Bill Sponsor
South Carolina House Bill 3988
Session 2023-2024
Pharmacists and pharmacy technicians
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Mar 26, 2024
Sponsors
Unknown
Davis
Republican
Marvin "Mark" Smith
Republican
Bobby J. Cox
Republican
Fawn M. Pedalino
Republican
Cally R. "Cal" Forrest
Democrat
William W. "Will" Wheeler, III
Democrat
Roger K. Kirby
Republican
Brandon Guffey
First Action
Feb 16, 2023
Latest Action
Mar 26, 2024
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
3988
State
South Carolina
Session
2023-2024
Sponsorship by Party
Republican
Primary
Republican
Primary
Unknown
Davis
Primary
Republican
Primary
Democrat
Primary
House Votes (3)
Motion Text
Table Amendment 4
House Roll Call Votes
Summary
A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 40-43-30, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS IN THE PHARMACY PRACTICE ACT, SO AS TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL ACTS THAT CONSTITUTE THE PRACTICE OF PHARMACY, TO PERMIT THE DELEGATION OF CERTAIN ACTS TO TRAINED PHARMACY TECHNICIANS AND PHARMACY INTERNS, AND TO DEFINE AN ADDITIONAL TERM; BY AMENDING SECTION 40-43-84, RELATING TO PHARMACY INTERNS AND EXTERNS, SO AS TO REMOVE CERTAIN DIRECT SUPERVISION REQUIREMENTS; BY AMENDING SECTION 40-43-190, RELATING TO PROTOCOL FOR PHARMACISTS TO ADMINISTER VACCINES WITHOUT PRACTITIONER ORDERS, SO AS TO INCLUDE THE DISPENSATION OF CERTAIN DRUGS AND DEVICES, TO LOWER THE VACCINATION RECIPIENT AGE TO TWELVE YEARS OF AGE, TO AUTHORIZE DIRECTLY SUPERVISED PHARMACY INTERNS TO ADMINISTER CERTAIN VACCINATIONS, AND TO PROVIDE WRITTEN PROTOCOL REQUIREMENTS, AMONG OTHER THINGS; BY AMENDING SECTION 40-43-200, RELATING TO THE JOINT PHARMACIST-ADMINISTERED VACCINES COMMITTEE, SO AS TO RENAME THE COMMITTEE AS THE "JOINT PHARMACIST ACCESS COMMITTEE" AND MAKE OTHER CONFORMING CHANGES; AND TO PROVIDE THE PHARMACIST ACCESS COMMITTEE MUST SUBMIT ITS INITIAL RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE BOARD OF PHARMACY NO LATER THAN FOUR MONTHS AFTER THE PASSAGE OF THIS ACT, AND PERIODICALLY THEREAFTER AS DETERMINED BY THE COMMITTEE.
Sources
Record Created
Feb 16, 2023 8:53:11 PM
Record Updated
Mar 27, 2024 1:06:34 AM