South Carolina General Assembly
122nd Session, 2017-2018

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Bill 4492

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AMENDED

February 22, 2018

H. 4492

Introduced by Reps. Spires and Jefferson

S. Printed 2/22/18--H.

Read the first time January 9, 2018.

            

A BILL

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.

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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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