Bill Text: SC H4492 | 2017-2018 | 122nd General Assembly | Amended
Bill Title: Prescriptions
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2018-02-27 - Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs [H4492 Detail]
Download: South_Carolina-2017-H4492-Amended.html
AMENDED
February 22, 2018
H. 4492
S. Printed 2/22/18--H.
Read the first time January 9, 2018.
A BILL
TO AMEND SECTION 44-53-360, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO PRESCRIPTIONS, SO AS TO CHANGE DOSAGE LIMITATIONS FOR CERTAIN PRESCRIBED CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES.
Amend Title To Conform
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, must not exceed one hundred twenty tablets or capsules, or four hundred eighty milliliters of an opiate containing liquid to be dispensed for 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.
