South Carolina Senate Bill 1265

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on April 17 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-04-17 - Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs
Pending: Senate Medical Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #2) [HTML]

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 44-53-2000 So As To Provide Definitions For "healthcare Practitioner" And "non-opioid Treatment"; By Adding Section 44-53-2010 So As To Provide That Healthy Connections Medicaid May Adopt Or Amend A State Preferred Drug List And Shall Ensure That No Non-opioid Drug Approved By The United States Food And Drug Administration For The Treatment Or Management Of Pain Is Disadvantaged Or Discouraged; By Adding Section 44-53-2020 So As To Provide That A Managed Care Organization Or Other Health Insurance Issuer Shall Not Deny Coverage Of The Non-opioid Prescription Drug In Favor Of An Opioid Prescription Drug; By Adding Section 44-53-2030 So As To Provide That The Department Of Health Shall Develop And Publish An Educational Pamphlet Regarding The Use Of Non-opioid Alternatives For Pain Treatment; By Adding Section 44-53-2040 So As To Provide That, Except In The Provision Of Emergency Services And Care Before Providing Anesthesia, Prior To Prescribing, Ordering, Dispensing, Or Administering An Opioid Drug Listed As A Schedule Ii Controlled Substance For The Treatment Of Pain, A Healthcare Practitioner Shall Inform The Patient Of Available Non-opioid Alternatives, Discuss The Advantages And Disadvantages Of The Use Of Non-opioid Alternatives, And Provide The Patient With The Educational Pamphlet And Document The Non-opioid Alternatives Considered In The Patient"s Record.

Pain-Treating Drugs

Sen. Scott Talley [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-04-17	Senate	Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs
2024-04-17	Senate	Introduced and read first time

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
44	53	2000	(n/a)	See Bill Text
44	53	2010	(n/a)	See Bill Text
44	53	2020	(n/a)	See Bill Text
44	53	2030	(n/a)	See Bill Text
44	53	2040	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=1265&session=125&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/1265_20240417.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/1265_20240425.htm