Senate Amendment 15
S 423 - Session 125 (2023-2024)
Compassionate Care Act

Senator Cash proposes the following amendment (SR-423.JG0028S):

Amend the bill, as and if amended, SECTION 4, by striking Section 44-53-2490(A) and inserting:

 (A) Each therapeutic cannabis pharmacy must employ a pharmacist-in-charge who is licensed by the State as a pharmacist and who completed a medical cannabis continuing education course approved by the South Carolina Board of Pharmacy as provided by Section 44-53-2070(4)(a). A pharmacist must be reasonably available during business hours to advise and educate patients in person and, in connection with providing such advice and education, shall be subject to being sued by a patient for negligence in the event that the pharmacist violates the applicable standard of care. For purposes of discharging the standard of care, a pharmacist must have an in-person consultation with a patient who is receiving a medical cannabis product for the first time. A pharmacist must be physically on premises during dispensing hours.