2003-2004 Bill 3764: Health and Environmental Control Department; Controlled Substances

South Carolina General Assembly

115th Session, 2003-2004

H. 3764

STATUS INFORMATION

Joint Resolution

Sponsors: Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs Committee

Document Path: l:\council\bills\nbd\11345ac03.doc

Companion/Similar bill(s): 470

Introduced in the House on March 11, 2003

Introduced in the Senate on March 19, 2003

Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Medical Affairs

Summary: Health and Environmental Control Department; Controlled substances , .

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

Date Body Action Description with journal page number

3/11/2003 House Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar without reference HJ13

3/18/2003 House Read second time HJ20

3/19/2003 House Read third time and sent to Senate HJ26

3/19/2003 Senate Introduced and read first time SJ11

3/19/2003 Senate Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs SJ11

VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

3/11/2003

3/11/2003-A

INTRODUCED

March 11, 2003

H.3764

Introduced by Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs Committee

S. Printed 3/11/03--H.

Read the first time March 11, 2003.

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A JOINT RESOLUTION

TO APPROVE REGULATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL, RELATING TO CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES, DESIGNATED AS REGULATION DOCUMENT NUMBER 2757, PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 1, CHAPTER 23, TITLE 1 OF THE 1976 CODE.

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

SECTION 1. The regulations of the Department of Health and Environmental Control, relating to Controlled Substances, designated as Regulation Document Number 2757, and submitted to the General Assembly pursuant to the provisions of Article 1, Chapter 23, Title 1 of the 1976 Code, are approved.

SECTION 2. This joint resolution takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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SUMMARY AS SUBMITTED

BY PROMULGATING AGENCY.

This amendment (1) deletes unnecessary language in definitions; (2) replaces references to “Division” with “Bureau of Drug Control”; (3) increases registrant fees; (4) clarifies quantity limitations; (5) clarifies language relating to controlled substances inventory requirements; (6) simplifies procedures for the treatment of patients with methadone; (7) clarifies language regarding quantity limitations for controlled substances prescriptions; (8) deletes references to functions no longer performed by the Bureau of Drug Control; (9) permits the faxing of schedule II narcotic prescriptions for hospice patients, consistent with Federal regulation; and (10) provides for scheduling of controlled substances, consistent with Federal scheduling.

This amendment was approved by the Board of Health and Environmental Control after public hearing on November 14, 2002. No public comments were received during the public comment period on these proposed regulations.

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