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H. 4492
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Spires and Jefferson
Document Path: l:\council\bills\cc\15175vr18.docx
Introduced in the House on January 9, 2018
Introduced in the Senate on February 27, 2018
Last Amended on February 22, 2018
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Medical Affairs
Summary: Prescriptions
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12/13/2017 House Prefiled 12/13/2017 House Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs 1/9/2018 House Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 130) 1/9/2018 House Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs (House Journal-page 130) 2/15/2018 House Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs (House Journal-page 55) 2/22/2018 House Amended (House Journal-page 20) 2/22/2018 House Read second time (House Journal-page 20) 2/22/2018 House Roll call Yeas-101 Nays-0 (House Journal-page 20) 2/22/2018 House Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day (House Journal-page 22) 2/23/2018 House Read third time and sent to Senate (House Journal-page 2) 2/27/2018 Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 8) 2/27/2018 Senate Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs (Senate Journal-page 8)
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
12/13/2017
2/15/2018
2/22/2018
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AMENDED
February 22, 2018
H. 4492
S. Printed 2/22/18--H.
Read the first time January 9, 2018.
TO AMEND SECTION 44-53-360, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO PRESCRIPTIONS, SO AS TO CHANGE DOSAGE LIMITATIONS FOR CERTAIN PRESCRIBED CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES.
Amend Title To Conform
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 44-53-360(e) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"(e) Prescriptions for controlled substances in Schedule II with the exception of transdermal patches, must not exceed one hundred twenty tablets or capsules, or four hundred eighty milliliters of an opiate containing liquid to be dispensed for a thirty-one day supply. Prescriptions for Schedule II substances must be dispensed within ninety days of the date of issue, after which time they are void. Prescriptions for controlled substances in Schedules III through V, inclusive, must not exceed a ninety-day supply."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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