AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 39-24-20, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS IN THE DRUG PRODUCT SELECTION ACT, SO AS TO CHANGE THE DEFINITION OF "SUBSTITUTE" TO INCLUDE INTERCHANGEABLE BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS; TO AMEND SECTION 39-24-30, RELATING TO THE SUBSTITUTION OF EQUIVALENT DRUGS, SO AS TO ALLOW A PHARMACIST TO SUBSTITUTE AN INTERCHANGEABLE BIOLOGICAL PRODUCT FOR A SPECIFIC BIOLOGICAL PRODUCT; TO AMEND SECTION 39-24-40, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE SUBSTITUTION OF PRESCRIPTIONS BY PHARMACISTS, SO AS TO ALLOW PHARMACISTS TO SUBSTITUTE INTERCHANGEABLE BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS WHEN APPROPRIATE; TO AMEND SECTION 40-43-30, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS IN THE PHARMACY PRACTICE ACT, SO AS TO ADD DEFINITIONS FOR "BIOLOGICAL PRODUCT" AND "INTERCHANGEABLE BIOLOGICAL PRODUCT"; AND TO AMEND SECTION 40-43-86, RELATING IN PART TO LABEL REQUIREMENTS FOR PRESCRIPTIONS, SO AS TO ADDRESS LABELING, PRESCRIBER NOTIFICATION, AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO INTERCHANGEABLE BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS. - ratified title
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Mar 2017
House Passage
Apr 2017
Senate Passage
Mar 2017
Signed into Law
Apr 2017
Introduced Jan 12, 2017
Signed Apr 24, 2017
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
25
Key actions
8
Committee
4
Amendments
2
Apr 24, 2017
Signed into law
Signed By Governor
legislature
Apr 4, 2017
Lower · Passed
Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
lower
Mar 29, 2017
Upper · Passed
Read third time and returned to House with amendments
upper
Mar 23, 2017
Upper · Passed
Committee Amendment Adopted
upper
Mar 16, 2017
Upper · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical Affairs
upper
Feb 22, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs
upper
Feb 22, 2017
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
Feb 22, 2017
Lower · Passed
Read third time and sent to Senate
lower
Feb 21, 2017
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Feb 15, 2017
Lower · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs
lower
Jan 12, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs
lower
Jan 12, 2017
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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