Amend the bill, as and if amended, SECTION 1, by striking Section 44-53-363(C) and (D) and inserting:
/ (C)(1) The requirements set forth in subsection (A) do not apply if the minor's treatment with an opioid analgesic:
(a) is associated with or incident to a medical emergency;
(b) is associated with or incident to surgery, regardless of whether the surgery is performed on an inpatient or outpatient basis;
(c) in the prescriber's professional judgment, fulfilling the requirements of subsection (A) would be a detriment to the minor's health or safety;
(d) except as provided in subsection (D), the treatment is rendered in a hospital, emergency facility, ambulatory surgical facility, nursing home, pediatric respite care program, residential care facility, freestanding rehabilitation facility, or similar institutional facility; or
(e) is ordered by a practitioner issuing a prescription for a Schedule II controlled substance to treat a hospice-certified patient.
(2) The requirements of subsection (A) do not apply to a prescription for an opioid analgesic that a prescriber issues to a minor at the time of discharge from a facility or other location described in subsection (C)(1)(d).
(D) The exemption provided pursuant to subsection (C)(1)(d) does not apply to treatment rendered in a prescriber's office that is located on the premises of or adjacent to a facility or other location described in that subsection. /
Renumber sections to conform.
Amend title to conform.