H 4602

A Bill To Amend The Code Of Laws Of South Carolina, 1976, By Adding Section 44-130-70 So As To Require Hospital Emergency Department Physicians And Pharmacists To Submit Certain Information To The Department Of Health And Environmental Control (Dhec) For Inclusion In The Prescription Monitoring Program When A Person Is Administered An Opioid Antidote; To Amend Section 44-130-60, Relating To The Authority Of First Responders To Administer Opioid Antidotes, So As To Require First Responders To Submit Certain Information To Dhec For Inclusion In The Prescription Monitoring Program; To Amend Section 44-53-1640, As Amended, Relating To The Prescription Monitoring Program, So As To Require The Program To Monitor The Administering Of Opioid Antidotes By First Responders And In Emergency Health Care Settings; And To Amend Section 44-53-1645, Relating To The Requirement Of Practitioners To Review A Patient'S Controlled Substance Prescription History Before Prescribing A Schedule Ii Controlled Substance, So As To Also Require A Review Of Any Incidents In Which The Patient Has Been Administered An Opioid Antidote By A First Responder Or In An Emergency Health Care Setting.