nd Reading — **37–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Martin — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2019-01-30** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2019-01-30** Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs `referral-committee`
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- **2019-03-07** Committee report: Favorable Medical Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2019-03-14** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2019-03-14** Roll call Ayes-37 Nays-0
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- **2019-03-19** Read third time and sent to House `passage, reading-3`
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- **2019-03-20** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2019-03-20** Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs `referral-committee`
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- **2019-05-01** Committee report: Favorable Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2019-05-07** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2019-05-07** Roll call Yeas-106 Nays-0
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- **2019-05-08** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
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- **2019-05-09** Ratified R 51
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- **2019-05-13** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2019-05-17** Effective date 05/13/19
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- **2019-05-21** Act No. 38
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9582caa8-9787-4c12-98a3-cb441accfea3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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