S 0253 General Bill, By Fair
 A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 40-15-280, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
 1976, RELATING TO THE DEFINITION OF "PRESCRIPTION" WITH REGARD TO DENTAL
 TECHNOLOGICAL WORK, SO AS TO DELETE THE REQUIREMENT THAT THE CERTIFICATE
 NUMBER OF THE INDIVIDUAL OR ORGANIZATION TO PERFORM WORK MUST BE INCLUDED ON
 THE PRESCRIPTION; AND TO REPEAL SECTION 40-15-125 RELATING TO REQUIREMENTS
 THAT MUST BE MET BY A DENTAL LABORATORY IN ORDER TO PERFORM DENTAL
 TECHNOLOGICAL WORK IN THIS STATE.

   01/13/09  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-197
   01/13/09  Senate Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs SJ-197

TO AMEND SECTION 40-15-280, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE DEFINITION OF "PRESCRIPTION" WITH REGARD TO DENTAL TECHNOLOGICAL WORK, SO AS TO DELETE THE REQUIREMENT THAT THE CERTIFICATE NUMBER OF THE INDIVIDUAL OR ORGANIZATION TO PERFORM WORK MUST BE INCLUDED ON THE PRESCRIPTION; AND TO REPEAL SECTION 40-15-125 RELATING TO REQUIREMENTS THAT MUST BE MET BY A DENTAL LABORATORY IN ORDER TO PERFORM DENTAL TECHNOLOGICAL WORK IN THIS STATE.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION    1.    Section 40-15-280 of the 1976 Code, as amended by Act 295 of 2008, is further amended to read:

"Section 40-15-280.    'Prescription' means a written order for dental technological work which has been issued by a licensed dentist. A prescription must be in a form prescribed by the board in regulation and must contain:

(1)    the name, and address, and certificate number of the individual or organization to do the work;

(2)    identification of the patient by name or number;

(3)    the date on which the authorization was written;

(4)    a description of the work to be done, with diagrams, if necessary;

(5)    a specification of the type and quality of materials to be used;

(6)    the dentist's signature, complete address, and state license number."

SECTION    2.    Section 40-15-125 of the 1976 Code is repealed.

SECTION    3.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.