(A23, R34, H3179)

AN ACT 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:

Schedule II prescription supply limitation, exceptions

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."

Time effective

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

Ratified the 22nd day of April, 2021.

Approved the 26th day of April, 2021.

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