South Carolina Code 40-43-260. Information to be provided to patients; patient counseling
(1) obtain a completed self-screening risk assessment questionnaire that has been approved by the department, in collaboration with the Board of Pharmacy and the Board of Medical Examiners, from the patient before dispensing the self-administered hormonal contraceptive or administering the injectable hormonal contraceptive. If the results of the assessment indicate that it is unsafe to dispense a self-administered hormonal contraceptive or administer an injectable hormonal contraceptive to a patient, then the pharmacist may not dispense a self-administered hormonal contraceptive or administer an injectable hormonal contraceptive to the patient, shall refer the patient to a practitioner, and may not continue to dispense a self-administered hormonal contraceptive or administer an injectable hormonal contraceptive to the patient for more than twenty-four months after the date of the initial prescription without evidence that the patient has consulted with a practitioner during the preceding twenty-four months; and
Terms Used In South Carolina Code 40-43-260
- Department: means the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation. See South Carolina Code 40-43-210
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Injectable hormonal contraceptive: means a drug composed of a hormone or a combination of hormones that is approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration to prevent pregnancy and that a practitioner administers to a patient by injection. See South Carolina Code 40-43-210
- Self-administered hormonal contraceptive: includes an oral hormonal contraceptive, a hormonal vaginal ring, and a hormonal contraceptive patch. See South Carolina Code 40-43-210
(2) provide the patient with written information regarding:
(a) the importance of seeing the patient’s practitioner annually to obtain recommended tests and screening;
(b) the effectiveness and availability of long-acting reversible contraceptives as an alternative to self-administered hormonal contraceptives or injectable hormonal contraceptives;
(c) a copy of the record of the encounter with the patient that includes the patient’s completed assessment questionnaire pursuant to item (1);
(d) a description of the contraceptive dispensed or administered, or the basis for not dispensing or administering a contraceptive;
(e) the South Carolina Medicaid program and how to apply for Medicaid benefits; and
(f) the effectiveness of abstinence in preventing pregnancy and contracting a sexually transmitted infection or disease. The materials shall include the following: Abstinence is the choice not to have sex. This method is one hundred percent effective in preventing pregnancy and infection as long as all sexual contact is avoided, including vaginal, oral, and anal sex.
(B) If a pharmacist dispenses a self-administered hormonal contraceptive or administers an injectable hormonal contraceptive to a patient, then the pharmacist shall, at a minimum, provide patient counseling to the patient regarding:
(1) the appropriate administration and storage of a self-administered hormonal contraceptive, if appropriate;
(2) any potential side effects and risks of a self-administered hormonal contraceptive or injectable hormonal contraceptive;
(3) the need for backup contraception;
(4) when to seek emergency medical attention; and
(5) the risk of contracting a sexually transmitted infection or disease, along with ways to reduce the risk of contraction.