Rep. EDGERTON proposed the following Amendment No. 2 to H. 4165 (LC-4165.DG0001H) :

Amend the bill, as and if amended, SECTION 1, by striking Section 44-53-2020(A) and (B) and inserting:

 (A) The Department of Public Health shall may develop and publish on its website an educational pamphlet regarding the use of non-opioid alternatives for the treatment of pain. The pamphlet must include:
  (1) information on available non-opioid alternatives for the treatment of pain, including non-opioid medicinal drugs or drug products and nonpharmacological therapies; and
  (2) the advantages and disadvantages of the use of non-opioid alternatives.
 (B) The Department of Public Health shall may work with the South Carolina Opioid Recovery Fund to explore and utilize, to the extent permissible by state and federal law, opioid abatement funding for educational and healthcare services related to non-opioid alternatives.

Amend the bill further, SECTION 1, Section 44-53-2030, by striking the undesignated paragraph before the first item and inserting:

 Section 44-53-2030. Prior to prescribing, ordering, dispensing, or administering an opioid drug listed as a Schedule II controlled substance for the treatment of pain, a healthcare practitioner shallmay:

Amend the bill further, by striking SECTION 2 and inserting:

SECTION 2. The educational pamphlet required by Section 44-53-2020(A) shall may be posted on the Department of Public Health's website no later than September 30, 2025.

Renumber sections to conform.

Amend title to conform.