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Introduced
03/13/2025
03/13/2025
In Committee
05/08/2025
05/08/2025
Crossed Over
05/07/2025
05/07/2025
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
126th General Assembly
Bill Summary
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 40-43-30, Relating To Definitions For The South Carolina Pharmacy Practice Act, So As To Provide A Definition For Collaborative Practice Agreements; By Adding Section 40-43-245 So As To Authorize Pharmacists And Physicians To Enter Into Collaborative Practice Agreements; By Amending Section 40-47-20, Relating To Definitions For Physicians And Miscellaneous Healthcare Professionals, So As To Provide A Definition For Collaborative Practice Agreements; By Adding Section 40-47-205 So As To Authorize Physicians And Pharmacists To Enter Into Collaborative Practice Agreements; And To Require The State Board Of Pharmacy And The State Board Of Medical Examiners To Promulgate Regulations Governing The Use Of Collaborative Practice Agreements And To Provide That Collaborative Practice Agreements May Not Be Implemented Until After The Regulations Are Effective.
AI Summary
This bill authorizes pharmacists and physicians in South Carolina to enter into "collaborative practice agreements," which are written plans outlining how pharmacists can provide medication management and other patient care services under a physician's direction to support treatment goals. The bill defines these agreements, clarifies that both parties must be licensed, actively practicing, and located within the state, and requires them to have a system for sharing patient information, such as access to the same electronic medical records or a HIPAA-compliant method for exchanging written records, to ensure coordinated care. Importantly, the bill mandates that the State Board of Pharmacy and the State Board of Medical Examiners must create regulations governing these agreements, and they cannot be put into practice until those regulations are in effect.
Committee Categories
Health and Social Services
Sponsors (2)
Last Action
Scrivener's error corrected (on 03/31/2026)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=0449&session=126&summary=B |
| BillText | https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/449_20260331.htm |
| BillText | https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/449_20260326.htm |
| BillText | https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/449_20260325.htm |
| BillText | https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/449_20250430.htm |
| Fiscal Note - S0449 2025-03-13 Introduced | https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/fiscalimpactstatements/S0449%202025-03-13%20introduced.pdf |
| BillText | https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/449_20250313.htm |
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