Section 40-43-270 - Limitations from liability and professional discipline(A) A prescriber who issues a standing prescription drug order in accordance with Section 40-43-260 is not liable for any civil damages for acts or omissions resulting from the dispensing of a self-administered hormonal contraceptive or the administering of an injectable hormonal contraceptive under this chapter.(B) A pharmacist who dispenses a self-administered hormonal contraceptive or administers an injectable hormonal contraceptive in accordance with the provisions of this article is not as a result of an act or omission subject to civil or criminal liability or to professional disciplinary action.Added by 2022 S.C. Acts, Act No. 210 (SB 628),s 2, eff. 5/23/2022. 2022 Act No. 210, Sections 1, 4, and 6, provide as follows:
"SECTION 1. This act shall be referred to as the 'Pharmacy Access Act'."
"SECTION 4. The Board of Medical Examiners and the Board of Pharmacy must issue a written joint protocol pursuant to Section 40-43-240 not later than six months after the passage of this act."
"SECTION 6. Except as otherwise specifically provided, this act takes effect upon the issuance of a written joint protocol pursuant to SECTION 4 of this act."
The written joint protocol was issued on November 16, 2022.