South Carolina General Assembly
116th Session, 2005-2006

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S. 1317

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Thomas
Document Path: l:\council\bills\nbd\12366ac06.doc

Introduced in the Senate on April 5, 2006
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Medical Affairs

Summary: Controlled substances in schedules III-V

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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    4/5/2006  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-9
    4/5/2006  Senate  Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs SJ-9

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

4/5/2006

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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 44-53-360, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES PRESCRIPTIONS, INCLUDING LIMITATIONS ON QUANTITIES PRESCRIBED, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT PRESCRIPTIONS FOR CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES IN SCHEDULES III THROUGH V MUST NOT EXCEED A NINETY-DAY SUPPLY.

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

SECTION    1.    Section 44-53-360(e) of the 1976 Code, as amended by Act 365 of 2002, is further amended to read:

"(e)    Prescriptions for controlled substances in Schedules Schedule II through V, inclusive, with the exception of transdermal patches, must not exceed a thirty-one day supply. Prescriptions for Schedule II substances must be dispensed within sixty 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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