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STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Senators Gambrell and McElveen
Document Path: l:\council\bills\rt\17995vr21.docx
Companion/Similar bill(s): 3179
Introduced in the Senate on March 9, 2021
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Medical Affairs
Summary: Prescriptions, supply limitations
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number
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3/9/2021 Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 5)
3/9/2021 Senate Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs
(Senate Journal-page 5)
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
TO AMEND SECTION 44-53-360, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO PRESCRIPTIONS, SO AS TO EXEMPT SURGICALLY IMPLANTED DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS FROM THE THIRTY-ONE DAY SUPPLY LIMITATION.
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 and surgically implanted drug delivery systems, must not exceed 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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