Rep. WETMORE proposes the following amendment (LC-4760.VR0011H):

Amend the bill, as and if amended, by adding an appropriately numbered SECTION to read:

SECTION X. Chapter 41, Title 44 of the S.C. Code is amended by adding:

 Section 44-41-850. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, data in the Prescription Monitoring Program collected on mifepristone and misoprostol may only be released by Drug Control of the South Carolina Department of Public Health to the following persons:
  (1) a practitioner or pharmacist or authorized delegate who requests information and certifies that the requested information is for the purpose of providing medical or pharmaceutical treatment to a bona fide patient;
  (2) a designated representative of the South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation responsible for the licensure, regulation, or discipline of practitioners, pharmacists, or other persons authorized to prescribe, administer, or dispense controlled substances and who is involved in a bona fide specific investigation involving a designated person;
  (3) a local, state, or federal law enforcement or prosecutorial official engaged in the administration, investigation, or enforcement of the laws governing licit drugs and who is involved in a bona fide specific drug-related investigation involving a designated person;
  (4) personnel of drug control for purposes of administration and enforcement of this article; and
  (5) qualified personnel for the purpose of bona fide research or education; however, data elements that would reasonably identify a specific recipient, prescriber, or dispenser must be deleted or redacted from such information prior to disclosure. Further, release of the information only may be made pursuant to a written agreement between qualified personnel and the department in order to ensure compliance with this section.

Renumber sections to conform.

Amend title to conform.