Bill Text: SC H3900 | 2021-2022 | 124th General Assembly | Amended
Bill Title: COVID-19 vaccine administration, podiatrists
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2021-07-02 - Act No. 100 [H3900 Detail]
Download: South_Carolina-2021-H3900-Amended.html
AMENDED
March 10, 2021
H. 3900
Introduced by Reps. G.M. Smith, Herbkersman, Howard and Weeks
S. Printed 3/10/21--S.
Read the first time February 18, 2021.
A JOINT RESOLUTION
TO AUTHORIZE CERTAIN PODIATRISTS TO ADMINISTER PREMEASURED DOSES OF THE COVID-19 VACCINE.
Amend Title To Conform
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Notwithstanding any professional scope of practice or unauthorized practice of law provision in this State, the following individuals have the authority to administer premeasured doses of the COVID-19 vaccine:
(1) Podiatrists (DPM's) licensed in good standing with the SC LLR Board of Podiatry Examiners who have successfully completed the following COVID-19 training programs available through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention:
(a) "COVID-19 Vaccine Training; General Overview of Immunization Best Practices for Healthcare Providers";
(b) "What Every Clinician Should Know about COVID-19 Vaccines Safety";
(c) "What Clinicians Need to Know About the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 Vaccines"; and
(d) "Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine: What Healthcare Professionals Need to Know"; and who administer the vaccine at a site dedicated to the administration of the COVID-19 vaccine, which does not include the office in which the Podiatrist typically practices podiatry, in which a Physician, Physician Assistant, Advanced Practice Registered Nurse, and/or a Registered Nurse licensed in good standing in South Carolina and capable of appropriate evaluation and response to medical emergencies, including resuscitation and treatment of anaphylaxis, is present.
SECTION 2. This joint resolution takes effect upon approval by the Governor and terminates on September 1, 2021.
