A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 44-53-1655 SO AS TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL TO PROVIDE PRESCRIPTION REPORT CARDS TO PRACTITIONERS UTILIZING THE PRESCRIPTION MONITORING PROGRAM THAT INCLUDE DATA RELEVANT TO A PRACTITIONER'S PRESCRIBING PRACTICES; AND TO AMEND SECTION 44-53-1650, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE CONFIDENTIALITY OF PRESCRIPTION MONITORING PROGRAM DATA, SO AS TO ALLOW THE RELEASE OF PRESCRIPTION REPORT CARDS TO PRACTITIONERS.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2017
Committee Review
Mar 2018
House Passage
Mar 2018
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 22, 2017
Last action Mar 27, 2018
Floor votes · House Mar 21, 2018
How they voted
84–14
Passed · 23 other
Total votes 121
Mar 21, 2018
D
Democratic43
62% Yea
R
Republican78
73% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
4
Committee
3
Amendments
1
Mar 27, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs
upper
Mar 27, 2018
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
Mar 22, 2018
Lower · Passed
Read third time and sent to Senate
lower
Mar 21, 2018
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Mar 21, 2018
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (84-14-23)
house
Mar 8, 2018
Lower · Passed
Committee report: Favorable Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs
lower
Feb 22, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs
lower
Feb 22, 2017
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
17 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bill Taylor
RRepublican
P
Chip Huggins
RRepublican
P
Daniel P. "Dan" Hamilton
RRepublican
P
David Weeks
DDemocratic
P
Edward R. "Eddie" Tallon, Sr.
RRepublican
P
Eric M. Bedingfield
RRepublican
P
Gregory D. "Greg" Duckworth
RRepublican
P
Jay Jordan
RRepublican
P
Jeff Bradley
RRepublican
P
Joshua A. Putnam
RRepublican
P
Katherine E. "Katie" Arrington
RRepublican
P
Lee Hewitt
RRepublican
P
Merita A. "Rita" Allison
RRepublican
P
Phyllis J. Henderson
RRepublican
P
Russell W. Fry
RRepublican
P
Shannon Erickson
RRepublican
P
William Scott Cogswell, Jr.
RRepublican
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