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A18, R28, H3732

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Hewitt, Fry, West, Sandifer and Murphy
Document Path: l:\council\bills\cc\15450vr19.docx

Introduced in the House on January 23, 2019
Introduced in the Senate on February 21, 2019
Last Amended on February 20, 2019
Passed by the General Assembly on March 26, 2019
Governor's Action: April 3, 2019, Signed

Summary: Veterinarians

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   1/23/2019  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 9)
   1/23/2019  House   Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources 
                        and Environmental Affairs (House Journal-page 9)
   1/30/2019  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Sandifer
   2/14/2019  House   Committee report: Favorable with amendment Agriculture, 
                        Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs 
                        (House Journal-page 22)
   2/20/2019  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Murphy
   2/20/2019  House   Amended (House Journal-page 15)
   2/20/2019  House   Read second time (House Journal-page 15)
   2/20/2019  House   Roll call Yeas-89  Nays-0 (House Journal-page 15)
   2/21/2019  House   Read third time and sent to Senate (House Journal-page 8)
   2/21/2019  Senate  Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 4)
   2/21/2019  Senate  Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry 
                        (Senate Journal-page 4)
   2/21/2019          Scrivener's error corrected
   3/19/2019  Senate  Committee report: Favorable Labor, Commerce and Industry 
                        (Senate Journal-page 11)
   3/21/2019  Senate  Read second time (Senate Journal-page 43)
   3/21/2019  Senate  Roll call Ayes-39  Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 43)
   3/26/2019  Senate  Read third time and enrolled (Senate Journal-page 16)
    4/3/2019          Ratified R  28
    4/3/2019          Signed By Governor
    4/9/2019          Effective date  04/03/19
   4/15/2019          Act No.  18

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

1/23/2019
2/14/2019
2/20/2019
2/21/2019
3/19/2019

(A18, R28, H3732)

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 40-69-255 SO AS TO REQUIRE VETERINARIANS TO COMPLETE CONTINUING EDUCATION RELATED TO PRESCRIBING AND MONITORING CERTAIN CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES.

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

Veterinarians continuing education, prescribing controlled substances

SECTION    1.    Article 1, Chapter 69, Title 40 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 40-69-255.    As part of the biennial continuing education required by the board or pursuant to law, including Regulation 120-6, South Carolina Code of State Regulations, a veterinarian authorized pursuant to state and federal law to prescribe controlled substances shall obtain a South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control Controlled Substances Registration and complete at least two hours of continuing education every two years related to approved procedures of prescribing and monitoring controlled substances listed in Schedules II, III, and IV of the schedules provided for in Sections 44-53-210, 44-53-230, and 44-53-250."

Time effective

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Ratified the 3rd day of April, 2019.

Approved the 3rd day of April, 2019.

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