(A) When the Governor issues a "State of Emergency":
(1) A pharmacist may work in the affected county and may dispense a one-time emergency refill of up to a thirty-day supply of a prescribed medication if:
(a) the pharmacist has all prescription information necessary in order to accurately refill the prescription;
(b) in the pharmacist's professional opinion the medication is essential to the maintenance of life or to the continuation of therapy;
(c) the pharmacist reduces the information to a written prescription marked 'Emergency Refill', files the prescription as required by law, and notifies the prescribing physician within fifteen days of the emergency refill; and
(d) the prescription is not for a controlled substance.
(2) A pharmacist not licensed in South Carolina but currently licensed in another state, may in a state of emergency dispense prescription medications in those affected counties without being licensed in South Carolina during the time that a state of emergency exists if:
(a) the pharmacist has some type of identification to verify current licensure in another state and;
(b) the pharmacist is engaged in a legitimate relief effort during an emergency situation.
(B) This disaster preparedness ends with the state of emergency.
HISTORY: 1998 Act No. 366, Section 1; 1999 Act No. 76, Section 13; 2018 Act No. 187 (S.506), Section 1, eff May 15, 2018.
Effect of Amendment
2018 Act No. 187, Section 1, in (A), in (1), substituted "thirty-day supply" for "fifteen-day supply", and made nonsubstantive changes.
Structure South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 40 - Professions and Occupations
Chapter 43 - South Carolina Pharmacy Practice Act
Section 40-43-10. Short title; purpose of chapter; severability.
Section 40-43-20. License required.
Section 40-43-30. Definitions.
Section 40-43-50. Board meetings; quorum; chair and vice chair.
Section 40-43-70. Federally qualified health centers.
Section 40-43-80. Qualifications of applicants for pharmacy license examination.
Section 40-43-81. Transfer of pharmacist licenses from other jurisdictions; reciprocity required.
Section 40-43-90. Permit requirements for applicants; permits not transferrable or assignable.
Section 40-43-110. License expiration; license renewals; lapsed licenses.
Section 40-43-160. Unlawful practice of pharmacy following hearing; fine; penalty.
Section 40-43-195. Central fill pharmacies.
Section 40-43-210. Definitions.
Section 40-43-250. Initial education requirement; continuing education.
Section 40-43-260. Information to be provided to patients; patient counseling.
Section 40-43-270. Limitations from liability and professional discipline.