Pharmacists and pharmacy technicians
Summary
AN ACT 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 ACTIONS THAT CONSTITUTE THE PRACTICE OF PHARMACY AND TO DEFINE THE TERM "DIRECT SUPERVISION"; BY AMENDING SECTION 40-43-40, RELATING TO THE BOARD OF PHARMACY, SO AS TO REVISE THE COMPOSITION OF THE BOARD; BY AMENDING SECTION 40-43-84, RELATING TO PHARMACY INTERNS AND EXTERNS, SO AS TO REVISE SUPERVISION REQUIREMENTS; BY AMENDING SECTION 40-43-190, RELATING TO PROTOCOL FOR PHARMACISTS TO ADMINISTER VACCINES WITHOUT PRACTITIONER ORDERS OR PRESCRIPTIONS, SO AS TO LOWER THE AUTHORIZED VACCINATION RECIPIENT AGE TO SIXTEEN YEARS, TO PROVIDE INFORMED CONSENT REQUIREMENTS, TO PROVIDE PHARMACY TECHNICIANS MAY ADMINISTER VACCINATIONS UNDER PHARMACIST SUPERVISION, TO REVISE REQUIREMENTS FOR PHARMACY INTERNS TO MAKE VACCINATIONS, AND TO MAKE CONFORMING CHANGES TO RECORDKEEPING REQUIREMENTS; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 40-43-200, RELATING TO THE JOINT PHARMACIST ADMINISTERED VACCINES COMMITTEE, SO AS TO REVISE QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR COMMITTEE MEMBERS. - RATIFIED TITLE
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Jun 2024
House Passage
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
May 2024
Signed into Law
Jul 2024
Introduced Feb 16, 2023
Signed Jul 2, 2024
Floor votes · Senate May 8, 2024 · House Mar 20, 2024
How they voted
45–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 46
May 8, 2024
D
Democratic15
93% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican30
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
41
Key actions
13
Committee
7
Amendments
5
Jul 2, 2024
Signed into law
Signed By Governor
legislature
Jun 26, 2024
Upper · Passed
Conference report received and adopted
upper
May 9, 2024
Lower · Passed
Conference committee appointed Davis, MM Smith, W Jones
lower
May 9, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate insists upon amendment and conference committee appointed Martin, Hutto, Cromer
upper
May 9, 2024
Introduced
Non-concurrence in Senate amendment
lower
May 8, 2024
Upper · Passed
Read third time and returned to House with amendments
upper
May 7, 2024
Upper · Passed
Amended
upper
Apr 30, 2024
Upper · Passed
Committee Amendment Adopted
upper
Apr 23, 2024
Upper · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical Affairs
upper
Mar 26, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs
upper
Mar 26, 2024
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
Mar 21, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third time and sent to Senate
lower
Mar 20, 2024
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Mar 20, 2024
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (102-2-17)
house
Mar 19, 2024
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Feb 28, 2024
Lower · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs
lower
Feb 16, 2023
Committee
Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs
lower
Feb 16, 2023
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
7 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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