South Carolina General Assembly
125th Session, 2023-2024

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H. 4062

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Rep. Sandifer
Document Path: LC-0202VR23.docx

Introduced in the House on March 1, 2023
Labor, Commerce and Industry

Summary: Electronic Prescriptions

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

Date Body Action Description with journal page number
3/1/2023 House Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 46)
3/1/2023 House Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry (House Journal-page 46)

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03/01/2023



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 44-53-360, RELATING in part TO ELECTRONIC PRESCRIPTIONS SO AS TO ADD AN EXEMPTION to MANDATORY ELECTRONIC PRESCRIBING FOR DENTISTS WHO WRITE CERTAIN PRESCRIPTIONS FOR SCHEDULE II CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES FOR ACUTE PAIN MANAGEMENT OR POSTOPERATIVE PAIN MANAGEMENT.

 

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

 

SECTION 1.  Section 44-53-360(k)(1) of the S.C. Code is amended by adding:

 

    (H) a dentist licensed to practice dentistry pursuant to Chapter 15, Title 40, who writes a prescription for not more than a six-day supply of a Schedule II controlled substance for acute pain management or postoperative pain management.

 

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

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