South Carolina Code 40-43-270. Limitations from liability and professional discipline
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(A) A prescriber who issues a standing prescription drug order in accordance with § 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.
Terms Used In South Carolina Code 40-43-270
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- 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
- Prescriber: means a physician licensed pursuant to Chapter 47 of Title 40; an advanced practice registered nurse licensed pursuant to Chapter 33 of Title 40 and prescribing in accordance with the requirements of that chapter; or a physician assistant licensed pursuant to Article 7, Chapter 47 of Title 40 and prescribing in accordance with the requirements of that article. 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